noun
Pure water is odourless, tasteless, and colourless
Her account of her whereabouts that day just doesn't hold water
They've been spending money like water since they won the football pools
When a dog makes water, it marks off a territory bounded by its scent
These were not industrial stones but diamonds of the first water
verb
If you don't water the garden, the vegetables will die
We no longer go there because they water the drinks. They told the children a watered-down version of what had happened
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