Water - Definition

n 1: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear
colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below
0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees
centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: water, H2O]
2: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a
river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial
waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: body
of water, water]
3: once thought to be one of four elements composing the
universe (Empedocles)
4: a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated
the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut
off the water" [syn: water system, water supply, water]
5: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine";
"the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee,
piddle, weewee, water]
6: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;
"he asked for a drink of water"
v 1: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams;
"Water the fields" [syn: water, irrigate]
2: provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
3: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered
at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
4: fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"