water
US /ˈwɔtɚ/
noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày Môi trường & tiện ích
Definition
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Bottled water is available for free in the staff lounge.
Word Family
NounNoun
water gốc
waterer
watering
VerbVerb
water gốc
AdjectiveAdj
watery
AdverbAdv
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Collocations
- Easy drink plenty of waterto drink plenty of water, meaning to take in liquids
- Medium hot water system maintenance in the officedescribing hot water system maintenance in the office (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
- Hard test the water before launching a public bond offeringto test the water before launching a public bond offering, meaning to put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- Very Hard troubled waters exploited by predatory financiersto troubled waters exploited by predatory financiers, meaning to move deeply
- Easy conserve waterto conserve water, meaning to keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.