water 音标拼音: [w'ɔtɚ]
n . 水,雨水,海水,水位,水面,流体
vt . 浇水予,供以水,注入水,使湿
vi . 流泪
水,雨水,海水,水位,水面,流体浇水予,供以水,注入水,使湿流泪
water 水
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 [
synonym : {
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 " [
synonym : {
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 " [
synonym : {
water system }, {
water supply }, {
water }]
5 :
liquid excretory product ; "
there was blood in his urine ";
"
the child had to make water " [
synonym : {
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 " [
synonym : {
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 "
Water \
Wa "
ter \ (
w [
add ]"
t [~
e ]
r ),
n . [
AS .
w [
ae ]
ter ;
akin to OS .
watar ,
OFries .
wetir ,
weter ,
LG . &
D .
water ,
G .
wasser ,
OHG .
wazzar ,
Icel .
vatn ,
Sw .
vatten ,
Dan .
vand ,
Goth .
wat [=
o ],
O .
Slav . &
Russ .
voda ,
Gr . '
y `
dwr ,
Skr .
udan water ,
ud to wet ,
and perhaps to L .
unda wave . [
root ]
137 .
Cf . {
Dropsy },
{
Hydra }, {
Otter }, {
Wet }, {
Whisky }.]
1 .
The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain ,
and which forms rivers ,
lakes ,
seas ,
etc . "
We will drink water ." --
Shak . "
Powers of fire ,
air ,
water ,
and earth ."
--
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen , {
H2O },
and is a colorless ,
odorless ,
tasteless ,
transparent liquid ,
which is very slightly compressible .
At its maximum density ,
39 [
deg ]
Fahr .
or 4 [
deg ]
C .,
it is the standard for specific gravities ,
one cubic centimeter weighing one gram .
It freezes at 32 [
deg ]
Fahr .
or 0 [
deg ]
C .
and boils at 212 [
deg ]
Fahr .
or 100 [
deg ]
C .
(
see {
Ice }, {
Steam }).
It is the most important natural solvent ,
and is frequently impregnated with foreign matter which is mostly removed by distillation ;
hence ,
rain water is nearly pure .
It is an important ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants ,
the human body containing about two thirds its weight of water .
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2 .
A body of water ,
standing or flowing ;
a lake ,
river ,
or other collection of water .
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Remembering he had passed over a small water a poor scholar when first coming to the university ,
he kneeled . --
Fuller .
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3 .
Any liquid secretion ,
humor ,
or the like ,
resembling water ;
esp .,
the urine .
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4 . (
Pharm .)
A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance ;
as ,
ammonia water . --
U .
S .
Pharm .
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5 .
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 .
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6 .
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 }.
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7 .
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 ." [
Brokers '
Cant ]
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Water is often used adjectively and in the formation of many self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
water drainage ;
water gauge ,
or water -
gauge ;
waterfowl ,
water -
fowl ,
or water fowl ;
water -
beaten ;
water -
borne ,
water -
circled ,
water -
girdled ,
water -
rocked ,
etc .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Hard water }.
See under {
Hard }.
{
Inch of water },
a unit of measure of quantity of water ,
being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one inch square ,
or a circular orifice one inch in diameter ,
in a vertical surface ,
under a stated constant head ;
also called {
miner '
s inch },
and {
water inch }.
The shape of the orifice and the head vary in different localities .
In the Western United States ,
for hydraulic mining ,
the standard aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above its center .
In Europe ,
for experimental hydraulics ,
the orifice is usually round and the head from 1 /
2 of an inch to 1 inch above its top .
{
Mineral water },
waters which are so impregnated with foreign ingredients ,
such as gaseous ,
sulphureous ,
and saline substances ,
as to give them medicinal properties ,
or a particular flavor or temperature .
{
Soft water },
water not impregnated with lime or mineral salts .
{
To hold water }.
See under {
Hold },
v .
t .
{
To keep one '
s head above water },
to keep afloat ;
fig .,
to avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life .
[
Colloq .]
{
To make water }.
(
a )
To pass urine . --
Swift .
(
b ) (
Naut .)
To admit water ;
to leak .
{
Water of crystallization } (
Chem .),
the water combined with many salts in their crystalline form .
This water is loosely ,
but ,
nevertheless ,
chemically ,
combined ,
for it is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance containing it .
Thus ,
while pure copper sulphate , {
CuSO4 },
is a white amorphous substance ,
blue vitriol ,
the crystallized form , {
CuSO4 .
5H2O },
contains five molecules of water of crystallization .
{
Water on the brain } (
Med .),
hydrocephalus .
{
Water on the chest } (
Med .),
hydrothorax .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Other phrases ,
in which water occurs as the first element ,
will be found in alphabetical order in the Vocabulary .
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Water \
Wa "
ter \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Watered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Watering }.] [
AS .
w [
ae ]
terian ,
gew [
ae ]
terian .]
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1 .
To wet or supply with water ;
to moisten ;
to overflow with water ;
to irrigate ;
as ,
to water land ;
to water flowers .
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With tears watering the ground . --
Milton .
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Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the woodlands . --
Longfellow .
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2 .
To supply with water for drink ;
to cause or allow to drink ;
as ,
to water cattle and horses .
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3 .
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 .
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4 .
To add water to (
anything ),
thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality ;
to extend ;
to dilute ;
to weaken .
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{
To water stock },
to increase the capital stock of a company by issuing new stock ,
thus diminishing the value of the individual shares .
Cf . {
Water },
n .,
7 . [
Brokers '
Cant ]
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1913 Webster ]
Water \
Wa "
ter \,
v .
i .
1 .
To shed ,
secrete ,
or fill with ,
water or liquid matter ;
as ,
his eyes began to water .
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1913 Webster ]
If thine eyes can water for his death . --
Shak .
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2 .
To get or take in water ;
as ,
the ship put into port to water .
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1913 Webster ]
{
The mouth waters },
a phrase denoting that a person or animal has a longing desire for something ,
since the sight of food often causes one who is hungry to have an increased flow of saliva .
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1913 Webster ]
291 Moby Thesaurus words for "
water ":
April showers ,
BO ,
Davy ,
Davy Jones ,
Dylan ,
Foamite ,
Neptune ,
Nereid ,
Nereus ,
Oceanid ,
Oceanus ,
Poseidon ,
Proteus ,
Thetis ,
Triton ,
Varuna ,
acid ,
adulterate ,
agua ,
air ,
aqua ,
aquarelle ,
asperge ,
atom ,
atomic particles ,
attenuate ,
automatic sprinkler ,
baptize ,
bastardize ,
beaded brow ,
beads of sweat ,
bed ,
bed down ,
bedew ,
bespatter ,
besprinkle ,
beverage ,
blood ,
body odor ,
break ,
bridle ,
brush ,
brute matter ,
building block ,
cambric tea ,
canvas ,
carbon tet ,
carbon tetrachloride ,
carbon -
dioxide foam ,
cast the lead ,
chameleon ,
chemical element ,
cloud shapes ,
cobweb ,
cold sweat ,
component ,
constituent ,
contaminate ,
corrupt ,
curry ,
currycomb ,
cut ,
dabble ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dash ,
debase ,
deck gun ,
deluge set ,
denaturalize ,
denature ,
dew ,
diaphoresis ,
dilute ,
dishwater ,
doctor ,
doctor up ,
douche ,
drench ,
drink ,
drinking water ,
drool ,
earth ,
easel -
picture ,
eau ,
element ,
elementary particle ,
elementary unit ,
emacerate ,
emaciate ,
etherealize ,
excrete ,
expand ,
extinguisher ,
exudate ,
exudation ,
fathom ,
feed ,
finger painting ,
fire ,
fire apparatus ,
fire engine ,
fire hose ,
fire hydrant ,
fireplug ,
fluid ,
fluid extract ,
fluid mechanics ,
foam ,
foam extinguisher ,
fodder ,
fortify ,
fundamental particle ,
gentle ,
give out ,
gossamer ,
gouache ,
groom ,
ground water ,
gruel ,
hair ,
handle ,
hard water ,
harness ,
head ,
heavy water ,
hitch ,
honest sweat ,
hook -
and -
ladder ,
hose ,
hose down ,
house of cards ,
humect ,
humectate ,
humidify ,
hydraulics ,
hydrogeology ,
hydrol ,
hydrometeor ,
hydrosphere ,
hyle ,
hypostasis ,
irrigate ,
juice ,
kaleidoscope ,
lace ,
lactate ,
ladder pipe ,
latex ,
lather ,
limewater ,
liquid ,
liquid extract ,
liquor ,
litter ,
make a sounding ,
manage ,
matchwood ,
material ,
material world ,
materiality ,
matter ,
mercury ,
mermaid ,
merman ,
micturition ,
milk ,
milk and water ,
mineral water ,
moisten ,
molecule ,
monad ,
moon ,
natural world ,
nature ,
oil ,
oil painting ,
paddle ,
painting ,
pee ,
pee -
pee ,
perspiration ,
perspiration odor ,
physical world ,
piddle ,
pish ,
piss ,
plenum ,
plumb ,
plumb the depths ,
plumb -
line ,
pollute ,
produce ,
pumper ,
quicksilver ,
rain ,
rainwater ,
rarefy ,
reduce ,
reed ,
rolling stone ,
rope of sand ,
rub down ,
saddle ,
salt water ,
sand castle ,
sap ,
sea devil ,
sea god ,
sea water ,
seaman ,
secern ,
secrete ,
semiliquid ,
shifting sands ,
siren ,
slaver ,
sling the lead ,
slobber ,
slop ,
slosh ,
snorkel ,
soda ,
soft water ,
sound ,
sparge ,
spatter ,
spike ,
spit ,
spittle ,
splash ,
splatter ,
sponge ,
spray ,
spring water ,
sprinkle ,
sprinkler ,
sprinkler head ,
sprinkler system ,
stale ,
steam ,
streams of sweat ,
stuff ,
substance ,
substratum ,
subtilize ,
sudor ,
sudoresis ,
super -
pumper ,
swash ,
sweat ,
swelter ,
syringe ,
take soundings ,
tame ,
tamper with ,
tear ,
tempera ,
tend ,
the four elements ,
the weather ,
thin ,
thin away ,
thin down ,
thin out ,
thread ,
train ,
unit of being ,
urea ,
urination ,
urine ,
wash ,
wash drawing ,
water cannon ,
water down ,
water vapor ,
weaken ,
weather vane ,
weathercock ,
wee -
wee ,
weep ,
well water ,
wet ,
wet blanket ,
wet down ,
wetting agent ,
wetting -
out agent ,
wheel of fortune ,
whey ,
whirligig ,
yoke WATER .
That liquid substance of which the sea ,
the rivers ,
and creeks are composed .
2 .
A pool of water ,
or a stream or water course ,
is considered as part of the land ,
hence a pool of twenty acres ,
would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land ,
without mentioning the water .
2 Bl .
Com .
18 ;
2 N .
H .
Rep .
255 ;
1 ,
Wend .
R .
255 ;
5 Paige ,
R .
141 ;
2 N .
H .
Rep .
371 ;
2 Brownl .
142 ;
5 Cowen ,
R .
216 ;
5 Conn .
R .
497 ;
1 Wend .
R .
237 .
A mere grant of water passes only a fishery .
Co .
Lit .
4 b .
3 .
Like land ,
water is distinguishable into different parts ,
as the sea , (
q .
v .)
rivers , (
q .
v .)
docks , (
q .
v .)
canals , (
q .
v .)
ponds ,
q v .)
and sewers , (
q .
v .)
and to these may be added at water course . (
q .
v .)
Vide 4 Mason ,
R .
397 River ;
Water course .
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