(uncountable) A clear liquid having the chemical formula H2O, required by all forms of life.
May I have a glass of water?
Your plants need more water.
By the
action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
(sometimes countable) Mineral water.
Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
(countable, often in plural) Spa water.
Many
people visit Bath to take the waters.
(alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
(India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
(in plural) A
sea belonging to particular country.
The boat was found in within the territorial waters.
(in plural) Any
body of water, such as a river or a lake.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still watersPsalms 23:2
(colloquial) Urine.
(UK, in plural) amniotic fluid.
Before the child is born, the pregnant woman鈥檚 waters break.
(North America, in singular) Amniotic fluid.
Before the child is born, the pregnant woman鈥檚 water breaks.
(figuratively, in plural or in singular) A
state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
(countable) A serving of water.
I would like to
order a water
Tap water, or well/pump water, as opposed to bottled water.
Do not drink the water.
(UK, in combination, capitalised) Particular lakes in the Lake District.
That is Coniston Water.