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n. [ Back, a. or adv. + -water. ] 1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells; -- used especially of
blackwater fever, a severe form of malaria caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium falciparum. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. Nebraska; -- a nickname alluding to the dark color of the water of its rivers, due to the presence of a black vegetable mold in the soil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) 1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having waters of great depth; as, a deep-water port. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. carried on in waters of great depth.
Syn. -- deep-sea. [ PJC ]

n. Water in which dishes have been washed. “Suds and dishwater.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A wash or lotion for application to the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Unskilled; raw. [ Colloq. ] “Fresh-water soldiers.” Knolles.

n. The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. the tide when the water is highest; high tide. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- high tide, high water. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Water at its highest level, as in a river during a flood. [ PJC ]

a. Pertaining to water at its highest achieved level; of or pertaining to high water; as, the high-water marks on the walls after a flood. [ PJC ]

adj. [ from jerk + water, a place where it is necessary to draw (jerk) water to supply the boiler of a steam engine. ] 1. small and remote and insignificant; as, a jerkwater college.
Syn. -- one-horse, pokey, poky. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Railroads) Off the main railroad line. [ Archaic ] [ PJC ]

n. Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. (Naut.) To leak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To urinate; -- a euphemism. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Zool.), A small black-and-white oceanic bird (Puffinus puffinus, or Puffinus anglorum), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It is avariety of shearwater. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Sp. nafa, from Ar. napha odor. ] A perfume distilled from orange flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of sweet, juicy apple. [ Written also pomwater. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Pomewater. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water tinctured with roses by distillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental. “Rose-water philanthropy.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called also SCUBA, SCUBA gear, or SCUBA apparatus. [ PJC ]

A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Selters water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; -- so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (Puffinus Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (Puffinus obscurus), and the greater shearwater (Puffinus major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The shearwater. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate to which an acid (such as phosphoric acid) has been added to generate carbon dioxide and thus cause effervescence; the term now is also used as a synonym for soda pop. Soda water without flavoring is used as a beverage or as a component of a mixed beverage. It is typically bottled or canned under pressure so that the carbon dioxide and effervescence will be preserved until use. [ PJC ]

2. a beverage containing supersaturated carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) and thus effervescent. [ PJC ]

3. same as soda pop. [ PJC ]

n. (Naut.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a section of a stream that is flat and moves slowly. [ PJC ]

n. 1. An acid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Water for the cure of surfeits. [ Obs. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A variety of white grape, having a sweet watery juice; -- also called white sweetwater, and white muscadine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Water in a tailrace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the river Tees, northern England. ] 1. A breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed to have originated in Holland and to have been the principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. An old English breed of sheep allied to the Leicester. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Internat. Law) The waters under the territorial jurisdiction of a state; specif., the belt (often called the
marine belt or
territorial sea) of sea subject to such jurisdiction, and subject only to the right of innocent passage by the vessels of other states.

Perhaps it may be said without impropriety that a state has theoretically the right to extend its territorial waters from time to time at its will with the increased range of guns. Whether it would in practice be judicious to do so . . . is a widely different matter . . . . In any case the custom of regulating a line three miles from land as defining the boundary of marginal territorial waters is so far fixed that a state must be supposed to accept it in absence of express notice. W. E. Hall. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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[ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an effervescent aqueous solution of sodium, calcium, and magnesium carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides; also, by extension, any artificial or natural water resembling in composition the Vichy water proper. Called also, colloquially, Vichy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. wæter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. watō, O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. 'y`dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and perhaps to L. unda wave. √137. Cf. Dropsy, Hydra, Otter, Wet, Whisky. ] 1. The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. “We will drink water.” Shak. “Powers of fire, air, water, and earth.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, and is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, transparent liquid, which is very slightly compressible. At its maximum density, 39° Fahr. or 4° C., it is the standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter weighing one gram. It freezes at 32° Fahr. or 0° C. and boils at 212° Fahr. or 100° C. (see Ice, Steam). It is the most important natural solvent, and is frequently impregnated with foreign matter which is mostly removed by distillation; hence, rain water is nearly pure. It is an important ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants, the human body containing about two thirds its weight of water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water. [ 1913 Webster ]

Remembering he had passed over a small water a poor scholar when first coming to the university, he kneeled. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Pharm.) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water. U. S. Pharm. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or “diluted.” [ Brokers' Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Water is often used adjectively and in the formation of many self-explaining compounds; as, water drainage; water gauge, or water-gauge; waterfowl, water-fowl, or water fowl; water-beaten; water-borne, water-circled, water-girdled, water-rocked, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hard water. See under Hard. --
Inch of water, a unit of measure of quantity of water, being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one inch square, or a circular orifice one inch in diameter, in a vertical surface, under a stated constant head; also called miner's inch, and water inch. The shape of the orifice and the head vary in different localities. In the Western United States, for hydraulic mining, the standard aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above its center. In Europe, for experimental hydraulics, the orifice is usually round and the head from 1/12 of an inch to 1 inch above its top. --
Mineral water, waters which are so impregnated with foreign ingredients, such as gaseous, sulphureous, and saline substances, as to give them medicinal properties, or a particular flavor or temperature. --
Soft water, water not impregnated with lime or mineral salts. --
To hold water. See under Hold, v. t. --
To keep one's head above water, to keep afloat; fig., to avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life. [ Colloq. ] --
To make water. (a) To pass urine. Swift. (b) (Naut.) To admit water; to leak. --
Water of crystallization (Chem.), the water combined with many salts in their crystalline form. This water is loosely, but, nevertheless, chemically, combined, for it is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance containing it. Thus, while pure copper sulphate, CuSO4, is a white amorphous substance, blue vitriol, the crystallized form, CuSO4.5H2O, contains five molecules of water of crystallization. --
Water on the brain (Med.), hydrocephalus. --
Water on the chest (Med.), hydrothorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Other phrases, in which water occurs as the first element, will be found in alphabetical order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Watered p. pr. & vb. n. Watering. ] [ AS. wæterian, gewæterian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

With tears watering the ground. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the woodlands. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken. [ 1913 Webster ]

To water stock, to increase the capital stock of a company by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the individual shares. Cf. Water, n., 7. [ Brokers' Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water. [ 1913 Webster ]

If thine eyes can water for his death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mouth waters, a phrase denoting that a person or animal has a longing desire for something, since the sight of food often causes one who is hungry to have an increased flow of saliva. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) (a) The water moccasin. (b) The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Money paid for transportation of goods, etc., by water. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A kind of bur marigold (Bidens tripartita) found in wet places in Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See Water soldier. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Water buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone. [ 1913 Webster ]