plural of water clock

A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes), allowing people to fetch a drink.

A toy gun used to shoot water.

(sciences, uncountable) Ice made of frozen water; water in a solid physical state, especially when distinguished from other frozen substances. Contrast liquid water, water vapor.

(uncountable) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking. / (countable) A corm of a plant of this species. / A water caltrop (Trapa natans).

A man or boy who regularly supplies a sports team or other group with drinking water.

Water available from taps. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see running, water.

Alternative form of waterspout

A low-lying area of grassland that is subject to seasonal flooding.

(simile) Abundantly; consumed rapidly or found in great quantity.