Thesaurus:water

Thesaurus

water

English

Noun

Sense: a clear liquid that can be drunk

Synonyms

• water
• Adam's ale (humorous, idiomatic)
• Adam's wine (Scotland)
• aqua
• corporation pop (slang)
• dihydrogen monoxide (abbr. DHMO) (humorous)
• H₂O
• hydric acid
• hydrogen hydroxide
• hydrogen oxide
• hydrohydroxic acid
• hydroxic acid
• hydroxilic acid
• hydroxylic acid
• light water
• oxidane (IUPAC)
• μ-oxido dihydrogen

Hyponyms

• branch water
• brine
• distilled water
• drinking water
• fresh water
• meltwater
• mineral water
• rainwater
• salt water
• sea water
• sparkling water
• spring water
• sweet water
• tap water

Hypernyms

• beverage    [⇒ thesaurus]
• liquid    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• aquifer
• body of water    [⇒ thesaurus]
• brook
• creek
• estuary
• lake    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ocean
• pond
• pool
• puddle
• river    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sea
• stream    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “298. food” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “337. water” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “water” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “water” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.