waterworks
City water system
Waterworks refers to a system of reservoirs, pipes, and pumps that supplies water to a city or region: The city's waterworks dates to the 1890s.
In informal British usage, waterworks means the urinary system: The doctor asked about my waterworks.
To turn on the waterworks is to start crying, especially theatrically or manipulatively: She turned on the waterworks when the cop pulled her over.
Shedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
wailing · sniveling · whimpering · howling · sniffles · crocodile tears · teary-eyed · misty-eyed
Large water storage basin
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- pumping stationFacility moving fluids through pipes
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
desalination · aqueduct · dam · chlorination · sanitation · effluent · sludge · aeration
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- fittingsAttached functional components
- valveFluid flow controller
- faucetValve controlling water flow
- leakEscape through a breach
plumber · drain · sewer · fixture · pressure · tap · main · burst pipe
Street-side water outlet
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- fire engineFirefighter response vehicle
- pumperTruck carrying water hoses
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
pressure · standpipe · fire department · emergency · rescue · fire plug · coupling · fireboat
Presentation for viewing
- jetsPressurized fluid streams
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- choreographedArranged movements deliberately
illuminated · musical fountain · cascade · pool · basin · ornamental · Bellagio · synchronized
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
blubbering · wailing · sniveling · whimpering · howling · sniffles · crocodile tears · teary-eyed · misty-eyed · choked up
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- pumping stationFacility moving fluids through pipes
purification · desalination · aqueduct · dam · chlorination · sanitation · effluent · sludge · aeration · reclamation
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
leak · plumber · drain · sewer · fixture · pressure · tap · main · burst pipe · shutoff
hydrant
Street-side water outlet
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- fire engineFirefighter response vehicle
- pumperTruck carrying water hoses
nozzle · pressure · standpipe · fire department · emergency · rescue · fire plug · coupling · fireboat
display
Presentation for viewing
choreographed · illuminated · musical fountain · cascade · pool · basin · ornamental · Bellagio · synchronized · spectacle
- Nigerian GovernmentNational Assembly, House of Representatives, senator, state governor, state assembly
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, aquifer, watersheds, groundwater
- cryingcry, crying, tears, sob, sobbing
- factoriesfactory, manufacturing plant, assembly plant, car factory, plants
- Pre-electric technologywindlass, pulley, plow, bellows, forge
waterworkssewage system
Infrastructure for wastewater removal
drainage system · sewer · septic system · outfall · sewerage
waterworksnatural spring
Water emerging from ground
spring · aquifer · artesian well · groundwater · rainwater
waterworkscomposure
Emotional self-control
stoicism · dry eyes · stiff upper lip · emotional restraint · self-control
- turn on the waterworksCry manipulatively for sympathy