Waters
Common English surname
Waters refers to a specific body or expanse of water, often in legal, geographical, or poetic contexts.
In maritime law, waters can designate territorial seas or exclusive economic zones, where nations exercise rights over resources and navigation.
Historically, “waters” has been used in plural to describe mineral-rich springs believed to have therapeutic properties, as in taking the waters at a spa.
In hydrology, waters may refer to the collective flow of rivers, streams, or runoff within a watershed.
The ship entered international waters at dawn.
Massive saltwater body
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- pondSmall still body
stream · bay · lagoon · strait · gulf · estuary · reservoir · inlet
Legal authority's scope
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- coastalOf the shoreline
nautical · maritime · exclusive · zone · border · fishing · rights · patrol
Of the embryo's sac
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
rupture · breaking · pregnancy · midwife · fluid · sac · cervix · dilation
Naturally formed crystalline solid
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- bottledStored in glass vessels
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
soda · seltzer · carbonated · flavored · infused · Perrier · Evian · San Pellegrino
Reducing density or number
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- dilutingLessening strength by mixing
- mixingCombining into one mass
- reducingMaking less or smaller
cutting · softening · tempering · stretching · adulterate · weaken
ocean
Massive saltwater body
pond · stream · bay · lagoon · strait · gulf · estuary · reservoir · inlet · cove
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
coastal · nautical · maritime · exclusive · zone · border · fishing · rights · patrol · national
amniotic
Of the embryo's sac
contractions · rupture · breaking · pregnancy · midwife · fluid · sac · cervix · dilation · obstetric
mineral
Naturally formed crystalline solid
tonic · soda · seltzer · carbonated · flavored · infused · Perrier · Evian · San Pellegrino · fizzy
thinning
Reducing density or number
reducing · cutting · softening · tempering · stretching · adulterate · weaken
Ethel
Noble-meaning feminine name
musician · composer · Chicago · delta · singer · saxophonist · crooner
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
- water bottleContainer for drinking liquid
- running waterPlumbed household flow
- glass of waterDrinking vessel with H2O
- clean waterUncontaminated hydration source
- warm waterMildly heated H2O
water, watery, wateriness, watered, watering, waterless, underwater, freshwater, saltwater