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Overview of noun watering

      »   The noun watering has 2 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• lacrimation, Lachrymation1.) Lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears)
  lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (Shedding1.) Shedding, sloughing -- (the process whereby something is shed)
  2.) Desquamation, peeling, shedding -- (loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales)
  shedding tears)

• watering -- (Wetting1.) Wetting -- (the act of making something wet)
  2.) Leak, wetting, making water, passing water -- (a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak")
  wetting with water; "the Lawn1.) Lawn -- (a field of cultivated and mowed grass)
  lawn needs a Great1.) Great -- (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music")
  1.) Great -- (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay")
  great deal of watering")

Overview of verb water
      »   The verb water has 4 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)

• water, Irrigate1.) Water, irrigate -- (supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields")
  2.) Irrigate -- (supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound")
  irrigate -- (Supply1.) Supply -- (an amount of something available for use)
  2.) Supply -- (offering goods and services for sale)
  supply with water, as with Channels1.) Channels -- (official routes of communication; "you have to go through channels")
  1.) Channel, transmission channel -- (a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company")
  channels or Ditches1.) Ditch -- (a long narrow excavation in the earth)
  2.) Ditch -- (any small natural waterway)
  ditches or Streams1.) Stream, watercourse -- (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
  2.) Stream, flow, current -- (dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history")
  streams; "Water the fields")

• water -- (Provide1.) Supply, provide, render, furnish -- (provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")
  2.) Provide, supply, ply, cater -- (provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")
  provide with water; "We Watered1.) Water, irrigate -- (supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields")
  2.) Water -- (provide with water; "We watered the buffalo")
  watered the buffalo")

• water -- (Secrete1.) Secrete, release -- (generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream")
  2.) Secrete -- (place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children")
  secrete or Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  form water, as Tears1.) Crying, weeping, tears -- (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears")
  1.) Tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes")
  tears or Saliva1.) Saliva, spit, spittle -- (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
  saliva; "My Mouth1.) Mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris -- (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy")
  2.) Mouth -- (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth")
  mouth watered at the Prospect1.) Prospect, chance -- (the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent")
  2.) Expectation, outlook, prospect -- (belief about (or mental picture of) the future)
  prospect of a Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  good dinner"; "His Eyes1.) Eyes -- (opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes")
  1.) Eye, oculus, optic -- (the organ of sight)
  eyes watered")

• water -- (Fill1.) Fill -- (a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip")
  2.) Filling, fill -- (any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench")
  fill with Tears1.) Crying, weeping, tears -- (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears")
  1.) Tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes")
  tears; "His Eyes1.) Eyes -- (opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes")
  1.) Eye, oculus, optic -- (the organ of sight)
  eyes were watering")

Related Terms - "Watering"

Meaning 1 of Wateringlacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, Watering1.) Lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears)

2.) Watering -- (wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering")

Watering - Shedding tears bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity

• Control1.) Control -- (power to direct or determine; "under control")
  2.) Control -- (a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus")
  Control - Power to direct or determine; "under control"

• Breathing1.) Breathing, external Respiration1.) Respiration, internal respiration, cellular respiration -- (the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs)
  2.) Respiration -- (a single complete act of Breath1.) Breath -- (the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath")
  2.) Breath -- (the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her")
  Breath - The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"ing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute")
  Respiration - The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs, respiration, ventilation -- (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)
  1.) Breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire -- (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring")
  Breathing, External respiration1.) Breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation -- (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)
  External respiration, Respiration1.) Respiration, internal respiration, cellular respiration -- (the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs)
  2.) Respiration -- (a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute")
  Respiration, Ventilation1.) Ventilation, airing -- (the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)
  2.) Ventilation, ventilation system, ventilating system -- (a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation")
  Ventilation - The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

• respiration - no definition found

• breath - no definition found

• Consumption1.) Consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake -- (the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))
  2.) Pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague -- (involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body)
  Consumption, Ingestion1.) Consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake -- (the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))
  Ingestion, Intake1.) Consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake -- (the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))
  2.) Intake -- (an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container)
  Intake, Uptake1.) Consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake -- (the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))
  2.) Uptake -- (a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids")
  Uptake - The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

• Sexual activity1.) Sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity -- (activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat")
  Sexual activity, Sexual practice1.) Sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity -- (activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat")
  Sexual practice, Sex1.) Sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity -- (activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat")
  2.) Sex -- (either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes")
  Sex, Sex activity1.) Sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity -- (activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat")
  Sex activity - Activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"

• Insemination1.) Insemination -- (the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.))
  2.) Insemination -- (the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female)
  Insemination - The act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

• Sleeping1.) Sleeping -- (the state of being asleep)
  2.) Quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping -- (quiet and inactive restfulness)
  Sleeping - The state of being asleep

• Reaction1.) Reaction -- (a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp")
  2.) Reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")
  Reaction, Response1.) Response -- (a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa")
  2.) Reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")
  Response - A response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"

• Crying1.) Crying, weeping, tears -- (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears")
  1.) Cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
  Crying, Weeping1.) Crying, weeping, tears -- (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears")
  1.) Cry, weep -- (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs")
  Weeping, Tears1.) Crying, weeping, tears -- (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears")
  1.) Tear, teardrop -- (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes")
  Tears - The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"

• Ablactation1.) Ablactation -- (the cessation of Lactation1.) Lactation -- (the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning")
  2.) Lactation -- (the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands)
  Lactation - The period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning")
  2.) Weaning, ablactation -- (the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal)
  Ablactation - The cessation of lactation

• Anastalsis1.) Anastalsis -- (muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis)
  Anastalsis - Muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis

• Discharge1.) Discharge -- (the sudden giving off of energy)
  2.) Discharge, venting -- (the act of venting)
  Discharge, Emission1.) Emission, emanation -- (the act of emitting; causing to flow forth)
  2.) Discharge, emission -- (a substance that is emitted or released)
  Emission, Expelling1.) Discharge, emission, expelling -- (any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus")
  1.) Expel, throw out, kick out -- (force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country")
  Expelling - The sudden giving off of energy

• Expectoration1.) Expectoration -- (the process of coughing up and spitting out)
  2.) Spit, spitting, expectoration -- (the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva))
  Expectoration - The process of coughing up and spitting out

• Festering1.) Festering, suppuration, maturation -- ((medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus)
  2.) Pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering -- (a fluid product of inflammation)
  Festering, Suppuration1.) Festering, suppuration, maturation -- ((medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus)
  2.) Pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering -- (a fluid product of inflammation)
  Suppuration, Maturation1.) Maturation, ripening, maturement -- (coming to full development; becoming mature)
  2.) Growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children")
  Maturation - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

• Healing1.) Healing -- (the natural process by which the body repairs itself)
  1.) Mend, heal -- (heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending")
  Healing - The natural process by which the body repairs itself

• Hypostasis1.) Hypostasis, epistasis -- (the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene)
  2.) Hypostasis -- (the accumulation of blood in an organ)
  Hypostasis - The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

• Lacrimation1.) Lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears)
  Lacrimation, Lachrymation1.) Lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears)
  Lachrymation, Tearing1.) Lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears)
  1.) Tear, rupture, snap, bust -- (separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper")
  Tearing, Watering1.) Lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering -- (shedding tears)
  2.) Watering -- (wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering")
  Watering - Shedding tears

• lactation - no definition found

• Opsonization1.) Opsonization, opsonisation -- (process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to Phagocytosis1.) Phagocytosis -- (process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection)
  Phagocytosis - Process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection)
  Opsonization, Opsonisation1.) Opsonization, opsonisation -- (process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis)
  Opsonisation - Process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis

• Overactivity1.) Overactivity -- (excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily")
  Overactivity - Excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily"

• Peristalsis1.) Peristalsis, vermiculation -- (the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)
  Peristalsis, Vermiculation1.) Peristalsis, vermiculation -- (the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)
  2.) Vermiculation -- (a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings)
  Vermiculation - The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

• Perspiration1.) Perspiration, sweat, sudor -- (salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow")
  2.) Perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis -- (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process")
  Perspiration, Sweating1.) Perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis -- (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process")
  1.) Sweat, sudate, perspire -- (excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat")
  Sweating, Diaphoresis1.) Perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis -- (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process")
  Diaphoresis, Sudation1.) Perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis -- (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process")
  Sudation, Hidrosis1.) Perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis -- (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process")
  Hidrosis - Salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"

• phagocytosis - no definition found

• Pinocytosis1.) Pinocytosis -- (process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid)
  Pinocytosis - Process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

• Placentation1.) Placentation -- (the formation of the placenta in the uterus)
  2.) Placentation -- (arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary)
  Placentation - The formation of the placenta in the uterus

• Psilosis1.) Psilosis -- (falling out of hair)
  Psilosis - Falling out of hair

• Tanning1.) Tanning -- (process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light)
  2.) Whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation -- (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
  Tanning - Process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light

• Transpiration1.) Transpiration -- (the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature)
  2.) Transpiration -- (the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes)
  Transpiration - The passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature

Meaning 2 of Wateringwatering wetting

• Submersion1.) Submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion -- (sinking until covered completely with water)
  2.) Submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing -- (the act of wetting something by submerging it)
  Submersion, Immersion1.) Submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion -- (sinking until covered completely with water)
  2.) Ingress, immersion -- ((astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse)
  Immersion, Ducking1.) Ducking, duck hunting -- (hunting ducks)
  2.) Submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing -- (the act of wetting something by submerging it)
  Ducking, Dousing1.) Submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing -- (the act of wetting something by submerging it)
  1.) Douse, put out -- (put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights")
  Dousing - Sinking until covered completely with water

• Drenching1.) Drenching, soaking, souse, sousing -- (the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")
  1.) Swamp, drench -- (drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor")
  Drenching, Soaking1.) Soak, soakage, soaking -- (the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon")
  2.) Drenching, soaking, souse, sousing -- (the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")
  Soaking, Souse1.) Alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse -- (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)
  2.) Souse -- (pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled)
  Souse, Sousing1.) Drenching, soaking, souse, sousing -- (the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")
  1.) Drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")
  Sousing - The act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"

• Moistening1.) Moistening, dampening -- (the act of making something slightly wet)
  1.) Moisten, wash, dampen -- (make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows")
  Moistening, Dampening1.) Moistening, dampening -- (the act of making something slightly wet)
  1.) Stifle, dampen -- (smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity")
  Dampening - The act of making something slightly wet

• Splash1.) Splash, plash -- (the sound like water splashing)
  2.) Stir, splash -- (a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared")
  Splash, Splashing1.) Spatter, spattering, splash, splashing, splattering -- (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
  2.) Splash, splashing -- (the act of scattering water about haphazardly)
  Splashing - The sound like water splashing

• watering - no definition found