What does waters mean?

Definitions for waters
wa·ters

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word waters.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Waters, Ethel Watersnoun

    United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

  2. amniotic fluid, amnionic fluid, watersnoun

    the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

    "before a woman gives birth her waters break"

Wiktionary

  1. watersnoun

    Plural form of water.

ChatGPT

  1. waters

    Waters, in a broad sense, refers to the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, is present in the bodies of living organisms, and is important for supporting life on earth. It is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, and is vital for all known forms of life. The term can also refer to large bodies of water such as seas, oceans, lakes or rivers.

Editors Contribution

  1. watersnoun

    Plural noun and verb form of the word water.

    Like a bridge over joyful waters is the lyrics we would gratefully choose to use.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 30, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WATERS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waters is ranked #491 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Waters surname appeared 67,929 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 23 would have the surname Waters.

    73.3% or 49,853 total occurrences were White.
    20.6% or 14,048 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 1,624 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 1,447 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 577 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 380 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'waters' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4108

Anagrams for waters »

  1. rawest

  2. waster

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of waters in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of waters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of waters in a Sentence

  1. Jeffrey Toobin:

    But now it's in their interest to sort of muddy the waters and say,' Well, you know, they respect precedent,' no. They don't respect that precedent. Roe v. Wade is going to be overturned by one of those four people, along with four other justices on the court.

  2. The British spokesman:

    The prime minister underlined that the islanders had expressed their view in a referendum and that should be respected, he went on to add that the waters around the Falklands were territorial waters and it was unacceptable of Argentina to threaten investors seeking to operate there.

  3. Scott Mordell:

    Across the globe, the mindset of the business leader is clearly that the world has changed in a very short space of time, we are in unchartered waters, filled with an unprecedented number of pitfalls, that are challenging some businesses' very existence.

  4. Hans Margolius:

    Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.

  5. Anuchon Chamat:

    Before, the ships would wait for people in Myanmar, and once they were full, would rush over and in four or five days be in Thai waters. But not anymore.

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