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| water adj | (relating to water) (in samenstelling) | water- |
| | Can you get the water bottle for me? |
| water n | (rain) | regenwater nw het, ont. |
| | | regen nw de |
| | After the storm, there were puddles of water everywhere. |
| water n | (contents of a river, ocean) | water nw het, ont. |
| | I'm going swimming in the water. Are you coming? |
| water n | (tide) | water nw het, ont. |
| | | waterpeil nw het |
| | The water is rising. Let's move our beach towels. |
| water n | (surface of a lake, pond) | wateroppervlak nw het |
| | Look how smooth the water is in the morning. |
| water n | (a liquid solution) (oplossing) | water nw het |
| | Some people say you should drink sugar water when you are ill. |
water,
waters npl | (territorial) | wateren nw mv |
| | We are in French waters now. |
| water vi | (discharge) | etteren onoverg.ww |
| | The sore on Fred's leg started watering. |
| water vi | (secrete) | tranen onoverg.ww |
| | Alison's eyes started to water. |
| water vtr | (animals) | drenken, water geven, te drinken geven overg.ww |
| | You need to feed and water the horses. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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armbands,
water wings npl | (flotation aids worn on arms) | zwembandjes nw mv |
| | I put my little girl's armbands on so that she could splash about in the pool. |
bilge,
bilge water n | (dirty or stagnant water) (in een schip) | bilgewater, ruimwater nw het, ont. |
| | The bilge needs to be pumped out so that the ship does not end up sinking. |
bilge,
bilge water n | informal, figurative (drivel: worthless talk) (informeel) | klets, kletskoek nw de, ont. |
| | (informeel) | gezwam, geleuter nw het, ont. |
| boiling water n | (water: heated) | kokend water nw het, ont. |
| | There was a pan of boiling water on top of the stove. |
cottonmouth,
water moccasin,
cottonmouth moccasin n | (reptile: venomous snake) (dierkunde) | watermoccasinslang nw de |
| distilled water n | (chemically-purified water) | gedestilleerd water nw het |
| | You need to use distilled water when topping up the battery. |
| drinking water n | (water that is safe to drink) | drinkwater nw het, ont. |
| | The pioneers only settled in areas where they could find safe drinking water. |
| fountain n | abbreviation (drinking-water dispenser) | drinkwaterfontein nw de |
| | Kate got a drink at the fountain. |
fresh water,
freshwater n | (water that is not salty) | zoet water bn + nw |
| | | zoetwater nw het |
| Opmerking: single-word form used when the term modifies another noun. |
| | I only swim in fresh water. Perch is strictly a freshwater fish. |
| | Ik zwem alleen maar in zoet water. Baars is strikt een zoetwatervis. |
groundwater,
ground water n | (water beneath the soil) | grondwater nw het |
| | The state passed several new regulations to prevent the contamination of groundwater. |
| water heater n | (boiler) | geiser nw de |
| | (Belg.) | boiler nw de |
| | Melanie hired a plumber to fix the broken water heater. |
| high-water mark n | (sea, river: highest level) | hoogwaterpeil nw het |
| | The high-water mark is easy to identify on a beach by a line of debris such as seaweed. |
| high-water mark n | figurative (achievement) | toppunt, hoogtepunt nw het |
| | The end of the second century was the high-water mark of the Roman Empire. |
| hot water n | literal (water that has been heated) | warm water bn + nw |
| | Hot water is better than cold water for taking a bath. |
| | Het is beter warm water dan koud water te gebruiken voor een bad. |
| hot water n | figurative (trouble) | in de problemen bw |
| | He is in hot water for being absent from work yesterday. |
| | Hij zit in de problemen doordat hij gisteren afwezig was op zijn werk. |
| make [sb]'s mouth water v expr | informal (food: look appetizing) (figuurlijk) | het water in de mond doen lopen frase |
| | | doen watertanden ww+ww |
| | The smell of that steak on the grill is making my mouth water. |
moorhen,
water hen n | (marsh bird) (vogelsoort) | waterhoen nw de |
| open water n | (unenclosed area of water) | open water nw het |
| open-water n as adj | (swimming: in unenclosed waters) (in samenstellingen) | open-water- |
| | Lisa is taking part in an open-water swimming event. |
rainwater,
rain water,
rain-water n | (fallen rain) | regenwater nw het, ont. |
| | The farmers need rainwater to grow their crops. |
rosewater,
rose water,
rose-water n | (perfume, flavoring) | rozenwater nw het |
seawater,
sea water n | (salt water from the ocean) | zeewater nw het |
seltzer,
seltzer water n | (fizzy mineral water) | bruiswater nw het |
| soda water n | (drink: fizzy water) | sodawater nw het, ont. |
| | Would you like soda water in your whisky? Soda water instead of milk in the recipe will make your pancakes light and fluffy. |
| sparkling water n | (artificially carbonated drinking water) | sodawater, spuitwater nw het, ont. |
| | (Belg.) | bruiswater nw het, onrt. |
| | You can buy imported sparkling water in litre bottles. |
wastewater,
waste water n | (used water) | afvalwater nw het, ont. |
| | Treatment of the wastewater begins in the septic tank. |
water fountain,
drinking fountain n | (tap dispensing drinking water) | drinkfontein nw de |
| | After gym class the children lined up for a sip of water at the water fountain. |
| | The drinking fountain is a fine example of Victorian decorative street furniture. |
| water main n | (pipe supplying water) | hoofdleiding nw de |
| | When the water main burst, the street quickly flooded. |
| water rights npl | (rights to use water flowing over or next to property) | waterrechten nw mv |
| | When I bought the house, the price included its water rights. |
| water torture n | (water onto forehead) (m. vallende druppel) | marteling nw de |
| | The secret police used water torture on Schmidt to extract information. |
water vapor (US),
water vapour (UK) n | (steam) | waterdamp nw de |
| | | stoom nw de |
| | Water vapor is produced by boiling liquid water or sublimating ice. |
waterbed,
water bed n | (bed filled with liquid) | waterbed nw het |
waterbird,
water bird n | (bird: aquatic) | watervogel nw de |
waterhole,
water hole n | (natural pool of drinking water) (voor dieren) | drinkplaats nw de |
waterlily,
water lily n | (flowering pond plant) (plantkunde) | waterlelie nw de |
watermark,
water mark,
water line n | (mark of water level) | peil nw het |
| | | waterstand nw de |
| | The flood had left a watermark on the wall. |
watermill,
water mill,
water-mill n | (mill driven by water) | watermolen nw de |
water power,
waterpower n | (energy generated by moving water) | waterkracht nw de |
| | | hydraulische kracht bn+nw de |
waterwheel,
water wheel n | (wheel powered by water) | waterrad nw het |
| | In early cotton mills a waterwheel was often used to generate electricity. |
whitewater,
white-water n | (river: rapids) | stroomversnelling nw de |