waterworksnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈwɔː.tə.wɜːks/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.wɝːks/a system of buildings and pipes in which a public supply of water is stored and treated and from which it is sent out
UK polite word the parts of the body that deal with removing urine:
The doctor asked if I'd had any problems with my waterworks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- flush
- leakage
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- siphon
- standpipe
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
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Animal physiology: urine & urinating
Idiom(s)
turn on the waterworks