water
adj. of water, of H2O n. colorless transparent fluid, H2O; body of water (sea, river, lake, etc.); sea level; solution or form of water (rainwater, rose water, etc.); water supply; transparency of a precious gem; liquids in or passing out of the body v. irrigate; pour or splash water on; shed tears; salivate; supply water; dilute, thin with water; cause fabric to have a glossy wave-like pattern (especially silk) | ||||
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Water Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Water
See also Waterway.
See also Waterway.
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Water Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Water
(v. t.)
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
(v. t.)
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6.
(v. t.)
To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
(v. t.)
An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted."
(v. i.)
To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.
(v. i.)
To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water.
(n.)
To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken.
(n.)
The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.
(n.)
The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
(n.)
Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.
(n.)
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.
(n.)
A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.
(n.)
A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
(v. t.)
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
(v. t.)
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6.
(v. t.)
To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
(v. t.)
An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted."
(v. i.)
To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.
(v. i.)
To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water.
(n.)
To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken.
(n.)
The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.
(n.)
The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
(n.)
Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.
(n.)
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.
(n.)
A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.
(n.)
A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
| WordNet 2.0 |
water
Noun
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
(synonym) H2O
(hypernym) binary compound
(hyponym) tap water
(substance-holonym) tear, teardrop
(substance-meronym) hydrogen, H, atomic number 1
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"
(synonym) body of water
(hypernym) thing
(hyponym) backwater
(part-holonym) hydrosphere
(substance-meronym) H2O
(classification) river
3. facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
(synonym) water system, water supply
(hypernym) facility, installation
(part-holonym) infrastructure, base
(part-meronym) reservoir, artificial lake
4. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
(hypernym) element
(classification) archaism, archaicism
5. liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
(synonym) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee
(hypernym) body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product
6. a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
(hypernym) food, nutrient
(hyponym) branch water
Verb
1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
(synonym) irrigate
(hypernym) wet
(hyponym) hose, hose down
(derivation) H2O
2. provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) H2O
3. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
(hypernym) secrete, release
4. fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
(hypernym) fill, fill up
(derivation) lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
Noun
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
(synonym) H2O
(hypernym) binary compound
(hyponym) tap water
(substance-holonym) tear, teardrop
(substance-meronym) hydrogen, H, atomic number 1
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"
(synonym) body of water
(hypernym) thing
(hyponym) backwater
(part-holonym) hydrosphere
(substance-meronym) H2O
(classification) river
3. facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
(synonym) water system, water supply
(hypernym) facility, installation
(part-holonym) infrastructure, base
(part-meronym) reservoir, artificial lake
4. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
(hypernym) element
(classification) archaism, archaicism
5. liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
(synonym) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee
(hypernym) body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product
6. a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
(hypernym) food, nutrient
(hyponym) branch water
Verb
1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
(synonym) irrigate
(hypernym) wet
(hyponym) hose, hose down
(derivation) H2O
2. provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) H2O
3. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
(hypernym) secrete, release
4. fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
(hypernym) fill, fill up
(derivation) lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering
| The Phrase Finder |
Blood is thicker than water
Meaning
So it is, but this proverb hasn't to do with scientific measure of viscosity. The expression, meaning that family can be relied on better then friends.
Origin
Dates back to 1672.
Meaning
So it is, but this proverb hasn't to do with scientific measure of viscosity. The expression, meaning that family can be relied on better then friends.
Origin
Dates back to 1672.
Clear blue water
Meaning
The discernable distance between the ideologies of two political parties.
Origin
First used either by or about the British Conservative Party and their opponents in the early 1990s.
Come hell or high water
Meaning
Persevere no matter what difficulties are encountered.
Origin
Appears to be a 20th century version of the earlier 'between the Devil and the deep blue sea'.
First water - Of the
Meaning
Of the highest quality.
Origin
From the gem trade. The clarity of diamonds is assessed by their translucence. The more like water, the higher the quality.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues we write in water
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry VIII
Pour oil on troubled waters
Meaning
Attempt to calm a problematic situation.
Origin
From the property of oil of flattening out the ripples on water when it spreads over it very thinly.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry VI. Part II.
| Australian Slang |
As useful as a cunt full of cold water
not very usefull
not very usefull
Cannot drive a nail into a bucket of water
hopeless driver
Cannot drive ducks to water
hopeless car driver
Fish out of water
uncomfortable
Go to water
lose courage
Have more corrugations than a water tank
have lots of spare tyres, i.e. rolls of fat; be fat
In hot water
in trouble
Lollie water
sweet soft drink
Long drink of water
tall
Not to have all oars in the water
not to have full intelligence; be stupid or moronic
Soap and water
daughter
Spanner water
extremely cold water (so called since it tightens the nuts)
Water sports
sexual activities involving urination
Water the horse
to go to urinate
| Shakespeare Words |
water
rugs water dogs, a kind of poodle
rugs water dogs, a kind of poodle
| hEnglish - advanced version |
water
water
avens n : erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals [syn: indian chocolate, purple avens , chocolate root, geum rivale]
similar words(443)
white water
water hazard
water chinquapin
water thyme
water-white
between wind and water
water-washed
water thrush
water hen
water hole
water cress
water measure
water bed
water thief
water-wash
hungary water
water tower
water bug
water sapphire
to hold water
water torch
water spinner
treacle water
water tiger
water bearer
spring water
water down
water line
quicksilver water
angel water
water trefoil
hold water
load water line
water orchid
water tree
water deer
water right
in hot water
water thermometer
water mint
water travel
water souchet
soda water
water sport
water mill
pass water
water tu twist
water of separation
water hemp
water sail
water gum
water bears
water tu tuyegravere
well water
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water
avens n : erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals [syn: indian chocolate, purple avens , chocolate root, geum rivale]
similar words(443)
white water
water hazard
water chinquapin
water thyme
water-white
between wind and water
water-washed
water thrush
water hen
water hole
water cress
water measure
water bed
water thief
water-wash
hungary water
water tower
water bug
water sapphire
to hold water
water torch
water spinner
treacle water
water tiger
water bearer
spring water
water down
water line
quicksilver water
angel water
water trefoil
hold water
load water line
water orchid
water tree
water deer
water right
in hot water
water thermometer
water mint
water travel
water souchet
soda water
water sport
water mill
pass water
water tu twist
water of separation
water hemp
water sail
water gum
water bears
water tu tuyegravere
well water
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water dropwort
cologne water
water conservation
water plant
water faucet
water hammer
water chestnut plant
water-target
come hell or high water
take in water
water chute
water cooler
water of crystallization
water-standing
congress water
water radish
water heater
water gilding
water beetle
water pennywort
@@@@@@@@water
water lettuce
quick water
inch of water
water tick
water crake
water rattler
water chestnut
water beech
water pimpernel
water ouzel
take water
water adder
water cement
water eagle
gum water
salt water
water lily
water tender
water-soak
water newt
water meadow
water lemon
water scooter
barley water
water ousel
horizontal water wheel
water cell
water feather
salt-water tailor
water qualm
water soldier
water mat
salt-water sailor
water skater
water celery
water jump
water souchy
water bailiff
deep-water sculpin
water plantain
water chicken
water elder
water craft
salt-water trout
water chevrotain
water deck
water laverock
water of hydration
water-tight
water breather
laurel water
water ram
water program
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@@@@@@@water
high-water mark
water cock
ice water
water bellows
water pox
water oak
water opossum
water cannon
to cast the water
water dock
yellow water lily
water jacket
water battery
tail-water
water-shield family
water pipe
tonic water
under water
black water shrew
water power
water company
lithia water
water canker
irish water spaniel
water-shield
water buffalo
hard water
water rice
vichy water
water lizard
water table
water leg
carbonated water
water spaniel
water ballast
lavender water
water nymph
water cavy
water on the knee
water purslane
low-water mark
water hickory
water pump
water skin
mineral water
water cart
rough water
water-soluble vitamin
yellow water flag
water project
water-soluble
water carriage
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@@@@@@water
water mouse
water gage
low water
water antelope
water bouget
water snake
water gun
water-ret
water buck
water furrow
water gas
water jug
water strider
water gap
water agrimony
water motor
water cure
water rattle
water sparrow
water gang
water tap
water snail
water system
water germander
water gavel
water on the brain
water closet
water horehound
water bridge
water rate
water gauge
water birch
water elephant
water-resistant
water oat
water scorpion
water gate
water glass
water telescope
water drain
water lime
water-skiing
to make water
feed water
water rocket
water tank
water pistol
water crowfoot
break water
water locust tree
high-water shrub
water clock
water joint
water gillyflower
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@@@@@water
fresh-water eelgrass
water-laid rope
water speedwell
water brain
water flaxseed
water flannel
water-laid
water-milfoil family
water dragon
water frame
water buttercup
water-logged
water fox
slack-water navigation
water dressing
water fountain
water-line model
water robin
red water
water-repellent
water ordeal
rice-water discharge
water-rate
rose water
make water
making water
water carpet
water parsnip
water barometer
water murrain
water sprite
water-plantain family
water aloe
rose-water
water pheasant
water flounder
water grass
water deerlet
water devil
water god
water boy
water supply
ammoniacal water
water hemlock
water drainage
water gall
toilet water
water privilege
water-rot
water bear
low water mark
water ox
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@@@@water
water clover
water ice
water wings
water feather-foil
water of jealousy
water course
water-bearer
water flag
water bird
water back
water pollution
water shrew
to make foul water
water-base paint
water meter
ground water
water finder
water rat
water cabbage
water blister
water yam
water on the chest
water hyacinth
water horsetail
water mole
water-colorist
water rabbit
to back water
clary water
water-closet
water tabby
water softener
water color
water-bound
water measurer
water arum
water filter
water-furrow
white-water
rice water
draw-water
water-cooled reactor
water main
water brash
water-cooled
great water crowfoot
water piet
water development
water flea
water-lily family
water avens
water lobelia
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@@@water
dragon water
water pocket
water junket
rain water
water crane
water waggon
mother water
water poa
water butt
water dog
water ski
water doctor
water vole
water plate
water viper
water star grass
water engine
water wheel
water partridge
water mite
water pore
fire water
water way
water elm
slack water
water wagtail
soft water
water bath
water caltrop
water mips
water wagon
water wing
napha water
water willow
water fern
water bottle
blue water
bilge water
water starwort
water white oak
high water
apollinaris water
water monkey
wild water lemon
quinine water
water screw
water boatman
to keep one`s head above water
water pig
water wraith
water fennel
water monitor
water witch
water polo
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@@water
fragrant water lily
water trumpet
treading water
water milfoil
water bitternut
water turkey
dead water
water pitcher
water crow
water hog
water pepper
water tupelo
tap water
water locust
ribbon-leaved water plantain
water parting
water tube
egyptian water lily
water mold
water vapour
water chickweed
to water stock
water gruel
water vapor
ziment-water
holy water
water hare
tide water
water moccasin
water can
water under the bridge
blow out of the water
sparkling water
water violet
sewer water
gas water
water shield
water pillar
water level
water biscuit
water vine
water poise
water blackbird
tar water
water rail
water of purification
water spider
water shamrock
holy-water stoup
passing water
water vascular system
water inch
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| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
water
(Old Irish) uisce m., (Scot.) uisge [oosh ga] ('whiskey' is from this word derivated)
(Old Irish) uisce m., (Scot.) uisge [oosh ga] ('whiskey' is from this word derivated)
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Aber
Aber = n. m. the fall of one river into another, or into the sea, a confluence of water
Aber = n. m. the fall of one river into another, or into the sea, a confluence of water
Cwtiar
Cwtiar = n. a coot, a water rail
Dulyn
Dulyn = n. black water; melancholy; Dublin
Dwfr
Dwfr = n. water
Dwr
Dwr = n. a fluid; water
Dyddyfru
Dyddyfru = v. to water
Dyfrlan
Dyfrlan = n. water brink
Dyfru
Dyfru = v. to water
Glasdwr
Glasdwr = n. milk and water
Gorddwfr
Gorddwfr = n. a water brink
Gwy
Gwy = n. fluid, liquid, water
Heli
Heli = n. brine, salt water
Hoewal
Hoewal = n. the play of water around anything, a whirl
Lefiathan
Lefiathan = n. leviathan; a water animal
Llaig
Llaig = n. a bubble on water
Marwddwfr
Marwddwfr = n. a dead water
Marwlanw
Marwlanw = n. turn of a tide, high water
Merddwfr
Merddwfr = n. stagnant water
Merlys
Merlys = n. a water plant
Moryd
Moryd = n. inlet of sea water
Mynedwy
Mynedwy = n. running water
Sefydlyn
Sefydlyn = n. stagnant water
| Dream Dictionary |
Water
To dream of clear water, foretells that you will joyfully realize prosperity and pleasure.
If the water is muddy, you will be in danger and gloom will occupy Pleasure's seat.
If you see it rise up in your house, denotes that you will struggle to resist evil, but unless you see it subside, you will succumb to dangerous influences.
If you find yourself baling it out, but with feet growing wet, foreshadows trouble, sickness, and misery will work you a hard task, but you will forestall them by your watchfulness. The same may be applied to muddy water rising in vessels.
To fall into muddy water, is a sign that you will make many bitter mistakes, and will suffer poignant grief therefrom.
To drink muddy water, portends sickness, but drinking it clear and refreshing brings favorable consummation of fair hopes.
To sport with water, denotes a sudden awakening to love and passion.
To have it sprayed on your head, denotes that your passionate awakening to love will meet reciprocal consummation.
The following dream and its allegorical occurrence in actual life is related by a young woman student of dreams:
``Without knowing how, I was (in my dream) on a boat, I waded through clear blue water to a wharfboat, which I found to be snow white, but rough and splintry. The next evening I had a delightful male caller, but he remained beyond the time prescribed by mothers and I was severely censured for it.'' The blue water and fairy white boat were the disappointing prospects in the symbol.
To dream of clear water, foretells that you will joyfully realize prosperity and pleasure.
If the water is muddy, you will be in danger and gloom will occupy Pleasure's seat.
If you see it rise up in your house, denotes that you will struggle to resist evil, but unless you see it subside, you will succumb to dangerous influences.
If you find yourself baling it out, but with feet growing wet, foreshadows trouble, sickness, and misery will work you a hard task, but you will forestall them by your watchfulness. The same may be applied to muddy water rising in vessels.
To fall into muddy water, is a sign that you will make many bitter mistakes, and will suffer poignant grief therefrom.
To drink muddy water, portends sickness, but drinking it clear and refreshing brings favorable consummation of fair hopes.
To sport with water, denotes a sudden awakening to love and passion.
To have it sprayed on your head, denotes that your passionate awakening to love will meet reciprocal consummation.
The following dream and its allegorical occurrence in actual life is related by a young woman student of dreams:
``Without knowing how, I was (in my dream) on a boat, I waded through clear blue water to a wharfboat, which I found to be snow white, but rough and splintry. The next evening I had a delightful male caller, but he remained beyond the time prescribed by mothers and I was severely censured for it.'' The blue water and fairy white boat were the disappointing prospects in the symbol.
| Phobia |
Dipsophobia
Fear of drinking
Fear of drinking
Hydrophobia
Fear of water
Ichthyophobia
Fear of fish
Pagophobia
Fear of ice or frost
Potamophobia
Fear of rivers or running water
Shrinkaphobia
Fear of Cold water
| Dream Symbols |
Water Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rakefet |
Water
Water A primary cosmic element with almost innumerable manifestations, corresponding to the Hindu apas tattva and to the akasic waters of space. Its most fundamental meaning is that of space or akasa, the great mother of all, the feminine receptive principle over and in which broods the fire of spirit. "The first principle of things, according to Thales and other ancient philosophers. Of course this is not water on the material plane, but in a figurative sense for the potential fluid contained in boundless space. This was symbolized in ancient Egypt by Kneph, the 'unrevealed' god, who was represented as the serpent -- the emblem of eternity -- encircling a water-urn, with his head hovering over the waters, which he incubates with his breath. 'And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.' (Gen. i). The honey-dew, the food of the gods and of the creative bees on the Yggdrasil, falls during the night upon the tree of life from the 'divine waters, the birth-place of the gods.' Alchemists claim that when pre-Adamic earth is reduced by the Alkahest to its first substance, it is like clear water. The Alkahest is 'the one and the invisible, the water, the first principle, in the second transformation' " (TG 368).
Water corresponds with soul, representing the middle world between spirit or fire on the one hand, and matter or earth on the other. It corresponds to the astral plane as compared with the physical; and here we see its quality of instability, mobility, having no fixed shape but adapting itself to other shapes, dissolving solid bodies and re-precipitating them. It corresponds to the psychomental nature as contrasted with the spiritual and the physical, and to the liquid state of physical matter, though in this sense it is the water subdivision of the earth element. Water and fire are necessary elements of life, as are their correspondences the moon and sun.
Water A primary cosmic element with almost innumerable manifestations, corresponding to the Hindu apas tattva and to the akasic waters of space. Its most fundamental meaning is that of space or akasa, the great mother of all, the feminine receptive principle over and in which broods the fire of spirit. "The first principle of things, according to Thales and other ancient philosophers. Of course this is not water on the material plane, but in a figurative sense for the potential fluid contained in boundless space. This was symbolized in ancient Egypt by Kneph, the 'unrevealed' god, who was represented as the serpent -- the emblem of eternity -- encircling a water-urn, with his head hovering over the waters, which he incubates with his breath. 'And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.' (Gen. i). The honey-dew, the food of the gods and of the creative bees on the Yggdrasil, falls during the night upon the tree of life from the 'divine waters, the birth-place of the gods.' Alchemists claim that when pre-Adamic earth is reduced by the Alkahest to its first substance, it is like clear water. The Alkahest is 'the one and the invisible, the water, the first principle, in the second transformation' " (TG 368).
Water corresponds with soul, representing the middle world between spirit or fire on the one hand, and matter or earth on the other. It corresponds to the astral plane as compared with the physical; and here we see its quality of instability, mobility, having no fixed shape but adapting itself to other shapes, dissolving solid bodies and re-precipitating them. It corresponds to the psychomental nature as contrasted with the spiritual and the physical, and to the liquid state of physical matter, though in this sense it is the water subdivision of the earth element. Water and fire are necessary elements of life, as are their correspondences the moon and sun.
Water Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WEATHER&METEOROLOGY |
WATER
Refers to the chemical compound, H2O, as well as its liquid form. At atmospheric temperatures and pressures, it can exist in all three phases: solid (ice), liquid (water), and gaseous (water vapor). It is a vital, life-sustaining part of life on earth.
Refers to the chemical compound, H2O, as well as its liquid form. At atmospheric temperatures and pressures, it can exist in all three phases: solid (ice), liquid (water), and gaseous (water vapor). It is a vital, life-sustaining part of life on earth.
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
Water
Table (Ground): The upper limit in the soil or underlying material permanently saturated with water.
Table (Ground): The upper limit in the soil or underlying material permanently saturated with water.
| Technical English by wpv |
WATER
A tasteless, odorless, colorless liquid in its pure state.
A tasteless, odorless, colorless liquid in its pure state.
| General Chemistry Glossary |
water (dihydrogen monoxide; H2O)
(H2O) A colorless, tasteless liquid with some very peculiar properties that stem from the bent H-O-H structure of its molecules.
(H2O) A colorless, tasteless liquid with some very peculiar properties that stem from the bent H-O-H structure of its molecules.
| NCRS Construction Glossary |
WATER
CEMENT RATIO - The strength of a concrete mixture depends on the water cement ratio. The water and cement form a paste. If the paste is made with more water, k becomes weaker. Traditionally, concrete mixes have been identified in terms of the ratio of cement to fine aggregate to coarse aggregate. For example, the ratio 1:2:4 refers to a mix which consists of 1 cu. ft. of cement, 2 cu. ft. of sand and 4 cu. ft. of gravel. Cement and water are the two chemically active elements in concrete and when combined form a paste or glue which coats and surrounds the particles of aggregate and upon hardening binds the entire mass together.
CEMENT RATIO - The strength of a concrete mixture depends on the water cement ratio. The water and cement form a paste. If the paste is made with more water, k becomes weaker. Traditionally, concrete mixes have been identified in terms of the ratio of cement to fine aggregate to coarse aggregate. For example, the ratio 1:2:4 refers to a mix which consists of 1 cu. ft. of cement, 2 cu. ft. of sand and 4 cu. ft. of gravel. Cement and water are the two chemically active elements in concrete and when combined form a paste or glue which coats and surrounds the particles of aggregate and upon hardening binds the entire mass together.
Water Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| UK Post Codes and Counties |
Water
County: Lancashire
Post Code: BB4
County: Lancashire
Post Code: BB4
Water Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
WATER
(1) To pour or sprinkle on, make wet. (2) To dilute or weaken by adding water. (3) To irrigate land. (4) To take on a supply of water, as a ship. (5) To drink water, as an animal. (6) Any of various forms of water, for example, fresh water, waste water, etc.; often waters, as naturally occurring mineral water, such as those at a spa. (7) A body of water such as a sea, lake, river, or stream; waters, as a particular stretch of sea or ocean, especially that of a state or country, for example, U.S. waters.
(1) To pour or sprinkle on, make wet. (2) To dilute or weaken by adding water. (3) To irrigate land. (4) To take on a supply of water, as a ship. (5) To drink water, as an animal. (6) Any of various forms of water, for example, fresh water, waste water, etc.; often waters, as naturally occurring mineral water, such as those at a spa. (7) A body of water such as a sea, lake, river, or stream; waters, as a particular stretch of sea or ocean, especially that of a state or country, for example, U.S. waters.
WATER (H2O)
The liquid that descends from the clouds in rain and which forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter. Pure water consists of Hydrogen (11.188 percent by weight) and Oxygen (88.812 percent by weight) in the proportion of two atoms of hydrogen to one of oxygen (H2O), and is an odorless, tasteless, transparent liquid which is very slightly compressible. It has a slightly blue color which is observable only in thick layers of the liquid. At its maximum density, 39.2°F (or 4°C), it is the standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter weighing one gram. Water's weight per gallon (at 15°C or 59°F) is 8.337 pounds (3.772 kilograms). It is also the standard for specific heats. Its own specific heat is very great. It freezes at 32°F (0°C) and boils at 212°F (100°C) under atmospheric pressure at sea level. Pure water is an extremely poor conductor of electric current, although many Aqueous (water-based) solutions are conductors. Water is the most important of solvents, dissolving many gases, liquids, and solids. Natural waters of the earth, as those of springs, rivers, or the oceans, contain more or less dissolved matter, which is mostly removed by distillation. Rain water is nearly pure. Water is important chemically as a solvent and dissociating agent, as a catalytic agent, and often as one of the substances taking part in a chemical reaction. Ordinary water, described above, is a mixture of molecules containing hydrogen of atomic weight 1, with a small proportion (about 0.015 per cent) of molecules containing hydrogen of atomic weight 2. This later kind of water, termed Heavy Water or Deuterium Oxide, D2O, can be separated by fractional electrolysis or distillation and in other ways and is used as a moderator in certain nuclear reactors.
| The Scotch Whisky by SDA v.4.20 |
Water
The whisky result of the distillate made from the elements of cereals, water and yeast.
The quality of the water is very important, the natural elements of the water, in some zones, certainly have nice, good and mysterious effect on the flavor and smell of the final whisky.
Most distilleries have access to water that passes up through limestone and granite and comes from lakes (lochs), rivers, burns and wells, principally.
The terms "whisky or whiskey" derive from Gaelic meaning "Water of Life"
The whisky result of the distillate made from the elements of cereals, water and yeast.
The quality of the water is very important, the natural elements of the water, in some zones, certainly have nice, good and mysterious effect on the flavor and smell of the final whisky.
Most distilleries have access to water that passes up through limestone and granite and comes from lakes (lochs), rivers, burns and wells, principally.
The terms "whisky or whiskey" derive from Gaelic meaning "Water of Life"
Crinan Canal Water
Crinan Canal Water, Blended Scotch Whisky
By: Cockburn & Co. (Leith) Ltd. (Leith, Edinburgh & London, U.K.)
| Glossary of Tea Terms |
Tea & Water
The water used to brew tea should be carefully considered. Water imparts many of its qualities to the finished cup of tea. Bad water will make a bad cup, no matter how good the tea. Tap, bottled, and filtered waters are all different. Bottled water doesn’t have to come from a mountain spring. It can be nothing more than city tap water in a fancy package. There are many types of filters - some are excellent and others useless. People often find tea tastes different elsewhere than it does at home. Water is usually the culprit. In the past, tea merchants blended their tea to accommodate the water of a particular city. We provide only true teas, no blends. The brew is in your hands. We encourage you to experiment with filtered water and bottled water to find those you like best. And remember for great tea, don’t re-boil water as much of the oxygen will disappear, resulting in a flat brew. Do not use boiling water when brewing white or green tea. Over-heated water will cook the leaves and destroy their flavor.
At the In Pursuit of Tea offices, we make our teas from Brooklyn tap water filtered through a Brita water filter. We often do taste tests with bottled waters and will be bringing you our thoughts on which we like best. NRDC (National Resource Defense Council) published an interesting article on bottled waters in the most recent edition of Amicus (Summer 1999). Many bottled waters are less pure than you might think!
Suggested Temperatures:
White or Green tea: 170-185 F
Black tea: Near boiling
Oolong: 180-212 F
Pu-erh: full, rolling boil
The water used to brew tea should be carefully considered. Water imparts many of its qualities to the finished cup of tea. Bad water will make a bad cup, no matter how good the tea. Tap, bottled, and filtered waters are all different. Bottled water doesn’t have to come from a mountain spring. It can be nothing more than city tap water in a fancy package. There are many types of filters - some are excellent and others useless. People often find tea tastes different elsewhere than it does at home. Water is usually the culprit. In the past, tea merchants blended their tea to accommodate the water of a particular city. We provide only true teas, no blends. The brew is in your hands. We encourage you to experiment with filtered water and bottled water to find those you like best. And remember for great tea, don’t re-boil water as much of the oxygen will disappear, resulting in a flat brew. Do not use boiling water when brewing white or green tea. Over-heated water will cook the leaves and destroy their flavor.
At the In Pursuit of Tea offices, we make our teas from Brooklyn tap water filtered through a Brita water filter. We often do taste tests with bottled waters and will be bringing you our thoughts on which we like best. NRDC (National Resource Defense Council) published an interesting article on bottled waters in the most recent edition of Amicus (Summer 1999). Many bottled waters are less pure than you might think!
Suggested Temperatures:
White or Green tea: 170-185 F
Black tea: Near boiling
Oolong: 180-212 F
Pu-erh: full, rolling boil
Water Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
water
aqua
aqua
| The Harry Potter Glossary |
Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean
Water Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Water
masu; mashau
masu; mashau
| English - Klingon |
water
n. bIQ
n. bIQ
Water Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Water
Touch the mouth with the index finger of the right 'W'
hand a few times.
Touch the mouth with the index finger of the right 'W'
Water Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Water
Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor. About 1,460 teratonnes (Tt) of water covers 71% of the Earth's surface, mostly in oceans and other large water bodies, with 1.6% of water below ground in aquifers and 0.001% in the air as vapor, clouds (formed of solid and liquid water particles suspended in air), and precipitation. Some of the Earth's water is contained within man-made and natural objects near the Earth's surface such as water towers, animal and plant bodies, manufactured products, and food stores.
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