water
/ˈwoː.tə/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English
Meaning
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A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).
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A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
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A surname
noun
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.
Uncountable
noun
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.
Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable
noun
The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "May I have a glass of water?"
- "Your plants need more water."
- "Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwoː.tə/
- British English: /ˈwɔː.tə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.