Apollinaris water
() An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Clear
(superl.) Free from opaqueness |
Clear
(superl.) Free from ambiguity or indistinctness |
Clear
(superl.) Able to perceive clearly |
Clear
(superl.) Not clouded with passion |
Clear
(superl.) Easily or distinctly heard |
Clear
(superl.) Without mixture |
Clear
(superl.) Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots |
Clear
(superl.) Free from guilt or stain |
Clear
(superl.) Without diminution |
Clear
(superl.) Free from impediment or obstruction |
Clear
(superl.) Free from embarrassment |
Clear
(n.) Full extent |
Clear
(adv.) In a clear manner |
Clear
(adv.) Without limitation |
Clear
(v. t.) To render bright, transparent, or undimmed |
Clear
(v. t.) To free from impurities |
Clear
(v. t.) To free from obscurity or ambiguity |
Clear
(v. t.) To render more quick or acute, as the understanding |
Clear
(v. t.) To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive |
Clear
(v. t.) To free from the imputation of guilt |
Clear
(v. t.) To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure |
Clear
(v. t.) To gain without deduction |
Clear
(v. i.) To become free from clouds or fog |
Clear
(v. i.) To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements |
Clear
(v. i.) To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house. |
Clear
(v. i.) To obtain a clearance |
Clear-cut
(a.) Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo. |
Clear-cut
(a.) Concisely and distinctly expressed. |
Clear-headed
(a.) Having a clear understanding |
Clear-seeing
(a.) Having a clear physical or mental vision |
Clear-shining
(a.) Shining brightly. |
Clear-sighted
(a.) Seeing with clearness |
Clear-sightedness
(n.) Acute discernment. |
Fresh-water
(a.) Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt |
Fresh-water
(a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only |
Fresh-water
(a.) Unskilled |
Napha water
() A perfume distilled from orange flowers. |
Rose water
() Water tinctured with roses by distillation. |
Rose-water
(a.) Having the odor of rose water |
Selters water
() A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. |
Seltzer water
() See Selters water. |
Spurn-water
(n.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water. |
Strong-water
(n.) An acid. |
Strong-water
(n.) Distilled or ardent spirits |
Surfeit-water
(n.) Water for the cure of surfeits. |
Tail-water
(n.) Water in a tailrace. |
Vichy water
() A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an effervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and magnetism carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides |
Water
(n.) The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. |
Water
(n.) A body of water, standing or flowing |
plain sailing
clear sailing
easy going | easy unobstructed progress, after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing |
water travel
seafaring | travel by water |
water sport
aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
| water-skiing | skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat |
| water polo | a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal |
| treading water | a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms |
| water conservation | the conservation of water resources |
water development
water project
water program | making an area of water more useful |
| water thrush | brownish North American warbler found near streams |
water ouzel
dipper | small stocky diving bird without webbed feet, frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom |
European water ouzel
Cinclus aquaticus | a water ouzel of Europe |
American water ouzel
Cinclus mexicanus | a water ouzel of western North America |
| water snake | any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water |
common water snake
banded water snake
Natrix sipedon
Nerodia sipedon | in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia, western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water |
| water moccasin | any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters |
water moccasin cottonmouth
cottonmouth moccasin
Agkistrodon piscivorus | venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States |
waterfowl
water bird
waterbird | freshwater aquatic bird |
| water shrew | any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams |
American water shrew
Sorex palustris | water shrew of North America |
European water shrew
Neomys fodiens | widely distributed Old World water shrew |
Mediterranean water shrew
Neomys anomalus | a type of water shrew |
daphnia
water flea | minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell, moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae |
cyclops
water flea | minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming, important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms |
gallinule
marsh hen water hen swamphen | any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens |
American coot
marsh hen mud hen
water hen Fulica americana | a coot found in North America |
water turkey
Anhinga anhinga | blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions |
| water dog | a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl |
| water spaniel | any dog of two large curlyoated breeds used for hunting waterfowl |
| American water spaniel | breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liverolored curly coat |
| Irish water spaniel | breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liverolored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail |
| water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
| water beetle | any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming |
German cockroach
Croton bug
crotonbug
water bug Blattella germanica | small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe, a common household pest |
| water bug | a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water |
| giant water bug | large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts, feeds on young fishes |
| water scorpion | long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube |
water boatman
boat bug | carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs |
water strider
pond-skater
water skater | long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water |
| water rat | any of various amphibious rats |
round-tailed muskrat
Florida water rat
Neofiber alleni | of Florida wetlands |
water vole Richardson vole
Microtus richardsoni | of western North America |
| water vole water rat Arvicola amphibius | common large Eurasian vole |
water buffalo
water ox
Asiatic buffalo
Bubalus bubalis | an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal |
water chevrotain
water deer
Hyemoschus aquaticus | largest chevrotain, of marshy areas of west Africa |
boiling water reactor
BWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
| cold-water flat | an apartment without modern conveniences |
cologne
cologne water
eau de cologne | a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol |
diuretic drug
diuretic
water pill | any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water |
divining rod
dowser
dowsing rod
waterfinder
water finder | forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil |