agua

Definitions of agua
  1. noun
    a facility that provides a source of water
    synonyms: aguada, aguaje
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    servicio
    a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
  2. noun
    the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
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    fluido corporal
    the liquid parts of the body
  3. noun
    the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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    ángel
    the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
    don
    a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
    móvil
    a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
    rojo
    a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
    republicano
    a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
    salmón
    a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
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    estrecho
    a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
    estero, estuario, ría
    the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
    vado
    a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
    abra, admisión, aflujo, angra, cala, caleta, ensenada, entrada, entrante, estero, rada, seno, toma
    an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
    lago
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
    aguazal, charca, charco, encharcada, lagunajo, poza, pozanco, rebalsa
    a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
    mar
    a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
    bajío, sustancia
    a stretch of shallow water
    corriente
    a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
    cascada, catarata, chorreón, salto, salto de agua
    a steep descent of the water of a river
    estanque
    lake used to store water for community use
    bahía
    a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
    afluente, ramal, tributario
    a stream or river connected to a larger one
    arroyo, riacho, riachuelo, rivera
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
    arteria
    (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
    las profundidades, piélago, profundidad
    literary term for an ocean
    fiordo
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
    albufera, cocha, laguna
    a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
    lago
    a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
    estanque
    a small lake
    rápidos
    a part of a river where the current is very fast
    río
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    arroyuelo
    a small stream
    ibón
    a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
  4. noun
    binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
    synonyms: H2O
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    aguachirle, lavazas
    water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
    salmuera
    water containing salts
    aguanieve, fango, granizado, lodo, nieve derretida, sensiblería, sentimentalismo
    partially melted snow
    agua de lluvia, lluvia
    drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
  5. noun
    liquid excretory product
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    deyección, excreción, excremento, heces, hez, zulla
    waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
  6. noun
    waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
    synonyms: aguas negras, aguas residuales
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    residuos
    any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
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