water 1, noun (oh) and Aero Contractors (tourism)

water 1, noun (oh)

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1 ?liquid?
2 ?area of water?
3 waters
4 high/low water
5 uncharted/troubled/murky waters
6 be (all) water under the bridge
7 like water
8 like water off a duck's back
9 somebody's waters break
10 water on the brain/knee
11 take the waters
12 make/pass water
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[Language: Old English; Origin: wAter]
?LIQUID?
the clear liquid without colour, smell, or taste that falls as rain and that is used for drinking, washing etc
::There's water all over the bathroom floor.
::Does anyone want a drink of water ?
::a glass of sparkling mineral water
::All rooms have hot and cold running water .
::Pour boiling water over the rice and let it soak.
::a fresh water spring
::When dealing with a burst pipe, always turn off the water first.
::contamination of the local water supply
?AREA OF WATER?
a) an area of water such as the sea, a lake etc
shallow/deep water
::Rangoon is surrounded on three sides by water.
::Denzil dived into the water.
::He stepped down to the water's edge.
by water
(=by boat)
::The temple can only be reached by water.
b) the surface of a lake, river etc
-see also underwater underwater on the water
::something floating on the water
waters [plural] a large area of water, especially an ocean that is near or belongs to a particular country
::the coastal waters of Alaska
Korean/Mexican/Pacific etc waters
::The ship drifted into Turkish territorial waters .
::a species found in inland waters (=not the sea, but rivers, lakes etc)
high/low water
the highest or lowest level of the sea and some rivers
-synonym tide tide
uncharted/troubled/murky waters
formal a situation that is difficult, dangerous, or unfamiliar
::the uncharted waters of the 21st century
be (all) water under the bridge
informal used to say that what happened in the past should be forgotten
like water
if you use something or spend money like water, you use or spend large amounts of it when you should try to save it - used to show disapproval
::Some of the companies were spending money like water.
like water off a duck's back
informal if criticism, warnings etc are like water off a duck's back, they have no effect on the person you are saying them to
sb's waters break
when a pregnant woman's waters break, liquid comes from her body just before her baby is born
water on the brain/knee
old-fashioned informal liquid around the brain or knee as the result of a disease
take the waters
old-fashioned to wash yourself in or drink special water that is thought to make you healthy
make/pass water
formal to urinate
-see also soda water , toilet water , in deep water at deep 1 (15), take to sth like a duck to water at duck 1 (4), of the first water at first 1 (18), (be/feel) like a fish out of water at fish 1 (3), not hold water at hold 1 (37), in hot water at hot 1 (10), muddy the waters at muddy 2 (2), pour cold water over/on sth at pour (6), still waters run deep at still 2 (5), test the water at test 2 (7), tread water at tread 1 (5), troubled waters at troubled (3)
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
glass/drink of water
tap water (=water that comes out of a tap)
drinking water
spring/mineral/bottled water (=water to drink that you buy in bottles)
running water (=water that comes out of a system of pipes)
stagnant water (=still water in a lake, pool etc)
seawater/bathwater/rainwater
hot/cold/boiling/tepid etc water
soapy water
hard/soft water (=water that contains a lot of or a littlecalcium )
salt/fresh water (=water that contains salt or does not contain salt)
turn on/turn off the water (=turn a tap to let water come out or to stop it coming out)

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