| water purslane | <botany> See Purslane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| water qualm | <medicine> See Water brash, under Brash. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water rabbit | <zoology> See Water hare. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water radish | <botany> A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium) related to the water cress and to the horse-radish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water rail | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water rat | 1. <zoology> The water vole. See Vole. The muskrat. The beaver rat. See Beaver. 2. A thief on the water; a pirate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water rattler | <zoology> The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); so called from its preference for damp places near water. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water rocket | 1. <botany> A cruciferous plant (Nasturtium sylvestre) with small yellow flowers. 2. A kind of firework to be discharged in the water. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water sapphire | <chemical> A deep blue variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem. Synonym: saphir d'eau. Origin: Equiv. To F. Saphir d'eau. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water scorpion | <zoology> See Nepa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water shield | <botany> An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water shrew | <zoology> Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. Ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water snail | 1. <zoology> Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis, Limnaea, and allied genera; a pond snail. 2. <mechanics> The Archimedean screw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water snake | <zoology> A common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water. Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae, all of which are aquatic in their habits. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water soldier | <botany> An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with bayonet-shaped leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| watershed |
the total land area from which water drains into a particular stream or river.
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| water |
An odourless, tasteless, colourless liquid formed by a combination of hydrogen and oxygen; forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter.
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| watershed |
The land area that drains into a stream.
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| water table |
The top of an unconfined aquifer; indicates the level below which soil and rock are saturated with water.
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| waterborne disease |
Any illness transmitted through ingestion of or contact with water contaminated by disease-causing organisms (eg bacteria, viruses or protozoa) or chemicals.
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| Water | a jug that holds water |
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| Water | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest |
| Water | the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle |
| Water | pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves |
| Water | a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube |
| Water | the level of the surface of a body of water |
| Water | a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel |
| Water | underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water |
| Water | an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae |
| Water | a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel |
| Water | a line marking the level reached by a body of water |
| Water | erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water |