Waters

Definition: Waters

Waters

Noun

1. United States actress and singer (1896-1977).

2. The serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Waters" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Geography

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Waters

Caution

Keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side.

Difficulty

Fish in troubled waters, buffet the waves, swim against the stream, scud under bare poles.

Discord

Get into hot water, fish in troubled waters, brawl; kick up a row, kick up a dust; turn the house out of window.

Experiment

Grope; feel one's way, grope for one's way; fumble, t_tonner, aller _ t_tons, put out a feeler, throw out a feeler; send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out, see how the wind blows; consult the barometer; feel the pulse; fish for, bob for; cast for, beat about for; angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes.

Foresight

See one's way; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, see how the wind blows, test the waters, see how the cat jumps.

Moderation

Tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off; slake; curb; (restrain); tame; (subjugate); smooth over; pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters; pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin.

Phrase: est modue in rebus; pour oil on troubled waters.

Navigation

Verb: sail; put to sea; (depart); take ship, get under way; set sail, spread sail, spread canvas; gather way, have way on; make sail, carry sail; plow the waves, plow the deep, plow the main, plow the ocean; walk the waters.

Oblivion

Short memory, treacherous memory, poor memory, loose memory, slippery memory, failing memory; decay of memory, failure of memory, lapse of memory; waters of Lethe, waters of oblivion.

Ocean

Noun: sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, "vasty deep"; wave, tide,. (water in motion).

Pain

Noun: painfulness; Adjective: trouble, care; (pain); trial; affliction, infliction; blow, stroke, burden, load, curse; bitter pill, bitter draught; waters of bitterness.

Waste

Waste its sweetness on the desert air ; cast one's bread upon the waters, cast pearls before swine; employ a steam engine to crack a nut, waste powder and shot, break a butterfly on a wheel; labor in vain; (useless); cut blocks with a razor, pour water into a sieve.

Water

Phrase: the waters are out.

Crosswords: Waters

French (can).

Come away O human child To the waters and the wild With a faery hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping Than you can understand (Artificial Intelligence: AI; writing credit: Ian Watson)

My story starts at sea a perilous voyage to an unknown land a shipwreck the wild waters roar and heave the brave vessel is dashed all to pieces, and all the helpless souls within her drowned all save one a lady whose soul is greater than the ocean and her spirit stronger than the sea's embrace not for her a watery end, but a new life beginning on a stranger shore (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard)

I came to Casablanca for the waters. (Casablanca; writing credit: Murray Burnett; Joan Alison)

Oh, and if I remember correctly, you came back for us in the forest after the flood waters receded with the Brazilian National Guard who promptly deported us for not having made the right bribes (Veritas: The Quest; writing credit: Brad Falchuk)

Made from the filthiest waters from our own River Styx. Styx Beer is a third more toxic than any other regular beer (Highway to Hell; writing credit: Brian Helgeland)

And admit that the waters around you have grown ("The Times They Are A-Changin'"; performing artist: Bob Dylan)

Drag the waters til the depths give up their dead (Hemorrhage (in my hands); performing artist: Fuel)

Sailing on the cool and bright clear waters (Cool Change; performing artist: Little River Band)

Down beside where the waters flow (Banks Of The Ohio; performing artist: Olivia Newton-John)

Around the icy waters underground (Astronomy domine; performing artist: Pink Floyd)

Waters of the Moon (1968)

Fire of Waters (1965)

Troubled Waters (1964)

The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)

Esther Waters (1948)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Waters Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Waters Instruments, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The World Market for Unsweetened Water, Natural and Artificial Mineral and Aerated Waters, Ice, and Snow: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters (reference)

• Many Waters (reference)

• The Time Quartet Box Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Boundary Waters Journal (reference)

• Home Waters Fly Fishing (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working: Rare Performances 1968-1978 (reference)

• The John Waters Archives (Pink Flamingos/Polyester/Desperate Living/Hairspray) (reference)

• Roger Waters - In the Flesh (Live) (reference)

• Beside Still Waters Vol. 1 (reference)

• Sacred Waters of Cambodia (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Ripping Waters [EP] (reference)

• Still Waters (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Uncharted Waters (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

This schistosome parasite enters the body through the skin of persons coming in contact with infested waters. The adult worm lives in the veins of its host. The parasite is magnified x256 in this photograph. Credit: Bruce Wetzel (photographer). Harry Schaefer (phot.

Cholera is caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium that lives among zooplankton in brackish waters, and in estuaries where rivers meet the sea. It infects humans through ingestion of such contaminated water. Credit: CDC.

Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa. Complex patterns can be seen in the shallow waters along its coastline, where silt carried by the Geba and other rivers washes out into the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: NASA.

Each of these swirling clouds is a result of a meteorological phenomenon known as a Karman vortex. These vortices appeared over Alexander Selkirk Island in the southern Pacific Ocean. Rising precipitously from the surrounding waters, the island's highest point is nearly a mile (1.6 km) above sea level. As wind-driven clouds encounter this obstacle, they flow around it to form these large, spinning eddies. Credit: NASA.

Harbor seals on small ice bergs in Southeast Alaskan waters. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Observing in the Boundary Waters area of Minnesota Level party of J. D. Thurmond. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Killer whale in Alaskan waters. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A Navy YP dressed for a holiday while the GALATEA, an old gaff-rigged cutter, travels the waters of the St. Mary's River. Credit: America's Coastlines.

The Snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina, is easily confused with the alligator snapping turtle. Considered ill-tempered, they feed on invertebrates, fish, reptiles, carrion, etc. and a surprising amount of vegetation. These turtles trapped in the fresh and brackish waters of bay tributaries and sold to restaurants for use in soups and stews. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Swim call! Undaunted by Jaws movies, ALBATROSS IV crewman dives into waters off Menempsha Bight. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

As regards sea fishing, maritime coasting trade, and maritime towage, vessels of the Allied and Associated Powers shall enjoy, in German territorial waters, the treatment accorded to vessels of the most favoured nation. (reference)

No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1926)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The convent was to Jean Valjean like an island surrounded by wide waters.

As the waters of baptism cleanse the soul with the body so do the fires of punishment torture the spirit with the flesh

Valleys in which the fruit blossoms are fragrant pink and white waters in a shallow sea.

The gentle rain which waters my beans and keeps me in the house today is not drear and melancholy, but good for me too.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Natural reservoir in warm coastal waters makes eradication very unlikely. (references)

The larval stage of the Anopheles mosquito thrives in still waters, such as in swamps. (references)

Eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters harvested from warmer waters. (references)

Business

The wastewater charge presents to industry an incentive to discharge less pollutants into waters and use innovative water treatment technology. (references)

Major U.S. players include Johnson & Johnson (diagnostics), Becton-Dickinson, Coulter, ICN, Sigma, Life Care, Abbott Laboratory, Dade, and Waters, among others. (references)

There is a growing demand for pollution control and prevention technologies in wastewater treatment on variable BOD/COD levels, recycling/re-use for processing waters, and analytical equipment. (references)

Civil Liberties

Australia

In these cases, naval vessels effected rescues but did not allow the rescued persons to land or enter territorial waters. (references)

Australia

During the year, ships carrying would-be asylum seekers were denied permission to enter the country's ports (or territorial waters). (references)

New Zealand

As part of this quota, in July the Government accepted more than 130 asylum seekers who were rescued from a sinking boat in international waters between Indonesia and Australia. (references)

Economic History

Estonia

Coastal waters are somewhat polluted. (references)

Vietnam

Some consumer goods and fast food firms have tested the waters in Vietnam. (references)

Papua New Guinea

Fishing boats of other nations catch tuna in Papua New Guinea waters under license. (references)

Human Rights

Togo

The independent Benin Human Rights League reported that bodies were dropped along the coastal waters by military aircraft, although other official sources in Benin denied that this event happened. (references)

Indigenous People

Brazil

The Constitution provides indigenous people with the exclusive use of the soil, waters, and minerals on indigenous lands, subject to congressional authorization. (references)

Minorities

Cote d'Ivoire

Malians have fished the waters for the past 30 years without competition; however, many young Ivoirians have returned to their villages as a result of high unemployment in the cities. (references)

Political Economy

CANADA

Cooperation dates back to the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty, and has grown to include collaboration on transboundary watersheds, flooding, air pollution, water use, and other common concerns. (references)

ISRAEL

The discovery of commercial quantities of natural gas in Israeli waters and an Egyptian agreement to sell natural gas to Israel are causing changes in Israeli energy and regulatory policies. (references)

Singapore

The police are responsible for routine security within the country and for the protection of the borders, including action against illegal immigrants and patrolling the island's territorial waters. (references)

Trade

Philippines

These include alcohol products, tobacco products, petroleum products, mineral products, fireworks, cinematography films, automobiles, artificial sweeteners, jewelry, perfumes/toilet waters, and yachts/similar vessels. (references)

Travel

Sri Lanka

In 1997 the LTTE attacked several commercial ships flying flags in the waters off the north and east of the country. (references)

Kenya

There have been recent attacks on ships in the vicinity of Kenyan waters, in particular near the Kenya-Somalia border. (references)

Worker Rights

Australia

In September Parliament also enacted the Border Protection Act, which authorizes the boarding and searching of vessels in international waters, if suspected of smuggling of persons. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Mourning of waters

A meadow of waters

A brother of waters

A son that suspends the waters

Lamb of the waters

Throwing forth waters

Waters of grief

Waters springing up

The waters of Jordan

Of waters

Hot waters

That suspends the waters

Heap of waters

A son that suspends the waters

A son that suspends the waters

A son that suspends the waters

A son that suspends the waters

A son that suspends the waters

A son that suspends the waters

A son that suspends the waters

A son that suspends the waters

Expressions using "Waters": Acidulous mineral waters ♦ coastal waters ♦ dangerously exposed waters ♦ deep waters ♦ Ethel Waters ♦ evacuation of dangerously exposed waters ♦ Falling Waters ♦ fish in troubled waters ♦ head waters ♦ head waters of a river ♦ in deep waters ♦ incoming waters ♦ international waters ♦ minable waters ♦ Mineral Waters ♦ pour oil on the troubled waters ♦ pour oil on the waters ♦ pour oil on troubled waters ♦ shaloow waters ♦ sheltered waters ♦ still waters ♦ still waters run deep ♦ subterranean waters ♦ surface waters ♦ table waters ♦ take the waters ♦ territorial waters ♦ test the waters ♦ The mouth waters ♦ the waters ♦ the waters are out ♦ trade waters ♦ transitional waters ♦ troubled waters ♦ U.S. waters ♦ United States waters ♦ upper waters of a river ♦ walk the waters ♦ waters of bitterness ♦ waters of Lethe ♦ waters of oblivion. Additional references.

Beginning with "Waters": waters-esque.

Ending with "Waters": flood-waters.

Containing "Waters": still-waters-run-deep.

Albanian

ujra nëntokësora (subterranean waters), ujëra territoriale (territorial waters). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مياه. (various references)

Bulgarian 

подпочвени води (subterranean waters). (various references)

Chinese 

水域 , 水 (Water). (various references)

Czech

uklidnit rozbouřenou hladinu (pour oil on troubled waters), podzemní vody (subterranean waters). (various references)

Danish

naturligt helbredende kildevand (natural medicinal mineral waters), Aktion til beskyttelse af miljøet i kystområderne ved og kystfarvandene i Det Irske Hav,Nordsøen,Østersøen og den nordøstlige del af Atlanterhavet (Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic Ocean(Nor th S ea special p rogramme of a ction), NORSPA, North Sea, Specific action to protect the environment in the coastal areas and coastal waters of the Irish Sea), artesisk grundvand (artesian waters), badekur (balneotherapy, hydrotherapeutic cure, treatment at a watering-place, use of mineral waters), blodige vande (bloody waters), det nationale luftrum,territorialfarvandene og kontinentalsoklen i internationale farvande,som landet har eneherredømme over (national air-space, over which the country enjoys exclusive rights, territorial waters and the continental shelf lying in international waters), direktiv om beskyttelse af vand mod forurening forårsaget af nitrater,der stammer fra landbruget (directive concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, nitrate directive), en flods øvre løb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), fartøj til beskyttede farvande (sheltered waters), havet kan inddeles i den neritiske zone, som straekker sig fra kysten og ud til kanten af kontinentalsoklen, og i dybhavet eller det aabne hav (and the oceanic zone embracing the remaining offshore waters, extending offshore to the edge of the continental shelf or platform to a depth of over 200 m, the sea can be divided into the neritic zone), historiske bugter (historic waters), industrispildevand (industrial wastage, industrial waste water, industrial wastewaters, trade waters), afgift af mineralvand (excise duty on mineral waters), Liste over naturligt mineralvand anerkendt af... (List of the natural mineral waters recognized by...), under sommerens stagnationsperiode forbliver de radioaktive stoffer i ret lang tid i zonen med det varme overfladevand : epilimnion (during the summer stagnation period the radioactive substances remain for a fairly extensive period of time in the zone of the warm upper waters - the epilimnion), nitratdirektivet (directive concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, nitrate directive), perched water (perched water, perched waters), perioder med stabil lagdeling skifter med perioder, hvor konvektion opblander vandet (the periods of stratification are separated by periods during which the waters undergo mixing by convection ( periods of circulation )), risikofyldt farvand (dangerously exposed waters), sure kalcium-magnesiumbikarbonatkilder (terrestral acidulous waters), territorialfarvand (territorial waters, twelve-mile zone), toldregler vedroerende fastlandssoklen eller toldregler om vandomraader, sandbanker og vader, der ligger mellem kysten eller bredden og de territoriale vandes ydergraense ; soeterritoriets ydergraense (the customs system applicable to the continental shelf, to waters and foreshores situated between the coast or shore and the limit of territorial waters), tolvmilezone (territorial waters, twelve-mile zone), truet farvand (dangerously exposed waters), udspring og oevre loeb (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), udstoedningsgassen forvaerrer forureningen af overfladevand og bidrager til dets eutrofiering (the exhaust gases aggravate the contamination of surface waters and contribute to eutrophication), under aërobe betingelser kan mangan og jern næsten udfældes fuldstændigt fra overfladevand (under aerobic conditions manganese and iron can be virtually completely precipitated from surface waters), Komitéen for Beskyttelse af Vand mod Forurening Forårsaget af Nitrater,der Stammer fra Landbruget (Committee on the Protection of Waters against Pollution caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources). (various references)

Dutch

wateren met vangstbeperkingen (waters where limitations in catch are required), bovenloop (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), accijns op mineraalwater (excise duty on mineral waters), geochemie van mineraalwater (geochemistry of mineral waters), facultatieve extra-belasting op mineraalwater (optional surcharge on mineral waters), dichtgroeien (vegetal invasion, weediness of the waters), de uitlaatgassen verzwaren de belasting van het oppervlaktewater en dragen bij aan de eutrofiering (the exhaust gases aggravate the contamination of surface waters and contribute to eutrophication), de douaneregeling voor het continentale plat, voor de wateren, zandbanken en wadden tussen de kust of de oever en de grens van de territoriale wateren (the customs system applicable to the continental shelf, to waters and foreshores situated between the coast or shore and the limit of territorial waters), bovenloop van een rivier (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), historische wateren (historic waters), beschutte ankerplaats (sheltered waters), beschut (sheltered waters), balneotherapie (balneotherapy, hydrotherapeutic cure, hydrotherapy, treatment at a watering-place, use of mineral waters), badkuur (balneotherapy, hydrotherapeutic cure, treatment at a watering-place, use of mineral waters), artesisch water (artesian water, artesian waters, confined water), Actie voor de bescherming van het milieu in de kustgebieden en de kustwateren van de Ierse Zee,de Noordzee,de Oostzee en het noordoostelijk deel van de Atlantische Oceaan (Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic Ocean(Nor th S ea special p rogramme of a ction), NORSPA, North Sea, Specific action to protect the environment in the coastal areas and coastal waters of the Irish Sea), Comité voor de bescherming van water tegen verontreiniging door nitraten uit agrarische bronnen (Committee on the Protection of Waters against Pollution caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources), overgangswater (transitional waters), vluchthaven (harbour of refuge, port of necessity, port of refuge, shelter, sheltered waters), vadoos water (perched waters), twaalf-mijlszone (territorial waters, twelve-mile zone), tijdens de zomerse stagnatieperiode blijven radioactieve stoffen vrij lang in de aan de oppervlakte gelegen waterlagen - het epilimnion (during the summer stagnation period the radioactive substances remain for a fairly extensive period of time in the zone of the warm upper waters - the epilimnion), tijden van gelaagdheid worden afgewisseld door tijden, waarin de wateren worden onderworpen aan convectiebewegingen (the periods of stratification are separated by periods during which the waters undergo mixing by convection ( periods of circulation )), territoriale wateren (territorial waters, twelve-mile zone), het nationale luchtruim,de territoriale wateren en het continentaal plat in de internationale wateren waarover het land exclusieve rechten kan doen gelden (national air-space, over which the country enjoys exclusive rights, territorial waters and the continental shelf lying in international waters), overspannen water (artesian waters, perched water), het totale zeegebied kan worden onderverdeeld in de neritische zone of het continentale plat en in het oceaangebied, diepzee, open zee of abyssaal milieu (and the oceanic zone embracing the remaining offshore waters, extending offshore to the edge of the continental shelf or platform to a depth of over 200 m, the sea can be divided into the neritic zone), Nitraatrichrichtlijn (directive concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, nitrate directive), mangaan en ijzer kunnen onder aërobe omstandigheden bijna volledig uit oppervlaktewater worden neergeslagen (under aerobic conditions manganese and iron can be virtually completely precipitated from surface waters), Lijst van erkende soorten natuurlijk mineraalwater (List of the natural mineral waters recognized by...), kuur in een badplaats (balneotherapy, hydrotherapeutic cure, treatment at a watering-place, use of mineral waters), industrieel afvalwater (industrial wastage, industrial waste water, industrial wastewaters, trade waters), richtlijn inzake de bescherming van water tegen verontreiniging door nitraten uit agrarische bronnen (directive concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, nitrate directive). (various references)

Finnish

vesi kihoaa kielelleni (my tongue waters), tyynessä vedessä suuret kalat kutevat (still waters run deep), teollisuusjätevesi (industrial wastage, industrial waste water, industrial wastewaters, trade waters), suojaisat vedet (sheltered waters), sisävedet (inland waters), salpavesi (confined ground water, confined water, perched water, perched waters), latvavesistö (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), latvavedet (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), kalastaa sameassa vedessä (fish in troubled waters), joen yläjuoksu (head waters of a river, headwater, headwaters, upper waters of a river), jätevesi (effluent, sewage, waste water), historialliset vedet (historic waters), arteesinen vesi (artesian waters), aluevedet (territorial waters). (various references)

French

eaux (water). (various references)

German

Gewässer (stretch of water). (various references)

Greek 

μετέωρα ύδατα (perched waters). (various references)

Hebrew 

מי אפסים (shaloow waters). (various references)

Hungarian

zavarosban halászik (to fish in troubled waters), palackozott ásványvíz (mineral waters, table waters), lecsillapítja a kedélyeket (to pour oil on troubled waters), lecsendesíti a kedélyeket (to pour oil on troubled waters), jól megy a sora (to be in smooth waters, to do well, to fare well), jól boldogul (to be in smooth water, to be in smooth waters), ivókúrát tart (to drink the waters, to take the waters), gyógyvizet iszik (to drink the waters, to take the waters), gyógyvíz (medicinal water, medicinal waters, mineral water, water), gyógyfürdőket vesz (to take the waters), felségvizek (territorial waters), fürdőkúrát tart (to take the waters), ásványvíz (mineral waters, minerals, table waters, water). (various references)

Italian

paraggi (neighborhood, neighbourhood), corpo d'acqua (body of water, water body), acque (body of water, water body). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

水域 (water area). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

すいいき (water area). (various references)

Korean 

물 (Aquatic, Water). (various references)

Manx

faarkaghyn. (various references)

Pig Latin

atersway.(various references)

Portuguese

águas. (various references)

Romanian

apã (adam's ale, adam's wine, Aqua, ocean, river, saliva, sea, stream, water, waves). (various references)

Russian 

река Миссисипи (Father of Waters), разрыв плодных оболочек (breaking of waters), территориальные воды (territorial waters), территориальная вода (territorial waters), грунтовые воды (groundwater, subterranean waters), внутренние воды (inland waters), проточная вода (flowing waters). (various references)

Scottish

inbhir (a confluence of waters, confluence of waters, mouth of a river;). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

podzemne vode (subterranean waters). (various references)

Spanish

aguas (spa). (various references)

Swedish

vattnen, farvatten (fairway, sea). (various references)

Thai

ตกอยู่ในอันตราย (fish in troubled waters). (various references)

Turkish

yere bakan yürek yakar (still waters run deep), yere bakan yürek yakandır (still waters run deep), yavaş atın çiftesi pek olur (still waters run deep), karasuları (territorial waters, water), karışık durum (mickey mouse, Riptide, troubled waters), kaplıcaya gitmek (take the waters), içmelere gitmek (take the waters), derya (a large body of water, ocean, sea, the waters, the wave), deniz (brine, drink, main, marine, maritime, nautical, naval, sea, thalasso-, the blue, the briny, the deep, the waters, the wave, the waves), bulanık sular (troubled waters), belirsizlik (ambiguity, dark, doubtfulness, dreaminess, dreariness, drift, dubiousness, equivocalness, fogginess, fuzziness, generality, gloom, haze, haziness, if, incalculability, indefiniteness, indistinctness, laxity, laxness, limbo, suspense, troubled waters, twilight world, twilight zone, uncertainty, vagueness). (various references)

Ukrainian

хвилі (wallow), лікувальна вода, паводок. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "Waters": waterscape, waterscapes, watershed, watersheds, waterside, watersides, waterskiing, waterskiings, waterspout, waterspouts. (additional references)

Words ending with "Waters": backwaters, bathwaters, bilgewaters, blackwaters, breakwaters, cutwaters, dewaters, dishwaters, eyewaters, firewaters, floodwaters, freshwaters, groundwaters, headwaters, limewaters, meltwaters, overwaters, polywaters, rainwaters, seawaters, shearwaters, springwaters, tailwaters, tidewaters, wastewaters. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Waters" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: waers, Warters, waterys, wetters, Wtterc. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: rawest, tawers, waster.

-1 letter: aster, rates, resaw, sawer, sewar, stare, straw, strew, sware, swart, swear, sweat, tares, tawer, tawse, tears, trews, twaes, wares, warts, waste, water, wears, wrest.

-2 letters: ares, arse, arts, ates, awes, ears, east, eats, eras, erst, etas, rase, rate, rats, raws, rest, rets, sate, sear, seat, sera, seta, star, staw, stew, swat, tare.

+1 letter: brawest, fretsaw, steward, strawed, swather, swatter, sweater, thawers, wafters, waister, waiters, wanters, wariest, warmest, warstle, wasters, wastery, wastrel, wastrie, wrastle, wreaths.

+2 letters: awaiters, bedstraw, dewaters, dwarfest, eastward, fretsaws, outsware, outswear, outwears, radwaste, seatwork, seawater, software, stemware, sternway, stewards, strawier, swathers, swatters, sweaters, sweatier, tarweeds, tawdries, teawares, tinwares, trawlers, trawleys, twangers, waftures, waisters, waitress, waltzers, warstled, warstler, warstles, wartiest, wartimes, wartless, wasterie, wastrels, wastries, watchers, waterers, waterish, weariest, weathers, westward, wetwares, wiretaps, wisteria, wrastled, wrastles, wreathes.