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Meaning of water

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  water
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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