running water
Tap-delivered stream
Running water is water that flows continuously, especially through pipes in a building as part of a plumbing system.
Having running water means you can turn on a tap and water comes out, a basic amenity in modern life that distinguishes equipped dwellings from primitive ones.
The cabin was rustic—no electricity or running water.
The phrase also describes natural water that moves, like streams and rivers, as opposed to standing water in ponds or puddles.
Small flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- currentDirected flow of charge
spring · rapids · tributary · rivulet · torrent · cascade · waterfall · babbling
Water and waste infrastructure
- faucetValve controlling water flow
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
indoor · municipal · potable · filtration · purification · reservoir · aqueduct · waterworks
brook
Small flowing watercourse
current · spring · rapids · tributary · rivulet · torrent · cascade · waterfall · babbling · gurgling
plumbing
Water and waste infrastructure
sanitation · indoor · municipal · potable · filtration · purification · reservoir · aqueduct · waterworks · hydration
- living conditionshousing, income, employment, healthcare access, education access
- wastefulnesswaste, squandering, extravagance, profligacy, dissipation
- thawing methodsslow thaw, defrost setting
- bathroombathtub, bathroom, restroom, lavatory, faucet
- ambient soundsrain, wind, ocean, thunder rumble, crickets
- conveniencesdishwasher, microwave, washing machine, refrigerator, air conditioning
running waterstill water
Water not flowing
stagnant water · standing water · stagnant pool · dead water · brackish water
running waterwell water
Underground drinking source
well · bucket · cistern · rain barrel · rainwater collection
water, runner, running, rung, watered, watering, waters, rundown, waterless