definition of
water

[1] #1 water n. [H2O] binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent. wn

[2] #2 water n. [body of water] the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge". wn

[3] #3 water v. [irrigate] supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields". wn

[4] #4 water v. provide with water; "We watered the buffalo". wn

[5] #5 water n. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). wn