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wa·ter·borne adjective : supported, carried, or transmitted by water

water buffalo noun : a common oxlike often domesticated Asian bovine

water chestnut noun : a whitish crunchy vegetable used esp. in Chinese cooking that is the peeled tuber of a widely cultivated Asian sedge; also : the tuber or the sedge itself

water closet noun : a compartment or room with a toilet bowl : BATHROOM; also : a toilet bowl along with its accessories

wa·ter·col·or noun 1 : a paint whose liquid part is water

2 : the art of painting with watercolors

3 : a picture made with watercolors

wa·ter·course noun : a stream of water; also : the bed of a stream

Synonyms

aqueduct, canal, channel, conduit, flume, raceway—more at CHANNEL

wa·ter·craft noun : a craft for water transport : BOAT

wa·ter·cress noun : an aquatic perennial Eurasian cress that is naturalized in the U.S. and has edible leaves used esp. in salads

wa·ter·fall noun : a very steep descent of the water of a stream

Synonyms

cascade, cataract, falls

wa·ter·fowl noun, plural -fowl also -fowls : a bird that frequents water; especially : a swimming bird (as a duck) hunted as game

wa·ter·front noun : land or a section of a town fronting or abutting on a body of water

water gap noun : a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream runs

water glass noun : a drinking glass

water hyacinth noun : a showy floating aquatic plant of tropical America that often clogs waterways (as in the southern U.S.)

watering hole noun : a place (as a bar) where people gather socially

watering place noun : a resort that features mineral springs or bathing

water lily noun : any of various aquatic plants with floating roundish leaves and showy solitary flowers

wa·ter·line noun : a line that marks the level of the surface of water on something (as a ship or the shore)

wa·ter·logged adjective : so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or unmanageable

Synonyms

saturated, sodden, soggy, watery, wet—more at WET

wa·ter·loo noun, plural -loos [ORIGIN: Waterloo, Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat in 1815]

: a decisive or final defeat or setback

1watermark noun 1 : a mark indicating the height to which water has risen

2 : a marking in paper visible when the paper is held up to a light

2watermark verb : to mark (paper) with a watermark

wa·ter·mel·on noun : a large roundish or oblong fruit with sweet juicy usu. red pulp; also : a widely grown African vine related to the squashes that produces watermelons

water moccasin noun : a venomous pit viper chiefly of the southeastern U.S. that is related to the copperhead

water ou·zel noun : DIPPER 1

water park noun : an amusement park with a pool and wetted slides

water pipe noun : a pipe for smoking that has a long flexible tube whereby the smoke is cooled by passing through water

water polo noun : a team game played in a swimming pool with a ball resembling a soccer ball

wa·ter·pow·er noun : the power of moving water used to run machinery

1waterproof adjective : not letting water through; especially : covered or treated with a material to prevent permeation by water

— wa·ter·proof·ing noun

2waterproof noun 1 : a waterproof fabric

2 chiefly British : RAINCOAT

3waterproof verb : to make waterproof

wa·ter–re·pel·lent adjective : treated with a finish that is resistant to water penetration

wa·ter–re·sis·tant adjective : WATER-REPELLENT

wa·ter·shed noun 1 : a dividing ridge between two drainage areas

2 : the region or area drained by a particular body of water

wa·ter·side noun : the land bordering a body of water

water ski noun : a ski used on water when the wearer is towed

— wa·ter–ski verb

— wa·ter–ski·er noun

water snake noun : any of various snakes found in or near freshwater and feeding largely on aquatic animals

wa·ter·spout noun 1 : a pipe for carrying water

2 : a funnel-shaped cloud extending from a cloud down to a