单词 | watersheds |
释义 | water /wöˈtər/noun
ORIGIN: OE wæter; cf Du water, Ger Wasser; cognate with Gr hydōr, L ūdus wet, unda a wave, Sans udan water waˈterage noun
waˈtered adjective
waˈterer noun
waˈteriness noun waˈtering noun
waˈterish adjective
waˈterishness noun waˈterless adjective waˈtery adjective
water bag noun
water bailiff noun
water ballast noun
water barometer noun A barometer in which water is substituted for mercury water barrel or water cask noun A barrel or cask for holding water water bath noun
water battery noun
water bear noun The tardigrade, a tiny invertebrate with eight legs Water Bearer or Water Carrier noun Aquarius water bed noun (a bed with) a rubber or plastic mattress filled with water water beetle noun Any of a large number of beetles living on or in water, having fringed legs by means of which they swim easily water bellows plural noun or singular noun A form of blower worked eg by a column of water falling through a vertical tube, formerly used to supply a blast for furnaces water bird noun A swimming or wading bird water birth noun A birth in which the mother is partially immersed in water in a birthing pool (qv under birth1) water biscuit noun A thin plain biscuit made with water water blink noun
water blister noun A blister containing watery fluid, not blood or pus water bloom or water flowers noun Large masses of algae, chiefly blue-green, which sometimes develop very suddenly in bodies of fresh water water boa noun The anaconda (Eunectes murinus) waˈterboarding noun A form of water torture in which the victim is secured to a board, face upwards with the head inclined down, and has water poured over the face, nose and mouth water boatman noun Any of a number of aquatic leathery-winged insects with hindlegs suggestive of oars waˈter-borne or waˈterborne adjective
water bottle noun A leather, glass or plastic bottle for holding drinking water, carried eg by hikers water bouget /booˈjət/ noun (historical) A skin or leather bottle used to carry water, usu one of a pair hung on opposite ends of a yoke waˈter-bound adjective
water box noun A water jacket waˈter-brain noun Gid, a disease of sheep water brash noun Pyrosis, a sudden gush into the mouth of acid fluids from the stomach, accompanied by a burning sensation (heartburn) in the gullet water break noun A stretch of water where the current is broken waˈter-breather noun Any creature that breathes by means of gills waˈter-breathing adjective water brose noun (Scot) Brose made of meal and water alone waˈterbuck noun Any of several antelopes, esp Cobus ellipsiprymnus water buffalo noun The common domestic buffalo (genus Bubalus) of India, etc water bug noun Any of a large variety of hemipterous insects, including water boatmen, etc, found in or beside ponds, etc water bull noun A mythical amphibious animal like a bull water bus noun A passenger-carrying boat plying a regular route across a lake, river, etc water butt noun A large barrel for collecting rainwater water cannon noun A high-pressure hosepipe used to disperse crowds waˈter-carriage noun
Water Carrier see Water Bearer above. water cart noun A cart for conveying water, esp for the purpose of watering streets or roads water cell noun One of several cells in a camel's stomach used for storing water water cement noun Hydraulic cement water chestnut noun
water chute /shŭt or shoot/ noun An artificial cascade or slope leading to water, down which people (sometimes in boats or toboggans) slide for sport water clerk noun (old) An employee of a ship's chandler, who sails about the harbour to seek custom from the ships about to dock water clock noun
water closet noun
water cock noun The kora, a large East Indian gallinule waˈtercolour or (US) waˈtercolor noun
waˈtercolourist or (US) waˈtercolorist noun A painter in watercolours waˈter-cool transitive verb To cool (eg an engine) by means of water, esp circulating water waˈter-cooled adjective water cooler noun A machine for cooling by means of water or for keeping water cool waˈter-cooling adjective and noun waˈter-core noun
waˈtercourse noun
water cow noun A female water buffalo or water bull waˈtercraft noun
water crane noun
waˈtercress noun (often, esp formerly, in pl) a perennial cress (Nasturtium officinale) growing in watery places, used as a salad water culture noun A method of cultivation, often an experimental means of determining the mineral requirements of a plant, the plant being grown with its roots dipping into solutions of known composition water cure noun Medical treatment by means of water, hydrotherapy water cycle noun The cycle in which water from the sea evaporates into the atmosphere, later condenses and falls to earth as rain or snow, then evaporates directly back into the atmosphere or returns to the sea by rivers water deck noun A decorated canvas cover for a dragoon's saddle water deer noun
water diviner noun A person who, usu with the help of a divining rod, detects or tries to detect the presence of underground water water doctor noun
water dog noun
waˈter-drinker noun
waˈterdrive noun The use of water pressure, either occurring naturally or by waterflood (qv below), to drive oil, gas, etc from a reservoir water drop noun
water dropwort noun A genus (Oenanthe) of umbelliferous plants, including the common water dropwort (Oenanthe fistulosa) and hemlock water dropwort, or water hemlock (Oenanthe crocata) waˈtered-down adjective
water elder noun The guelder rose water engine noun
water equivalent noun Thermal capacity, the product of the specific heat of a body and its mass waˈterfall noun
water fern noun Any of the Hydropterideae or rhizocarps, water or marsh plants differing from ferns in the narrower sense in being heterosporous, classified in two families, Marsileaceae and Salviniaceae waˈter-finder noun A water diviner water flag noun The yellow iris water flea noun
water flood noun
water flow noun A current of water waˈter-flowing adjective Streaming water fly noun
waˈterfowl noun
water frame noun A water-driven spinning-machine invented by Richard Arkwright in the 18c waˈterfront noun The buildings or part of a town along the edge of and facing the sea, a river, etc water gall noun (obsolete and dialect)
water gap noun A gap in a mountain range containing a stream water gas noun A mixed gas obtained by passing steam (blue water gas) or steam and air (semiwater gas) over incandescent coke, or other source of carbon water gate noun
water gauge or water gage noun
waˈter-gilding noun Wash-gilding water glass noun
water god noun A deity presiding over a tract of water water gong noun (music) The effect of dipping a vibrating gong into and raising it out of water to produce upward and downward glissandos water gruel noun
water guard noun River, harbour or coast police water gun noun (esp N American) A water pistol water hammer noun
water head noun
waˈter-heater noun An apparatus for heating domestic water water hemlock noun
waˈterhen noun The gallinule or moorhen, or other bird of the rail genus water hole noun A pool in which water has collected, eg a spring in a desert or a pool in the dried-up course of a river water horse noun
water hyacinth noun A tropical floating aquatic plant (Eichhornia crassipes) with bluish flowers, that grows in thick masses in ponds, etc water ice noun Sweetened fruit juice or purée diluted with water, frozen and served as a kind of ice cream, a sorbet waˈtering-call noun A cavalry trumpet signal to give water to horses watering can or (US) watering pot noun A vessel used for watering plants waˈtering-cap noun (obsolete) A cavalryman's fatigue cap watering hole noun
waˈtering-house noun (obsolete) An inn or other place where horses are watered watering place noun
waˈtering-trough noun
water jacket noun A casing containing water placed round eg the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine to keep it cool (also water box) waˈter-jet adjective Operated by a jet of water water joint noun
water jump noun A place where a jump across a stream, pool, ditch, etc, has to be made, eg in a steeplechase water key noun (music) In brass instruments, a sprung lever that allows drainage of accumulated moisture water leaf noun
water lemon noun A species of passion flower, or its edible fruit water lens noun A simple lens formed by placing a few drops of water in a vessel, eg a small brass cell with blackened sides and a glass bottom water level noun
water lily noun A name commonly given to the different species of Nymphaea and Nuphar, and also to other members of the family Nymphaeaceae (the three British species are the white water lily Nymphaea alba, and the yellow water lilies Nuphar luteum and Nuphar minimum, the latter being rare) waˈterline noun
waˈterlog transitive verb
waˈterlogged adjective water lot noun A piece or lot of ground that is under water water main noun A large subterranean pipe supplying water waˈterman noun
waˈtermanship noun Oarsmanship waˈtermark noun
transitive verb
water meadow noun A meadow kept fertile by flooding from a stream water measure noun (historical) A measurement used for goods such as coal, salt, etc sold on board ship, the bushel, etc being larger than the standard bushel, etc water measurer noun An aquatic insect of the genus Hydrometra, which walks on the surface of water preying on mosquito larvae, etc waˈtermelon noun
water meter noun An instrument for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet water milfoil see under milfoil water mill noun A mill driven by water water moccasin noun A poisonous snake of the southern USA water mole noun
water monkey noun A round, narrow-necked, porous earthenware jar for holding drinking water, cooled by evaporation and used in hot climates (also monkey jar) water motor noun Any water wheel or turbine, esp any small motor driven by water under pressure water mouse noun
water music noun (historical) Music performed, or composed for performance, during an excursion by water water nixie noun A nixie water nymph noun A nymph inhabiting water, esp a naiad of Greek mythology water of crystallization or water of hydration noun The water present in hydrated compounds, which, when crystallized from solution in water, retain a definite amount of water water of life noun
water on the brain noun Hydrocephalus water on the knee noun An accumulation of serous fluid in the knee joint water opossum noun The yapok, an amphibious opossum of S America water ouzel noun The dipper, an aquatic songbird of the genus Cinclus water parsnip noun Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, esp the skirret waˈter-parting noun A watershed or divide water pepper noun A very acrid persicaria (Polygonum hydropiper) of wet places water pipe noun
water pistol noun A weapon or toy for shooting a jet of water or other liquid water plane noun
water plant noun A plant that grows in water water plantain noun
water plate noun A plate having a double bottom enclosing a space for hot water, used to keep food warm water poet noun A writer of doggerel verse (after John Taylor, 1580–1653, a writer of jingling verses, etc, who was for a time a Thames waterman and called himself ‘the Water-poet’) water polo noun
water pore noun (botany)
water pot noun A pot or vessel for holding water water potential noun (botany) A measure of the free energy of water in a solution, eg in a cell or soil sample, and hence of its tendency to move by diffusion, osmosis or in vapour form water power noun
waˈterpox noun (rare) Varicella, ie chickenpox water privilege noun
waˈterproof adjective
noun A material or an outer garment made impervious to water transitive verb and intransitive verb To make or become impervious to water, esp through the process of coating with a solution waˈterproofing noun
water pump noun
water purpie noun The plant brooklime waˈterquake noun A seismic disturbance affecting the sea water rail noun The common rail (Rallus aquaticus) of Europe, a long-beaked wading marsh bird water ram noun A hydraulic ram water rat noun
water rate noun A rate or tax for the supply of water water reactor noun A water-cooled nuclear reactor waˈter-repellˈent adjective (of a fabric, etc) treated so as not to absorb water waˈter-resisˈtant adjective (treated so as to be) resistant to penetration by water water rice noun see zizania water rug noun A kind of water dog, perh from rug1 (Shakespeare, Macbeth III.1.93) water sail noun (nautical) On square rigged ships, a fine-weather sail set below a lower studding-sail, almost touching the water water sapphire noun (translating Fr saphir d'eau) an intense blue variety of cordierite used as a gemstone water scorpion noun A long-legged water insect of the family Nepidae, which has a long breathing tube at the end of the abdomen and large forelegs for seizing and holding prey water seal noun A seal formed by water in a trap waˈtershed noun
water shoot noun
waˈter-shot adjective (rare) Crossed by streams waˈterside noun The edge of a sea, lake, etc, a shore (also adjective) water sign noun Any of the three signs of the zodiac (Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces) believed to have an affinity with water waˈter-ski noun A water-planing ski used in waˈter-skiing, the sport of being towed at speed on a ski or skis behind a motorboat intransitive verb (waˈter-skiing; waˈter-skied or waˈter-ski'd) To ride on water-skis waˈter-skier noun water slide noun A slide, often lubricated with flowing water, that ends in a swimming pool waˈtersmeet noun The confluence of two streams water smoke noun Water evaporating as visible mist water snail noun (esp US) A name for the Archimedean screw (qv) water snake noun Any of various kinds of snake (esp of genus Natrix) frequenting fresh water water softener noun A device or substance for removing the causes of hardness in water water soldier noun An aquatic plant (Stratiotes aloides) with sword-like leaves and white flowers reminiscent of plumes of feathers, common in lakes and ditches in the east of England waˈter-soluble adjective Soluble in water water souchy /sooˈchi or sooˈshi/ noun Fish served in the water in which it is boiled (Du waterzootje, from zootje boiling) water spaniel noun A spaniel bred to retrieve waterfowl, the Irish water spaniel having a liver-coloured coat water spider noun An aquatic spider, esp Argyroneta aquatica, which has an underwater bell-shaped web inflated with air carried down in bubbles water spirit noun A water sprite water splash noun A shallow stream running across a road water sports plural noun
waˈterspout noun
water spring noun (Bible) A spring waˈter-sprinˈkle noun (Spenser)
water sprite noun A sprite inhabiting water waˈter-standing adjective (Shakespeare) Brimming with tears water starwort noun A water plant, genus Callitriche water stick insect noun A slender twiglike water insect (Ranatra linearis), closely related to the water scorpion water strider noun Any long-legged aquatic insect of the family Hydrobatidae water supply noun
water table noun
water tap noun A tap used for letting out water water thermometer noun A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, and used for showing the point at which water has its greatest density water thief noun (Shakespeare) A pirate water thrush noun Either of two species of American warbler (Seiurus motacilla or S. noveboracensis) with brownish backs and striped underparts, living near water water thyme noun The waterweed anacharis waˈtertight adjective
watertight compartment noun
waˈtertightness noun water tortoise noun A terrapin or other aquatic tortoise, eg Pelomedusa subrufa water torture noun Torture using water, esp dripping it slowly onto the victim's forehead water tower noun
water tube boiler noun A boiler consisting of a large number of closely-spaced water tubes connected to one or more drums, which act as water pockets and steam separators, giving rapid water circulation and quick steaming water tunnel noun (aeronautics) A tunnel in which water is circulated instead of air to obtain a visual representation of flow water twist noun
water vapour noun Water in gaseous form, esp when evaporation has occurred at a temperature below boiling point waˈter-vasˈcular adjective
water vine noun A name for various plants yielding a refreshing watery sap water violet noun A plant of the genus Hottonia of aquatic herbs with racemose flowers and crowded submerged leaves water vole noun A large British vole, Arvicola amphibius, commonly known as the water rat water wagon noun
water wagtail noun A wagtail, esp the pied wagtail water wave noun
waˈter-wave transitive verb To make such a wave in (hair) waˈterway noun
waˈterweed noun Any plant with very small flowers and leaves growing in ponds, etc, esp anacharis water wheel noun
water wings plural noun A winglike inflated device that fits across the chest, or a pair of inflatable armbands, for keeping a non-swimmer, esp a child learning to swim, afloat in water water witch noun A dowser water witching noun Dowsing waˈterwork noun
waˈter-worn adjective Worn by the action of water water yam noun A plant with farinaceous rootstock, the lattice leaf above water Out of difficulties, esp financial by water Using water transport, by ship, boat, etc cast someone's water (obsolete) To examine someone's urine to aid in the diagnosis of disease high water and high-water mark see under high1 hold water (of an argument, etc) to be correct or well-grounded, to bear examination in deep water or waters
keep one's head above water To remain out of difficulty or trouble, esp to keep solvent like water
like water off a duck's back (of a scolding, etc) having no effect, making no impression low water and low-water mark see under low1 make a hole in the water (slang) To drown oneself make the mouth water To arouse a delightful feeling of anticipation or desire make water (of a boat) to leak, take in water make or pass water To urinate of the first or purest water see water (n). pour or throw cold water on or over To discourage by one's indifference or dismissiveness pour oil on troubled waters To take measures to calm down a stormy state of affairs, from the effect of pouring oil on rough water still waters run deep A quiet exterior often conceals strong emotions, resolution, cunning, etc test the water or waters To try to ascertain probable reaction or response before making a proposal, selling a product, etc under water Below the surface water down (lit and figurative) To dilute, make less strong, attenuate water under the bridge
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