waters
Liquid covering Earth
Waters is the plural of water, used when distinguishing among bodies of water or types: international waters, territorial waters, the waters of the Caribbean.
To test the waters is to gauge a situation before committing.
Muddy the waters means to confuse an issue.
A woman's waters break when amniotic fluid releases before childbirth. (Capitalized Waters is a surname.)
Enclosed body of freshwater
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- gulfPartially enclosed sea
- bayPartially enclosed water
reservoir · pond · basin · lagoon · fjord · estuary · inlet · sound
Flowing in undulations
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
undulation · eddies · swirling · babbling · gurgling · cascading · rushing · trickling
Ritual water purification ceremony
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- holyDedicated to the divine
- sacredWorthy of reverence
ritual · cleansing · immersion · font · sanctified · lustral · mikveh · ablution
Ocean water, chemically speaking
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
- seaweedSaltwater aquatic plants
whale · dolphin · shark · octopus · squid · jellyfish · krill · plankton
Making something exist
- GenesisFirst biblical book
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- NoahBiblical vessel builder
- partingAct of leaving another
Moses · Red Sea · Jordan · deluge · baptism · miracle · ark · covenant
Bodily fluid replenishment
- potableSafe for ingestion
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- bottledStored in glass vessels
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
purified · distilled · filtered · sparkling · spring · well · fluoridated · refreshment
Seagoing transport vessel
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
port · harbor · bow · stern · helm · sailing · navigation · vessel
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
bay · reservoir · pond · basin · lagoon · fjord · estuary · inlet · sound · strait
rippling
Flowing in undulations
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
waves · undulation · eddies · swirling · babbling · gurgling · cascading · rushing · trickling · lapping
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- holyDedicated to the divine
sacred · ritual · cleansing · immersion · font · sanctified · lustral · mikveh · ablution · consecrated
saltwater
Ocean water, chemically speaking
seaweed · whale · dolphin · shark · octopus · squid · jellyfish · krill · plankton · anemone
creation
Making something exist
parting · Moses · Red Sea · Jordan · deluge · baptism · miracle · ark · covenant · Galilee
hydration
Bodily fluid replenishment
mineral · purified · distilled · filtered · sparkling · spring · well · fluoridated · refreshment · pitcher
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
marina · port · harbor · bow · stern · helm · sailing · navigation · vessel · boat
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- coastalOf the shoreline
sovereign · rights · maritime · exclusive · fishing · navigable · inland · offshore · treaty · domain
mermaids
Half-woman, half-fish beings
Poseidon · Neptune · kraken · selkie · kelpie · Charybdis · Scylla · naiad · undine · Leviathan
- beveragescoffee, tea, juice, milk, beer
- originsbeginning, birth, creation, source, roots
- territoryterritory, land, region, domain, realm
- antediluvianNoah, ark, great flood, deluge, Methuselah
- international ___trade, relations, law, flights, borders
- Biblical NatureGarden of Eden, Eden, Noah's Ark, creation story, Adam and Eve
watersconcentrates
Directs sustained attention
strengthens · fortifies · intensifies · thickens · enriches
watersdries
Loses moisture content
dehydrates · desiccates · parches · drains · withers
- 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, watered, watering, waterproof, waterless, waterlogged, wateriness, mineral water