Meaning & Definition of Water in English

1. Binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid

• Freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade

• Widely used as a solvent

2. The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

• "They invaded our territorial waters"

• "They were sitting by the water's edge"

3. Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (empedocles)

4. A facility that provides a source of water

• "The town debated the purification of the water supply"

• "First you have to cut off the water"

5. Liquid excretory product

• "There was blood in his urine"

• "The child had to make water"

6. A liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants

• "He asked for a drink of water"

1. Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

• "Water the fields"

2. Provide with water

• "We watered the buffalo"

3. Secrete or form water, as tears or saliva

• "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"

• "His eyes watered"

4. Fill with tears

• "His eyes were watering"