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From Old English wæter, from Proto-Germanic *wat-, from heteroclitic r/n-stem Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (genitive *wednós (“of water”)).
Cognates include German Wasser, Dutch water, Irish uisce, Russian вода (voda), Latin unda and Lithuanian vanduo.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"wO:t@(\r)/
- (US) enPR: wô'tər, IPA: /ˈwɔtɚ/, /ˈwɑtɚ/, SAMPA: /"wOt@`/, /"wAt@`/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: wa‧ter
- Rhymes: -ɔːtə(r)
Noun
water (1,2)water (countable and uncountable; plural waters)
- (uncountable) A clear liquid having the chemical formula H2O, required by all forms of life.
- May I have a glass of water?
- Your plants need more water.
- By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
- (countable, often in plural) Spa water.
- Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
- (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
- (India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
- (in plural) A sea belonging to particular country.
- The boat was found in within the territorial waters.
- (in plural) Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
- He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. —Psalms 23:2
- (colloquial) Urine.
- (UK, in plural) amniotic fluid.
- Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break.
- (North America, in singular) Amniotic fluid.
- Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks.
- (figuratively, in plural or in singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- (countable) A serving of water.
- I would like to order a water
- Tap water, or well/pump water, as opposed to bottled water.
- Do not drink the water.
- (UK, in combination, capitalised) Particular lakes in the Lake District.
- That is Coniston Water.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:water
- See also Wikisaurus:urine
Verb
to water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)
- (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- Sally watered the roses.
- (transitive) To provide (animals) with water.
- I need to go water the cattle.
- (transitive, colloquial) To urinate.
- (transitive) To dilute. Also 'water down'.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.
Translations
to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)
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Derived terms
terms derived from "water"Anagrams
Afrikaans
Noun
water (plural waters)
- Colorless, odorless and flavourless liquid, the chemical H2O
- Artificial fluid similar to water.
- (colloquial) Urine.
- Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
- A disease where water is accumulated
- Waters: large quantity of water, inundation.
Verb
water (past participle gewater)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
water n. (plural waters or wateren, diminutive watertje, diminutive plural watertjes)
- water
- Het water kookte. — The water boiled.
Derived terms
Verb
water
- (intransitive) First-person singular present tense of wateren
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology
Shortened form of English water closet (W.C.)
Noun
water m. inv.
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wat-, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.
Noun
water n.
- water
- body of water
Inflection
| Root singular | Root plural² | Diminutive singular² | Diminutive plural² | |
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| Nominative | water | watere | waeterke | waeterkes |
| Genitive | waters | watere | waeterkes | waeterkes |
| Locative | wateves | watevese | waeterke | waeterkes |
| Dative¹ | watevem | ? | ? | ? |
| Accusative¹ | water | watere | ? | ? |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
- Plural and diminutive only used for the meaning body of water.
Low German
Noun
water
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Is irrigation water ok to use on a vegetable garden?
Q. We have culinary water for our house and secondary (irrigation) water for our sprinkler system in our lawn. We recently installed a spigot next to our garden that feeds off the irrigation water, sprinkler system. We thought it would be cheaper to use the irrigation water on the garden because we water so much, but now I've heard that irrigation water can be hazardous to use on vegetable that we will be eating. Is this true?
Asked by vegasmel - Tue Mar 20 16:38:11 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Only if you are near a major fertilizer maker or other dangerous chemical manufacturer. Such as pesticides, etc. Irrigation water is excellent for watering gardens, but I would recommend having at least tested two years in a row for dangerous chemicals. If it turns up clean two years in a row, it's a pretty safe bet you are o.k.
Answered by physics guy - Tue Mar 20 16:43:34 2007
Q. We have culinary water for our house and secondary (irrigation) water for our sprinkler system in our lawn. We recently installed a spigot next to our garden that feeds off the irrigation water, sprinkler system. We thought it would be cheaper to use the irrigation water on the garden because we water so much, but now I've heard that irrigation water can be hazardous to use on vegetable that we will be eating. Is this true?
Asked by vegasmel - Tue Mar 20 16:38:11 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Only if you are near a major fertilizer maker or other dangerous chemical manufacturer. Such as pesticides, etc. Irrigation water is excellent for watering gardens, but I would recommend having at least tested two years in a row for dangerous chemicals. If it turns up clean two years in a row, it's a pretty safe bet you are o.k.
Answered by physics guy - Tue Mar 20 16:43:34 2007
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