water
An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
Other meanings
The liquid form of this substance: liquid H2O.
A serving of liquid water.
A kind of
- binary compound
- liquid
Kinds of water
- bath water
- distilled water
- ground water
- hard water
- seawater
- fresh water
- soft water
- capillary water
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "wæter".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “water” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.