Collocations for water - noun
1. liquid
ADJ.
boiling, cold, hot, ice-cold, lukewarm, tepid, warm | clean, clear, crystal-clear, pure | dirty | fresh | brackish, salt
These fish will quickly die in salt water.
These fish will quickly die in salt water.
salty
Abscesses should be bathed in warm salty water.
Abscesses should be bathed in warm salty water.
salted
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water.
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water.
hard, soft | flowing, running
the fast-flowing water of the river All the rooms have hot and cold running water.
the fast-flowing water of the river All the rooms have hot and cold running water.
river, sea | surface
The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.
The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.
drinking | tap
Avoid drinking the tap water when you first arrive in the country.
Avoid drinking the tap water when you first arrive in the country.
bottled, mineral, spring | waste | scarce
QUANT.
drop
VERB + WATER
drink | pour | slosh, spill, splash, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt
Don''t slosh too much water on the floor when you''re having a bath. | The burst pipe was spurting water everywhere.
Don''t slosh too much water on the floor when you''re having a bath. | The burst pipe was spurting water everywhere.
filter, purify | contaminate, pollute | turn off/on
They turned the water off for a few hours to do some work on the pipes.
They turned the water off for a few hours to do some work on the pipes.
WATER + VERB
flow, pour, run | gush, spurt
Brown water gushed out of the rusty old tap.
Brown water gushed out of the rusty old tap.
drip, trickle
There was water dripping from a hole in the ceiling.
There was water dripping from a hole in the ceiling.
lap, slosh, spill, splash, spray, squirt
Water had got into the boat and was sloshing about under our feet.
Water had got into the boat and was sloshing about under our feet.
boil, freeze
WATER + NOUN
vapour | temperature | pressure | supply | resources | quality | purification, treatment | filter | pollution | shortage | level | table
Building can be difficult where the water table lies close to the surface.
Building can be difficult where the water table lies close to the surface.
power | company, industry
PHRASES
water-repellent
water-repellent leather
water-repellent leather
water-resistant
a water-resistant watch
a water-resistant watch
2. mass of water
ADJ.
deep, shallow | clear | muddy, murky, stagnant | calm, placid, still
the calm waters of Lake Como
the calm waters of Lake Como
choppy, rough, stormy | dangerous, safe
At last the boat reached safer waters.
At last the boat reached safer waters.
flood
The flood water had caused tremendous damage.
The flood water had caused tremendous damage.
rising
They climbed a tree to escape the rising water.
They climbed a tree to escape the rising water.
bathing
WATER + NOUN
sports
PREP.
by ~
Many goods were transported by water in the last century.
Many goods were transported by water in the last century.
in the ~
I saw something large floating in the water.
I saw something large floating in the water.
on the ~
The swan landed gracefully on the water.
The swan landed gracefully on the water.
through the ~
The boat cut effortlessly through the water.
The boat cut effortlessly through the water.
under the ~
An abandoned village lies under the water of the reservoir.
An abandoned village lies under the water of the reservoir.
PHRASES
the water''s edge
Shecrouched at the water''s edge towash her hands.
Shecrouched at the water''s edge towash her hands.
3. waters: sea
ADJ.
territorial | coastal | tropical | northern, southern | Antarctic, Arctic | Atlantic, Pacific, etc. | home, foreign, international | Japanese, etc. | uncharted
The ship had drifted into uncharted waters.
The ship had drifted into uncharted waters.
PREP.
in/into … ~
The submarine had strayed into Russian waters.
The submarine had strayed into Russian waters.