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(uncountable) A chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula H?O, required by all forms of life on Earth.
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(obsolete) Ancient philosophy.
# (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
# One of the five basic elements (see ).
(often, in the plural) Any body of water, or a specific part of it.
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# (sometimes, countable) Mineral water.
# (countable, often, in the plural) Spa water.
# (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
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# Amniotic fluid; used in the plural in the UK and in singular in North America.
# (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
(figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
(colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
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The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
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To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
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To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
To get or take in water.
(colloquial) To urinate onto.
To dilute.
(transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
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To fill with or secrete water.
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
In the state of a solid; not fluid.
Large, massive.
Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.
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(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
Hearty; filling.
Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
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Sound; not weakly.
(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
(printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
(US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
Of a single color throughout.
(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
(informal) A favor.
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An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
Solidly.
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(not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
As a noun water
is (uncountable) a chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula h₂o, required by all forms of life on earth.As a verb water
is to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).As an acronym solid is
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- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
- A water' drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice, ' water , and gas phases.
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* (English Citations of "water")Synonyms
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* ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * (basic elements) earth, air/wind, fire; wood, metal; void/etherHypernyms
* chemical, substance * liquid, fluid * (basic elements) element * (urine) body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluidHyponyms
* heavy water; ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * mineral water; hard water, soft waterMeronyms
* hydrogen, oxygenDerived terms
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Verb
(en verb)- tears watering the ground
- Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.
- I need to go water the cattle .
- The ship put into port to water .
- Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water .
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water .
- to water silk
Synonyms
* (urinate) (see the list of synonyms in the entry "urinate") * (dilute) water downAntonyms
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.}}
- a solid foundation
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- That's a solid plan.
- Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid .
- I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.
- a solid meal
- the solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer
- These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men.
- The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
- a solid constitution of body
- American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
- The delegation is solid for a candidate.
- John painted the walls solid white.
- He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
- A solid''' foot contains 1,728 '''solid inches.
Noun
(wikipedia solid) (en noun)- Please do me a solid : lend me your car for one week.
- I owe him, he did me a solid last year.
- I prefer solids over paisleys.
- The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.
Adverb
(en adverb)- Many long-established compounds are set solid .