(US) Any of various aquatic or semi-aquatic rodents from Florida and southern Georgia, especially Neofiber alleni; the muskrat. / (Australia) A water mouse, especially, the rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster.

(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.

(idiomatic) To calm, appease or quieten a person or situation.

Alternative spelling of birdwatcher

(obsolete) A seaman, a sailor. / A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman. / Someone who distributes or supplies water for a living; a water-carrier.

Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.

A perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne; eau de toilette. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see toilet, water.

An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

(transitive) To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal. / (intransitive, somewhat rare) To engage in activities associated associated with the Watergate scandal.

A device that converts the energy of moving water, usually at a dam into rotary motion, usually used to make electricity.