water

wa|ter¹ W1S3 [ˈwo:tə US ˈwo:tər, ˈwa:-] n [U]

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1¦(liquid)¦

2¦(area of water)¦

3 waters

4 high/low water

5 uncharted/troubled/murky waters

6 be (all) water under the bridge

7 like water

8 like water off a duck's back

9 somebody's waters break

10 water on the brain/knee

11 take the waters

12 make/pass water

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[: Old English; Origin: wAter]

1.) ¦(LIQUID)¦

the clear liquid without colour, smell, or taste that falls as rain and that is used for drinking, washing etc

▪ There's water all over the bathroom floor.

▪ Does anyone want a drink of water ?

▪ a glass of sparkling mineral water

▪ All rooms have hot and cold running water .

▪ Pour boiling water over the rice and let it soak.

▪ a fresh water spring

▪ When dealing with a burst pipe, always turn off the water first.

▪ contamination of the local water supply

2.) ¦(AREA OF WATER)¦

a) an area of water such as the sea, a lake etc

shallow/deep water

▪ Rangoon is surrounded on three sides by water.

▪ Denzil dived into the water.

▪ He stepped down to the water's edge.

by water

(=by boat)

▪ The temple can only be reached by water.

b) the surface of a lake, river etc

→↑underwater on the water

▪ something floating on the water

3.) waters [plural]

a large area of water, especially an ocean that is near or belongs to a particular country

▪ the coastal waters of Alaska

Korean/Mexican/Pacific etc waters

▪ The ship drifted into Turkish territorial waters .

▪ a species found in inland waters (=not the sea, but rivers, lakes etc)

4.) high/low water

the highest or lowest level of the sea and some rivers

= ↑tide

5.) uncharted/troubled/murky waters

formal a situation that is difficult, dangerous, or unfamiliar

▪ the uncharted waters of the 21st century

6.) be (all) water under the bridge informal

used to say that what happened in the past should be forgotten

7.) like water

if you use something or spend money like water, you use or spend large amounts of it when you should try to save it - used to show disapproval

▪ Some of the companies were spending money like water.

8.) like water off a duck's back informal

if criticism, warnings etc are like water off a duck's back, they have no effect on the person you are saying them to

9.) sb's waters break

when a ↑pregnant woman's waters break, liquid comes from her body just before her baby is born

10.) water on the brain/knee

old-fashioned informal liquid around the brain or knee as the result of a disease

11.) take the waters

old-fashioned to wash yourself in or drink special water that is thought to make you healthy

12.) make/pass water

formal to ↑urinate

→↑soda water, ↑toilet water,in deep water at ↑deep¹ (15), take to sth like a duck to water at ↑duck¹ (4), of the first water at ↑first¹ (18), (be/feel) like a fish out of water at ↑fish¹ (3), not hold water at ↑hold¹ (37), in hot water at ↑hot¹ (10), muddy the waters at ↑muddy² (2), pour cold water over/on sth at ↑pour, still waters run deep at ↑still² (5), test the water at ↑test² (7), tread water at ↑tread¹ (5), troubled waters at ↑troubled

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

glass/drink of water

tap water (=water that comes out of a tap)

drinking water

spring/mineral/bottled water (=water to drink that you buy in bottles)

running water (=water that comes out of a system of pipes)

stagnant water (=still water in a lake, pool etc)

seawater/bathwater/rainwater

hot/cold/boiling/tepid etc water

soapy water

hard/soft water (=water that contains a lot of or a littlecalcium )

salt/fresh water (=water that contains salt or does not contain salt)

turn on/turn off the water (=turn a tap to let water come out or to stop it coming out)

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water ²

water² S3 v

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1¦(plant/land)¦

2 your eyes water

3¦(animal)¦

4¦(river)¦

5¦(weaken)¦

Phrasal verbs

　water something<=>down

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1.) ¦(PLANT/LAND)¦ [T]

if you water plants or the ground they are growing in, you pour water on them

▪ Will you water my houseplants while I'm away?

▪ The garden needs watering daily.

2.) your eyes water

if your eyes water, ↑tears come out of them

▪ Chopping onions makes my eyes water.

→↑mouth-watering,make your mouth water at ↑mouth¹ (11)

3.) ¦(ANIMAL)¦ [T]

to give an animal water to drink

▪ Have the horses been fed and watered?

4.) ¦(RIVER)¦ [T usually passive]

technical if an area is watered by a river, the river flows through it and provides it with water

▪ Colombia is watered by several rivers.

5.) ¦(WEAKEN)¦ also water down [T]

to add water to a drink to make it less strong

water down [water sth<=>down] phr v

1.) to make a statement, report etc less forceful by changing it or removing parts that may offend people - used to show disapproval

▪ The report of the investigation had been watered down.

→↑watered-down

2.) to add water to a drink to make it less strong

= ↑dilute