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noun

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,
  1. flowing water, or water moving in waves: The river's mighty waters.
  2. 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.
  1. amniotic fluid.
  2. 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.
(formerly) the degree of transparency and brilliancy of a diamond or other precious stone.
take water,(of a boat) to allow water to enter through leaks or portholes or over the side.

verb (used with object)

to sprinkle, moisten, or drench with water: to water the flowers; to water a street.
to supply (animals) with water for drinking.
to furnish with a supply of water, as a ship.
to furnish water to (a region), as by streams; supply (land) 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 (often followed by down): to water soup; to water down an unfavorable report.
Finance. to issue or increase the par value of (shares of stock) without having the assets to warrant doing so (often followed by down).
to produce a wavy, lustrous pattern, marking, or finish on (fabrics, metals, etc.): watered silk.

verb (used without object)

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.

adjective

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 (often used in combination): 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.

Idioms for water

    above water, out of embarrassment or trouble, especially of a financial nature: They had so many medical bills that they could hardly keep their heads above water.
    break water,
    1. to break the surface of the water by emerging from it.
    2. Swimming.to break the surface of the water with the feet, especially in swimming the breaststroke doing the frog kick.
    3. Medicine/Medical.to break the amniotic sac prior to parturition.
    by water, by ship or boat: to send goods by water.
    hold water,
    1. to be logical, defensible, or valid: That accusation won't hold water.
    2. to check the movement of a rowboat by keeping the oars steady with the blades vertical.
    in deep water, in great distress or difficulty: Their marriage has been in deep water for some time.
    like water, lavishly; abundantly; freely: The champagne flowed like water.
    make one's mouth water, to excite a desire or appetite for something: The roasting turkey made our mouths water.
    make water,
    1. (of a boat) to allow water to enter; leak.
    2. to urinate.

Origin of water

First recorded before 900; Middle English wæter, watre, water, Old English noun wæter, uæt(t)er; cognate with Dutch water, German Wasser; akin to Old Norse vatn, vatr Gothic wato, Hittite watar, Greek hýdōr; Middle English watere(n), Old English verb wæterian, wetrian “to give water to, irigate, moisten,” derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM water

wa·ter·er,nounwa·ter·less,adjectivewa·ter·less·ly,adverbwa·ter·less·ness,noun
wa·ter·like,adjectiveoutwater,verb (used with object)o·ver·wa·ter,verbre·wa·ter,verb

Words nearby water

watch over, watch pocket, watchstrap, watchtower, watchword, water, waterage, water arum, water ash, water back, water bag
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to water

drink, rain, bathe, sprinkle, dilute, inundate, soak, flood, irrigate, moisten, wash, spray, thin, wet, saliva, aqua, tears, rainwater, drench, souse

Example sentences from the Web for water

  • “Rather than do a watered-down, sad version of our television show with one person in a 2,000-square-foot set with nobody in the background, let’s just shift it at home,” said Bishop.

  • These bars often were run by the Mafia Advertisement , which owned the cigarette machines and jukeboxes, and sold watered-down liquor.

  • 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.

  • In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.

  • Instead of going for the hole, I hit the ball directly into the water.

  • Other officials told reporters that searchers also spotted a life vest and baggage in the water.

  • The lake dwellers had fires, both on shore and in their huts over the water.

  • Just as Persia has its Ruths gleaning in the fields, so also Rebekah with her water pot may be seen daily.

  • If it becomes too stiff add a few drops of water, and stir it again.

  • She'd most think she could see their pretty upturned faces in the water.

  • We set out in silence, and having descended a steep path, we stopped at the water's edge and crossed swords.

British Dictionary definitions for water

noun

a clear colourless tasteless odourless liquid that is essential for plant and animal life and constitutes, in impure form, rain, oceans, rivers, lakes, etc. It is a neutral substance, an effective solvent for many compounds, and is used as a standard for many physical properties. Formula: H 2 ORelated adjective: aqueous Related combining forms: hydro-, aqua-
  1. any body or area of this liquid, such as a sea, lake, river, etc
  2. (as modifier)water sports; water transport; a water plant Related adjective: aquatic
the surface of such a body or areafish swam below the water
any form or variety of this liquid, such as rain
any of various solutions of chemical substances in waterlithia water; ammonia water
physiol
  1. any fluid secreted from the body, such as sweat, urine, or tears
  2. (usually plural)the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus in the womb
a wavy lustrous finish on some fabrics, esp silk
archaicthe degree of brilliance in a diamondSee also first water
excellence, quality, or degree (in the phrase of the first water)
finance
  1. capital stock issued without a corresponding increase in paid-up capital, so that the book value of the company's capital is not fully represented by assets or earning power
  2. the fictitious or unrealistic asset entries that reflect such inflated book value of capital
above the waterinformalout of trouble or difficulty, esp financial trouble
hold waterto prove credible, logical, or consistentthe alibi did not hold water
in deep waterin trouble or difficulty
make water
  1. to urinate
  2. (of a boat, hull, etc) to let in water
throw cold water onorpour cold water oninformalto be unenthusiastic about or discourage
water under the bridgeevents that are past and done with

verb

(tr)to sprinkle, moisten, or soak with water
(tr often foll by down) to weaken by the addition of water
(intr)(of the eyes) to fill with tears
(intr)(of the mouth) to salivate, esp in anticipation of food (esp in the phrase make one's mouth water)
(tr)to irrigate or provide with waterto water the land; he watered the cattle
(intr)(of a ship, etc) to take in a supply of water
(tr)financeto raise the par value of (issued capital stock) without a corresponding increase in the real value of assets
(tr)to produce a wavy lustrous finish on (fabrics, esp silk)

Derived forms of water

waterer, nounwaterish, adjectivewaterless, adjectivewater-like, adjective

Word Origin for water

Old English wæter, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon watar, Old High German wazzar, Gothic watō, Old Slavonic voda; related to Greek hudor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for water

n.

A clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid essential for most plant and animal life and the most widely used of all solvents. Freezing point 0°C (32°F); boiling point 100°C (212°F); specific gravity (4°C) 1.0000; weight per gallon (15°C) 8.338 pounds (3.782 kilograms).
Any of the liquids that are present in or passed out of the body, such as urine, perspiration, tears, or saliva.
The fluid that surrounds a fetus in the uterus; amniotic fluid.
An aqueous solution of a substance, especially a gas.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for water

A colorless, odorless compound of hydrogen and oxygen. Water covers about three-quarters of the Earth's surface in solid form (ice) and liquid form, and is prevalent in the lower atmosphere in its gaseous form, water vapor. Water is an unusually good solvent for a large variety of substances, and is an essential component of all organisms, being necessary for most biological processes. Unlike most substances, water is less dense as ice than in liquid form; thus, ice floats on liquid water. Water freezes at 0°C (32°F) and boils at 100°C (212°F). Chemical formula:H2O.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Idioms and Phrases with water

In addition to the idioms beginning with water

  • water down
  • water over the dam

also see:

  • 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
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Water services for health

Freshwater ecosystems

Freshwater is essential to maintain human health. It is also essential for maintaining many of the ecosystems which provide our food and other essential goods and services. Of all the water available on Earth, about 2.5% is fresh, and a good part is inaccessible to us.

Threats to freshwater resources mean threats to human health

The availability of this small fraction of freshwater found in rivers, lakes and underground is increasingly threatened by landuse, deforestation, climate change and increased consumption of freshwater by growing populations and industry. Additionally, the quality of this water is threatened by increasing pollution, particularly in urban areas and in relation to intensified agriculture. By protecting freshwater ecosystems we are also protecting our health.

Over 1 billion people lack access to safe water supplies, while 2.6 billion people lack adequate sanitation. Lack of sanitation leads to widespread microbial contamination of drinking water.

Water-associated infectious diseases claim up to 3.2 million lives each year, approximately 6% of all deaths globally. The burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene totals 1.8 million deaths and the loss of greater than 75 million healthy life years. Each person needs 20 to 50 liters of water free of harmful chemical and microbial contaminants each day for drinking and hygiene. It is well established that investments in safe drinking water and improved sanitation show a close correspondence with improvement in human health and economic productivity. There remain substantial challenges to providing this basic service to large segments of the human population.

Protecting water to protect health

  • UN Water
    UN Water is a coordination mechanism composed of representatives of 26 United Nations organizations working on all aspects of freshwater and sanitation.
  • Ramsar Convention
    Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Health and water resources

  • WHO's Water, Sanitation and Health website
  • Water for health - taking charge (2001)
  • Vision 2030: The resilience of water supply and sanitation in the face of climate change (2010)
    The WHO/DFID Vision 2030 study aims to increase our understanding of how anticipated climate change may affect drinking-water and sanitation systems and what can be done to optimize resilience of infrastructure and services.
  • UN-Water Global Annual Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS)
  • GEO4: Chapter 4 Water (2007) [pdf 1.87Mb]
    Reviews the pressures causing changes in the state of the Earth’s water environment in the context of global and regional drivers. It describes the state-and-trends in changes in the water environment, including its ecosystems and their fish stocks, emphasizing the last 20 years, and the impacts of changes on the environment and human well-being at local to global scales.
  • World Water Development Report: Water in a Changing World (WWDR-3) (2009)
    The WWDR is a joint effort of the 26 UN agencies and entities which make up UN-Water, working in partnership with governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders.
  • World Water Development Report (WWDR-2) CHAPTER 6: Protecting and Promoting Human Health [pdf 892kb]
    WHO & UNICEF present how the state of human health is inextricably linked to a range of water-related conditions: safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, minimized burden of water-related disease and healthy freshwater ecosystems.
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