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- pronunciation:
- waw
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
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the clear liquid that is in rain and that fills up rivers, lakes, and oceans.
People, plants, and animals need water in order to live.
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| related words: |
fluid, moisture |
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verb |
| inflections: |
waters, watering, watered |
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to put water on something.
He watered the plants around his house.
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| derivations: |
waterlike (adj.), waterer (n.) |
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elements in water |
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oxygen |
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means of transportation on water |
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boat, ship |
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some actions involving water |
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absorb, boil, drown, float, pour, splash, spray, wring |
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some actions of moving water |
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drift, drip, flush, wave |
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some areas of flowing water |
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brook, channel, creek, river, stream |
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some bodies of water |
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bay, lake, pond, puddle, sea, swamp |
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some natural processes involving water |
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flood, rust, tide |
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some states of water |
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fog, hail, ice, liquid, rain, snow, steam, vapor |
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some things that contain water |
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basin, bottle, bowl, cup, fountain, glass, jug, pail, pool, sewer, sink, tub |
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some things that live in water |
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amphibian, fish, turtle |
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some uses for water |
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bathing, cleaning, fishing, irrigating, sailing, washing |
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things that control the flow of water |
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dam, faucet, gutter, nozzle, pipe, valve |
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units for measuring water |
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degree, feet, meter |
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