tap water

noun

: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)

Examples of tap water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By then, your toothbrush has been rinsed repeatedly in tap water and left to sit in a warm, humid bathroom—giving any lingering microbes plenty of time to multiply before the brush goes right back into your mouth. — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 July 2026

Move the water-tank cover down to open it, and then fill the iron with tap water to the maximum fill line located on the side of the iron. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Most people don't realize their shower water could be the culprit for dry skin and hair shedding because some tap water is full of heavy metals and harsh chemicals that can damage hair and irritate skin over time. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

Prayer plants are in the same family as the calatheas and prefer not to be watered with municipal tap water, says Steinkopf. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tap water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater

Kids Definition

tap water

noun

: water as it comes from a tap (as in a home)