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noun liquid ADJ. boiling, cold, hot, ice-cold, lukewarm, tepid, warm | clean, clear, crystal-clear, pure | dirty | fresh | brackish, salt These fish will quickly die in salt water. | salty Abscesses should be bathed in warm salty water. | salted Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water. | hard, soft | flowing, running the fast-flowing water of the river All the rooms have hot and cold running water. | river, sea | surface The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers. | drinking | tap Avoid drinking the tap water when you first arrive in the country. | bottled, mineral, spring | waste | scarce QUANT. drop VERB + WATER drink | pour | slosh, spill, splash, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt Don't slosh too much water on the floor when you're having a bath. The burst pipe was spurting water everywhere. | filter, purify | contaminate, pollute | turn off/on They turned the water off for a few hours to do some work on the pipes. WATER + VERB flow, pour, run | gush, spurt Brown water gushed out of the rusty old tap. | drip, trickle There was water dripping from a hole in the ceiling. | lap, slosh, spill, splash, spray, squirt Water had got into the boat and was sloshing about under our feet. | boil, freeze WATER + NOUN vapour | temperature | pressure | supply | resources | quality | purification, treatment | filter | pollution | shortage | level | table Building can be difficult where the water table lies close to the surface. | power | company, industry PHRASES water-repellent water-repellent leather | water-resistant a water-resistant watch mass of water ADJ. deep, shallow | clear | muddy, murky, stagnant | calm, placid, still the calm waters of Lake Como | choppy, rough, stormy | dangerous, safe At last the boat reached safer waters. | flood The flood water had caused tremendous damage. | rising They climbed a tree to escape the rising water. | bathing WATER + NOUN sports PREP. by ~ Many goods were transported by water in the last century. | in the ~ I saw something large floating in the water. | on the ~ The swan landed gracefully on the water. | through the ~ The boat cut effortlessly through the water. | under the ~ An abandoned village lies under the water of the reservoir. PHRASES the water's edge She crouched at the water's edge to wash her hands. waters: sea ADJ. territorial | coastal | tropical | northern, southern | Antarctic, Arctic | Atlantic, Pacific, etc. | home, foreign, international | Japanese, etc. | uncharted The ship had drifted into uncharted waters. PREP. in/into … ~ The submarine had strayed into Russian waters.
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water ADJECTIVES/NOUN + water drinking water (= water that you can drink safely ) • There is no source of drinking water on the island. tap/faucet water (= water that comes out of a tap ) • The tap water is not safe to drink. bottled water (= water to drink that you buy in bottles ) • Sales of bottled water have rocketed. mineral water (= water that has natural substances in it, and is sold in bottles ) • The mineral water comes from the Scottish mountain. spring water (= water that comes naturally out of the ground and has not been treated with any chemicals, usually sold in bottles ) • I ordered a glass of spring water. running water (= water that comes out of a system of pipes into buildings ) • Only half the city’s houses had running water. fresh water (= water in lakes, rivers etc that does not contain salt ) • This bird is usually found in open country near fresh water. salt water (= water from the sea, or water to which salt has been added ) • He washed his hands in a pool of salt water. hard (= containing a lot of calcium ) • Hard water is formed as rainwater passes down through layers of limestone. soft (= not containing much calcium ) • In our area the water is quite soft. hot • There isn't any hot water! cold • The water in the pool was pretty cold. lukewarm (= only slightly warm ) • Stir the yeast into lukewarm water. clean • Millions of people do not have access to clean drinking water. dirty • Diseases can be spread by dirty water. contaminated (= water that has harmful substances in it ) • They became ill from drinking contaminated water. soapy • Wash your hands with hot soapy water. water + NOUN the water supply (= water and the lakes, reservoirs etc where it is stored ) • A dam was built to improve the water supply. a water shortage • There is a severe water shortage in many parts of the country. phrases a glass of water • She poured herself a glass of water. a drink of water • He asked for a drink of water. verbs turn the water off/on (= turn a tap to stop water coming out of pipes or to let it come out ) • Turn the water off while you're brushing your teeth. water runs • I let the cool water run down my back. water flows • We watched the water flow under the bridge.