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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{UK}}
** {{IPA|/ˈwɔːtə/}}
** {{SAMPA|/"wO:t@/}}
* {{US}}
** {{enPR|wô'tə(r)}}
** {{IPA|/ˈwɔːtɚ/|/ˈwɑːtɚ/}}
** {{SAMPA|/"wO:t@`/|/"wA:t@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-water.ogg|US}}
* {{audio|en-uk-water.ogg|UK}}

== Noun ==
{{noun}}
[[File:Stilles Mineralwasser.jpg|thumb|A glass of '''water''']]
# {{uncountable}}; {{chemistry}} '''Water''' is a clear [[liquid]] of the [[chemical compound]] H<sub>2</sub>O that all living things need in order to live. {{syn|dihydrogen monoxide}}
#: ''The dog drank the '''water''' from his dish''
#: ''Can I please have a glass of '''water'''?''
#: ''Your plant needs more '''water''' as it is about to die.''
# {{countable}} A '''water''' is a [[bottle]] or [[glass]] serving of water.
#: ''"I want to order two '''waters''', waiter"''.
# {{a|sometimes countable}} '''Water''' is mineral water.
# {{context|alchemy}} '''Water''' is one of the four [[basic]] [[element]]s.
# {{context|India}} {{context|Japan}} '''Water''' is one of the five basic elements (see [[w:en:Classical element|Wikipedia article on the Classical elements]]).
# {{colloquial}}; {{biology}} '''Water''' is [[urine]].
# {{context|US}} {{biology}} '''Water''' is [[amniotic fluid]].
#: ''Right before the woman went into labor, her '''water''' broke.''

=== Related words ===
* [[backwater]]
* [[freshwater]]
* [[international waters]]
* [[in hot water]]
* [[rainwater]]
* [[saltwater]]
* [[seawater]]
* [[underwater]]
* [[waterfall]]
* [[waterfowl]]
* [[waterless]]
* [[waterlike]]
* [[watery]]
* [[water-logged]]
* [[water closet]]
* [[water craft]]
* [[water spider]]
* [[whitewater]]
* [[waterhole]]

== Verb ==
{{verb}}
# {{transitive}} If you '''water''' something, you [[add]] water to [[soil]] around [[plant]]s.
#: ''He '''waters''' the plants.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''water''' something, you [[give]] water to [[animal]]s.
#: ''He '''waters''' the horses.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''water''' something, you [[dilute]] it.
# {{intransitive}} If something '''waters''', it [[fill]]s with water; it [[secrete]]s water.
#: ''His eyes '''watered''' as he cut up the onion.''

=== Related words ===
* {{a|dilute}} [[water down]]

[[Category:Drinks]]
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