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water
English
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Pronunciation
- (United Kingdom)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??t?/
- (England, Estuary English) IPA(key): [wo???]
- (dialectal) IPA(key): /?w?t?/, /?w?t??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??t?/
- (North America)
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?t??/, [?w???], enPR: wôt?r
- (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?w?t??/, [?w???], enPR: w?t?r
- (NYC, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /?w?t??/, [?w???]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?wo?t?/, [?wo???]
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?wo?t?/
- (Indian English) IPA(key): [?w????(r)], [??????(r)]
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?wæt??/
- Hyphenation: wa?ter
- Rhymes: -??t?(?), -?t?(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English water, from Old English wæter (“water”), from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *wat?r (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr? (“water”).
Noun
water (countable and uncountable, plural waters)
- (uncountable) A substance (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
- (uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H2O.
- 1835, Sir John Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
- 2002, Arthur T. Hubbard, Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science ?ISBN, page 4895:
- A water drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice, water, and gas phases.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:water.
- 1835, Sir John Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- (countable) A serving of liquid water.
- (uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H2O.
- (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- The president expressed hope that creating rain over waters between the countries would help reduce pollution.
- The president expressed hope that creating rain over waters between the countries would help reduce pollution.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (poetic, archaic or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river.
- A combination of water and other substance(s).
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- (countable, often in the plural) Spa water.
- (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
- Urine. [from 15th c.]
- Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America. (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters".))
- (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- (figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
- (uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
- The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
- A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
Alternative forms
- wahter, wahtuh (eye dialect)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:water
- See also Thesaurus:urine
Antonyms
- (liquid H2O): ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour
- (basic elements): earth, air/wind, fire; wood, metal; void/ether
Hypernyms
- (chemical having the formula H2O): chemical, substance
- (liquid H2O): liquid, fluid
- (basic elements): element
- (urine): body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluid
Hyponyms
- (chemical having the formula H2O): ammonia-water, heavy water; ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour
- (liquid H2O): drinkwater, freshwater, meltwater, mineral water; hard water, soft water
Meronyms
- (chemical having the formula H2O): hydrogen, oxygen
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
See water/translations § Noun.
Etymology 2
From Middle English wateren, from Old English wæterian, from Proto-Germanic *watr?n?, *watrijan?, from Proto-Germanic *wat?r (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr? (“water”). Cognate with Scots watter (“water”), Saterland Frisian woaterje (“to water”), West Frisian wetterje (“to water”), Dutch wateren (“to water”), German Low German watern (“to water”), German wässern (“to water”), Danish vande (“to water”), Swedish vattna (“to water”), Icelandic vatna (“to water”).
Verb
water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)
- (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- (transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.
- (transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
- I need to go water the cattle.
- (intransitive) To get or take in water.
- The ship put into port to water.
- (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
- Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
- (transitive) To dilute.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
- (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.
- (transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
- to water silk
Synonyms
- (urinate): (see the list of synonyms in the entry "urinate")
- (dilute): water down
Antonyms
- (dilute): refine
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- water in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- water in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Ewart, tawer
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch water, from Middle Dutch w?ter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *wat?r, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v??t?r/
Noun
water (plural waters)
- water
- any artificial fluid similar to water
- (colloquial) urine
- any body of water, such as a river or a lake
- a disease where water is accumulated; hydrops
- (in the plural) a large quantity of water; inundation
Verb
water (present water, present participle waterende, past participle gewater)
- to urinate
- to secrete liquid
Derived terms
- waterlemoen
- ontwater
References
- Jan Kromhout, Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans Dictionary (2001)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a?t?r/
- Rhymes: -a?t?r
- Hyphenation: wa?ter
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch w?ter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *wat?r, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr?.
Noun
water n (plural waters or wateren, diminutive watertje n)
- water (H2O)
- body of water (such as a lake, ditch or stream)
- bodily fluid (especially amniotic fluid)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: water
- ? Sinhalese: ???? (watura)
- Negerhollands: watu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
water
- first-person singular present indicative of wateren
- imperative of wateren
Further reading
- “water” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
Anagrams
- tarwe
Dutch Low Saxon
Alternative forms
- wotter
Etymology
From Old Saxon watar.
Noun
water
- (Drents, Twents) water
See also
- Water
French
Etymology
Ellipsis of water-closet, borrowed from English water closet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.t??/
Noun
water m (plural waters)
- toilet, bathroom
- Ellipsis of water-closet
Synonyms
- toilettes
- toilette (Belgium)
- waters
- WC
Derived terms
- waters
Italian
Etymology
Shortened form of English water closet (W.C.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?va.ter/, [?vä?t?er]
Noun
water m (invariable)
- toilet bowl
- (colloquial) water closet, toilet
Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch w?ter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *wat?r, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr?.
Noun
water n
- water
- body of water
Inflection
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
- Plural and diminutive only used for the meaning body of water.
Derived terms
- móndjwater
References
- Stefaan Top, Limburgs sagenboek (2004), page 45
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch watar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?wa?t?r/
Noun
w?ter n
- water
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: water
- Afrikaans: water
- ? Sinhalese: ???? (watura)
- Negerhollands: watu
- Limburgish: water
- West Flemish: woater
Further reading
- “water”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “water”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
- watere, watir, waterre
Etymology
From Old English wæter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?wat?r/, /?wa?t?r/
Noun
water (plural wateres)
- water (liquid H2O)
- water vapour, condensation
- lake, pond, ocean, canal, body of water
- water source, spring, well, fount
- solution, liquid mixture
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:water.
Derived terms
- waterlees
Descendants
- English: water
- Scots: watter
- Yola: waudher
References
- “w??ter, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon watar.
Pronunciation
- (originally) IPA(key): /?wa?t?r/
Noun
w?ter n
- water
Declension
Descendants
- German Low German: Water
Occitan
Etymology
Shortened form of English water closet.
Noun
water m
- (colloquial) water closet, toilet, rest room
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poolish
English
Etymology
From Polish.
Noun
poolish (countable and uncountable, plural poolishes)
- A mixture of flour and water with a little yeast; used to make some forms of dough.
- Synonyms: pre-ferment, sponge, bread starter
- 2003, Rose Levy Beranbaum, The Bread Bible, W. W. Norton & Company (?ISBN), page 35:
- In order to ensure a lower acidity, the ideal time to add the poolish to the dough is when it has matured. At this point it will have domed slightly and will be just beginning to deflate. A long poolish produces more interesting aromas and requires […]
Translations
Further reading
- poolish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Alternative forms
- pouliche
Noun
poolish m (plural poolish)
- poolish
Synonyms
- levain-levure
- levain sur levure
- faux levain
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