fresh-water
Not from oceans
Fresh-water describes things that live in, contain, or relate to water that isn't salty—rivers, lakes, and streams rather than oceans: fresh-water fish, fresh-water pearls.
The hyphenated form is less common than the solid compound freshwater, though both appear.
A fresh-water sailor has experience only on lakes or rivers, not the sea.
Safe for ingestion
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- thirstNeed for fluid
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
tap · bottled · well · spring · artesian · groundwater · aquifer · cistern
Enclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- pondSmall still body
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
creek · tributary · reservoir · spring · wetland · marsh · swamp · bog
Free of soil
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- pristinePure and untouched
- unpollutedFree of contaminants
- uncontaminatedFree from impurities
pure · filtered · turbid · brackish · stagnant · oxygenated · pH · hardness
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- phytoplanktonPhotosynthetic aquatic drifters
zooplankton · aquatic · invertebrates · nutrients · sediment · spawning · migration · wetland
potable
Safe for ingestion
purified · tap · bottled · well · spring · artesian · groundwater · aquifer · cistern · rainwater
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
brook · creek · tributary · reservoir · spring · wetland · marsh · swamp · bog · watershed
clean
Free of soil
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- pristinePure and untouched
- unpollutedFree of contaminants
uncontaminated · pure · filtered · turbid · brackish · stagnant · oxygenated · pH · hardness · softness
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
phytoplankton · zooplankton · aquatic · invertebrates · nutrients · sediment · spawning · migration · wetland · microbiome
trout
Freshwater game fish
pike · perch · carp · otter · beaver · frog · turtle · crayfish · mussel · heron
lily
Trumpet-shaped garden bloom
- cattailWetland plant, brown spike
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- duckweedMinute aquatic floating plant
watercress · lotus · papyrus · bulrush · pondweed · sedge · arrowhead · pickerelweed · eelgrass · hornwort