水 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.
Senses
水 is used for these senses in English:
- body of water Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.
- deep water Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
- water (uncountable) An inorganic compound (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.
Water — full definition
- noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.
- noun A body of water, such as a sea, lake, or river.
- verb To supply plants, animals, or soil with water.
- verb To produce tears or saliva, often as an involuntary reaction.
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