English Dictionary

water

/ˈwɔːtə/

noun

(uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. / (countable) A serving of liquid water.

I need to drink more water.

意味（1）

(uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.

May I have a glass of water?

意味（2）

(countable) A serving of liquid water.

Joe bustled back and offered her a glass of wine but she shook her head. “Just a water, please.”

意味（3）

(alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

意味（4）

(uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.

Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter,

Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter, Thou now requeſts but Mooneſhine in the water.

意味（5）

(poetic, archaic or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river.

And as they went on their waye

they cam vnto a certayne water

and the gelded man ſayde: Se here is water

And as they went on their waye they cam vnto a certayne water and the gelded man ſayde: Se here is water what ſhall lett me to be baptiſed?

意味（6）

(sometimes countable) Mineral water.

Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.

意味（7）

(countable, often in the plural) Spa water.

Many people visit Bath to take the waters.

意味（8）

(pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.

ammonia water

意味（9）

Urine.

Ser Dunaver's squire Jodge could not hold his water when he slept.

意味（10）

Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America. (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters".))

Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America)

意味（11）

(colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

He suffers from water on the knee.

意味（12）

(figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.

意味（13）

(colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.

I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.

意味（14）

(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.

Iowa Governor Will Fight Rock Island Reorganization. He Says That Under the New Plan Too Much Water Is Put Into the Stock—Believes Plan Is Out of Harmony with Iowa Laws.

意味（15）

The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent

意味（16）

A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.