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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

  1. noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.
  2. noun A body of water, such as a sea, lake, or river.
  3. verb To supply plants, animals, or soil with water.
  4. verb To produce tears or saliva, often as an involuntary reaction.
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