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noun
Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: water body
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, of, water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: water
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thing
Narrower terms: backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, ford, crossing, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, main, briny, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shoal, shallow, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, waterfall, falls, waterway
History
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Across languages
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
