like water
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Definitions
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- : a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- : a special form or variety of this liquid, as rain.
- : Often waters. this liquid in an impure state as obtained from a mineral spring: Last year we went to Marienbad for the waters.
- : the liquid content of a river, inlet, etc., with reference to its relative height, especially as dependent on tide: a difference of 20 feet between high and low water.
- : the surface of a stream, river, lake, ocean, etc.: above, below, or on the water.
- : waters, flowing water, or water moving in waves: The river's mighty waters.the sea or seas bordering a particular country or continent or located in a particular part of the world: We left San Diego and sailed south for Mexican waters.
- : a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
- : Often waters. Medicine/Medical. amniotic fluid.the bag of waters; amnion: Her water broke at 2 a.m.
- : any of various solutions of volatile or gaseous substances in water: ammonia water.
- : any liquid or aqueous organic secretion, exudation, humor, or the like, as tears, perspiration, or urine.
- : Finance. fictitious assets or the inflated values they give to the stock of a corporation.
- : a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking, as on silk fabrics or metal surfaces.
- : the degree of transparency and brilliancy of a diamond or other precious stone.
- : take water, to allow water to enter through leaks or portholes or over the side.
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- : to sprinkle, moisten, or drench with water: to water the flowers; to water a street.
- : to supply with water for drinking.
- : to furnish with a supply of water, as a ship.
- : to furnish water to, as by streams; supply with water, as by irrigation: The valley is watered by a branch of the Colorado River. Our land is watered by the All-American Canal.
- : to dilute, weaken, soften, or adulterate with, or as with, water: to water soup; to water down an unfavorable report.
- : Finance. to issue or increase the par value of without having the assets to warrant doing so.
- : to produce a wavy, lustrous pattern, marking, or finish on: watered silk.
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- : to discharge, fill with, or secrete water or liquid, as the eyes when irritated, or as the mouth at the sight or thought of tempting food.
- : to drink water, as an animal.
- : to take in a supply of water, as a ship: Our ship will water at Savannah.
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- : of or relating to water in any way: a water journey.
- : holding, or designed to hold, water: a water jug.
- : worked or powered by water: a water turbine.
- : heating, pumping, or circulating water: hot-water furnace; city waterworks.
- : used in or on water: water skis.
- : containing or prepared with water, as for hardening or dilution: water mortar.
- : located or occurring on, in, or by water: water music; water frontage.
- : residing by or in, or ruling over, water: water people; water deities.
Phrases
- water down
- water over the dam
- above water
- backwater
- blood is thicker than water
- blow out (of the water)
- come on in (the water's fine)
- dead in the water
- fish in troubled waters
- fish out of water
- head above water
- hell or high water
- high-water mark
- hold water
- hot water
- in deep (water)
- keep one's head (above water)
- like water off a duck's back
- make one's mouth water
- muddy the waters
- of the first water
- pour cold water on
- pour oil on troubled waters
- still waters run deep
- take to (like a duck to water)
- throw out the baby with the bath water
- tread water
- you can lead a horse to water
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The soil is also very dry, which counterintuitively makes it harder for water to infiltrate.
What’s more, the wetlands would prevent some of that water from moving inland, so flood levels around those homes would rise higher.
The EPA’s loan will cover almost half the project costs, said Lindsay Leahy, Oceanside’s principal water engineer.
As water freezes at 0 °C, I need a way to chill water to cooler than that.
The Memphis Sands Aquifer, a crucial water supply for Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana, is already overdrawn by hundreds of millions of gallons a day.
Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.
When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.
Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.
Urbanity ushers in water that needs no apology, and gives a zest to the worst vintage.
The two women had no intention of bathing; they had just strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the water.
Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.
But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.