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Definitions of water

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: bluswater, majem, zwemwater

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gemeentepils, kraanwater, leidingwater
water directly from the spigot

afwaswater, ezelinnemelk, ezelinnenmelk, slootwater
water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed

wijwater
water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification

bodemwater, bronwater, grondwater, mineraalwater, putwater, sprengwater, welwater
underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks

pekel, pekelnat, zeewater
water containing salts

hemelwater, regen, regengordel, regenval, regenwater, regenzone
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

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nat, nattigheid, vocht
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
noun
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

synonyms: bluswater, zwemwater

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poolzee
the southern waters surrounding Antarctica

poolzee
ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs

groene
a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River

madeira
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

Rijn
a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea

Tigris
an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River

witspeler
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

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inham
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

afvoergeul, geul
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

estuarium, trechtermond
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

oversteekplaats, voetgangersoversteekplaats, voorde, wad, wed, zebra, zebrapad
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

inlaat, inlaatduiker, kreek, uithoek
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

meer, vijver
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

plas, pool, poolstreek, voetbad
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid

elektriciteitsnet, hoogspanningsnet, lichtleiding, lichtnet, oceaan, plas, slagzee, stortzee, stroomnet, wereldzee, zee
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

laak, lee, rivier, vloed, watering, waterloop, wetering
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

cascade, waterval
a steep descent of the water of a river

vaarwater, vaarweg, waterweg
a navigable body of water

bassin, spaarbekken, stuwmeer, vergaarbak, waterbassin, waterbekken, waterreservoir
lake used to store water for community use

rivierarm
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

zijrivier
a stream or river connected to a larger one

kreek, rivierarm
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

binnenwater, hartader
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

gracht, plomp, sloot
any small natural waterway

fjord
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

haf, kustmeer, lagune, strandmeer
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

plas, vijver, waterpartij, wiel
a small lake

schietstroom, stroomversnelling
a part of a river where the current is very fast

binnenwater, rivier
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

zwin
a channel in which a tidal current runs

laak, lee, watering, waterloop, wetering
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
noun
the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

synonyms: lamsvocht, vruchtwater, watermassa

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lichaamsvocht
the liquid parts of the body
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the liquid parts of the body

synonyms: lichaamsvocht

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melk
produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young

lamsvocht, vruchtwater, watermassa
the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

bloed
the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

bloedserum, bloedwei, celplasma, celvocht, hui, kaaswei, melkserum, melkwei, plasma, portel, protoplasma, serum, wei
an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

chijl, lymf, lymfe, weefselvloeistof, weefselvocht
a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels

inkt, vulpeninkt
dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods

afscheiding, secreet, secretie
a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

ruggemergsvocht
clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord

hom
seminal fluid produced by male fish

borstvoeding, moedermelk, zog
milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth

colostrum, voormelk
milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

bloedgroep
human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens

bloedprop, bloedstolsel, stolsel
a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells

antiserum, entstof, serum, vaccin
blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease

lamsvocht, oogvocht, traanvocht, vruchtwater, watermassa
saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball

hydrosis, transpiratie, transpiratievocht, zweet, zweetafscheiding, zweetsecretie
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

hormoon
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

synovia
viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.

geil, slijm, slijmafscheiding
protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium

jodenlijm, koekoeksspeeksel, koekoeksspog, speeksel, spuug, zever
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

koninginnenbrood
a secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens

muskus
an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative

nectar
a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators

hui, kaaswei, melkserum, melkwei, portel, wei
the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese

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