Water vs. Aqua
Difference Between Water and Aqua
Waternoun
(uncountable) A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.Aquanoun
(inorganic compound) The compound water.
Waternoun
The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
May I have a glass of water?Your plants need more water.Aquanoun
A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.
Waternoun
(countable) A serving of liquid water.
Aquaadjective
Of a greenish-blue colour.
Waternoun
The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.Aquanoun
a shade of blue tinged with green
Waternoun
Water in a body; an area of open water.
The boat was found within the territorial waters.These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile.Waternoun
A body of water, almost always a river.
Waternoun
A combination of water and other substance(s).
Waternoun
Mineral water.
Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.Waternoun
Spa water.
Many people visit Bath to take the waters.Waternoun
(pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
ammonia waterWaternoun
Urine.
Waternoun
Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (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.Before your child is born, your water(s) will break.Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break.Waternoun
Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
He suffers from water on the knee.Waternoun
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.Waternoun
A person's intuition.
I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.Waternoun
Excess valuation of securities.
Waternoun
The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparentWaternoun
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
Waterverb
(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
Waterverb
(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
Waterverb
(transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
I need to go water the cattle.Waterverb
(intransitive) To get or take in water.
The ship put into port to water.Waterverb
To urinate onto.
Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.Waterverb
(transitive) To dilute.
Can you water the whisky, please?Waterverb
To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
Waterverb
(intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
Chopping onions makes my eyes water.The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.Waterverb
(transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
to water silkWaternoun
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
Waternoun
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean);
they invaded our territorial watersthey were sitting by the water's edgeWaternoun
facility that provides a source of water;
the town debated the purification of the water supplyfirst you have to cut off the waterWaternoun
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Waternoun
liquid excretory product;
there was blood in his urinethe child had to make waterWaternoun
a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;
he asked for a drink of waterWaterverb
supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams;
Water the fieldsWaterverb
provide with water;
We watered the buffaloWaterverb
secrete or form water, as tears or saliva;
My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinnerHis eyes wateredWaterverb
fill with tears;
His eyes were watering
