Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tap water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: tap wa-ter
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Water that comes from a tap.

Uncountable

noun

The state of having water available from taps.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: drinking water"
"We all want tap water always to be potable water, but ensuring this equivalence takes work and commitment."
"Deionized water was also used to avoid the influence of naturally presented microflora in tap water on the experiment."
"A tourist’s simple request for a glass of tap water at a hotel restaurant in the Italian Dolomites has culminated in Italy’s top court ruling that being served water from the tap is not a consumer right, after a lengthy and costly legal saga."
"Although we lived in the city, we didn't have tap water."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tapwater (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bottled water distilled water mineral water

Synonyms

drinking water running water

Questions

What does tap water mean?: Water that comes from a tap.

How to pronounce tap water

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