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Water

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/ˈwɔ.tɚ//ˈwɔː.tə/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water From Middle English water, from Old English wæter (“water”), from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”). Cognates * Scots watter (“water”) * Yola wadher, waudher (“water”) * North Frisian waar, weeder, weeter, woar, woor, wååder, wåår (“water”) * Saterland Frisian Woater (“water”) * West Frisian wetter (“water”) * Cimbrian bassar, bazzar (“water”) * Dutch water (“water”) * Dutch Low Saxon water, wotter (“water”) * German Wasser (“water”) * German Low German Water, Woter (“water”) * Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser (“water”) * Limburgish Waater, water (“water”) * Luxembourgish Waasser (“water”) * Mòcheno bòsser (“water”) * Vilamovian woser (“water”) * West Flemish woater (“water”) * Yiddish וואַסער (vaser, “water”) * Danish vand (“water”) * Elfdalian wattn (“water”) * Faroese vatn (“water”) * Icelandic vatn (“water”) * Norwegian Nynorsk vatn (“water”) * Norwegian Bokmål vann (“water”) * Swedish vatten (“water”) * Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō, “water”) * Old Irish coin fodorne (“otters”, literally “water-dogs”) * Latin unda (“wave”) * Lithuanian vanduõ (“water”) * Polish woda (“water”) * Russian вода́ (vodá, “water”) * Albanian ujë (“water”) * Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) * Armenian գետ (get, “river”) * Sanskrit उदन् (udán, “wave, water”) * Hittite 𒉿𒀀𒋻 (wa-a-tar, “water”)

  1. inherited from *wódr̥✻ — “water”
  2. inherited from *watōr✻ — “water”
  3. inherited from *watar✻
  4. inherited from wæter — “water”
  5. inherited from water

Definitions

  1. A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).

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

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

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

  4. ›+ 21 more definitions

    1. A surname

    2. An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure…

      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.

      • By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
      • It is wholly out of the power of language to convey any idea of the blissful enjoyment of obtaining water, after an almost total want of it, during eight and forty hours, in the scorching regions of an Arabian desert, in the month of July.
      • Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

    3. The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of…

      The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

      • He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.

    4. Water in a body

      Water in a body; an area of open water.

      • Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter, Thou now requeſts but Mooneſhine in the water.
      • 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

    5. A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the…

      A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.

      • And as they went on their waye they cam vnto a certayne water and the gelded man ſayde: Se here is water what ſhall lett me to be baptiſed?
      • On one side lay the Ocean, and on one Lay a great water, and the moon was full.

    6. A combination of water and other substance(s).

      • Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.

    7. The water supply, as a service or utility.

      • The city threatened to cut off our water after we went only a month without paying our bill.
      • Did you leave the water running again?

    8. A state of affairs

      A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

      • The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.

    9. A person's intuition.

      • I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.

    10. Excess valuation of securities.

      • Iowa Governor Will Fight Rock Island Reorganization. He Says That Under the New Plan Too Much Water Is Put Into the Stock—Believes Plan Is Out of Harmony with Iowa Laws.
      • the outstanding stock and bond obligations of the company were reduced from $34,000,000 to $24,000,000 by squeezing out the water.

    11. Something which dilutes, or has the effect of watering down.

      • Thanks for the great video. No water, 100% substance!

    12. A particular quality or appearance suggestive of water

      A particular quality or appearance suggestive of water:

      • a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent
      • And when she raised it to see what caused this agitation, she saw nothing—nothing but the vast solitary emerald which Queen Elizabeth had given her. And was that not enough? she asked. It was of the finest water.

    13. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

      • Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.

    14. To wet or supply with water

      To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

      • tears watering the ground
      • Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.

    15. To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

      • I need to water the cattle.
      • While they watered and washed their horses, I talked with a red-capped man, some kind of chief.

    16. To get or take in water.

      • The ship put into port to water.

    17. To urinate onto.

      • Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.

    18. To dilute.

      • Can you water the whisky, please?

    19. To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

      • such agencies would make it possible for the railroads to water stock and evade the law subjecting security issues to public regulation

    20. To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.

      • Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
      • The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.

    21. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines

      To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

      • to water silk

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Derived

above-water, above water, Agnes Water, Allan Water, American Water Spaniel, ammonia water, angel water, anomalous water, antiwater, Apollinaris water, artesian water, Ashford-in-the-Water, Atwater, Australian water dragon, a yard of pump water, back water, back-water, backwater, Barbados water, barley water, barley-water, bath water, bathwater, Bayswater, Bayswater North, beanwater, Berowra Waters, Bervie Water, between wind and water, Biggera Waters, bilge water, bilgewater, black-backed water tyrant, black water, blackwater, black-water rafting, blood in the water, blood is thicker than water, blow out of the water, blow something out of the water · +1,161 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Water. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA