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Noun
body of water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
water
thing a separate and self-contained entity
h2o, water a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
hydrosphere the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
earth's surface, surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
river a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
ocean a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
backwater a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater"
embayment, bay a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
channel a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
drink the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
estuary the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
flowage a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage"
crossing, ford traveling across
gulf an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
high sea, international waters the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
inlet, recess an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
briny, main a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
mid-water the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom; "many marine fishes inhabit the mid-waters"
ocean a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
offing the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"
polynya a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)
puddle, pool a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
sea a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
seven seas an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; "the old salt had sailed the seven seas"
shallow, shoal a stretch of shallow water
sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
watercourse, stream a conduit through which water flows
territorial waters the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction
waterfall, falls a steep descent of the water of a river
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Substantiv
body of water - Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.

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  • body of water
    The mass of water occupying all of the Earth's surface not occupied by land, but excluding all lakes and inland seas.
  • body of water
    Significant accumulation of water, covering the Earth or another planet.

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