water

CEFRA1

/ˈwɔ.tɚ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The clear liquid that people drink and use for washing.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give water to plants or land.

Examples

  • They'll need an adequate supply of hot water.

  • Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius, doesn't it?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈwoː.ɾə]
  • [ˈwɔ.ɾɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).

  2. A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • What happened? There's water all over the apartment.

  • By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.

  • May I have a glass of water?

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Origin

noun

* As an English surname, from the medieval pronunciation of the name Walter. * As an English and German surname, from the noun water. * As an Irish surname, adopted as a translation from Ó Fuartháin (see Foran), mistaken for Ó Fuaruisce (“descendant of cold water”), from fuar + uisce.