OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 56777

water

/ˈwɔ.təɹ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
botella de agua • vaso de agua
An inorganic compound (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.
Joe bustled back and offered her a glass of wine but she shook her head. “Just a water, please.”
agua
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.
aguas
A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.
But ere he came to Clyde's water, fu' loud the wind did blaw.
On one side lay the Ocean, and on one Lay a great water, and the moon was full.
aguas menores
A combination of water and other substance(s).
Ser Dunaver's squire Jodge could not hold his water when he slept.
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