water

verb

Definition of waternext
as in to wet
to make wet watered the plants

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Recent Examples of water To avoid this, carefully spread road salt only to the areas where it’s needed and water your lawn and plants deeply in spring to wash excess salt away. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026 Be prepared to water multiple times a day during warm and windy conditions. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2026 Residents continue to face limitations on nonessential water uses, such as when they are allowed to water their lawns. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026 Arizona and Nevada are claiming their rights to water from the Colorado River, but there simply isn’t enough there to meet their demands. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water
  1. wet
  2. drown
  3. wash
  4. flood
Verb
  • Some wet their beds, experience chest pains, or cry out at night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When the timer dinged, Ernest carried his rats to the sink and wet them gently, one at a time.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of wet
Verb
  • Theiss’ wife filed a police complaint alleging that the men were shocked while trying to get out of the pool and drowned, NDTV reported.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2026
  • And Saturday, with the game temporarily relocated to Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Gators couldn’t even drown their sorrows in the usual Jacksonville sunshine.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of drown
Verb
  • There’s no need to rinse the bird, and washing raw poultry can spread bacteria around your kitchen.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In certain communities, funeral practices included washing the body and sprinkling water on mourners, which risked exposing people to infected bodily fluids.
    — Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of wash
Verb
  • Storms in late October and early November sent torrents of water through normally small or dry creeks that overflowed their banks and flooded local communities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • For George Young, the sandbags could help prevent a familiar problem — water flooding his garage.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of flood

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“Water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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