Antonyms for
water
A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
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All Definitions for Water

Below are all the dictionary definitions of water:

1A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
2A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).
3A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).
4A surname
5An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid
6It is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas
7Its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
8The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
9A serving of liquid water.
10The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
11Water in a body
12An area of open water.
13A combination of water and other substance(s).
14Mineral water.
15Spa water
16Hot springs.
17A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
18A fluid in the body.
19Urine.
20Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
21A fluid that causes swelling.
22The water supply, as a service or utility.
23A state of affairs
24Conditions
25Usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
26A person's intuition.
27Excess valuation of securities.
28Something which dilutes, or has the effect of watering down.
29A particular quality or appearance suggestive of water:
30The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
31A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
32To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
33To wet or supply with water
34To moisten
35To overflow with water
36To irrigate.
37To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
38To get or take in water.
39To urinate onto.
40To dilute.
41To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
42To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.
43To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines
44To diversify with wavelike lines.
45A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.

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About antonyms for water

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