body of water en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, of, water.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bodies of water | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
cove · pond · haor · slough · waterway · tributary · lode · mill race · branch · lick · caldera · fjord · passage · seaway · gilgai · streamlet · draw · pool · gill · beck · wash · bourne · polynya · inlet · seep · reach · reservoir · fjard · embayment · sag pond · frith · strait · navigation · rill · fleet · bay · stream · loch · ocean · bight · tarn · mere · aqueduct · lagoon · ria · estuary · lochan · run · cenote · aquifer · falls · canal · winterbourne · creek · lin · fountain · harbor · oxbow lake · arroyo · lake · freshet · vernal pool · channel · burn · sea · puddle · spring · rivulet · lough · sound · playa · firth · turlough · sike · kill · watercourse · lock · impoundment · wadi · beel · river · billabong · bayou · harbour · gulf · runnel · kettle lake · fork · swallet · sink · roadstead · pothole · lade · brook
Relateds
Body of water on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synonyms
water body · water body · body of water
Translations (37)
gl masa de auga (significant accumulation of water) · id perairan (significant accumulation of water) · tr su kütlesi (significant accumulation of water) · fi vesimuodostuma (significant accumulation of water) · alt тӱӱлген суу (significant accumulation of water) · bg во́ден басе́йн (significant accumulation of water) · nl gewater (significant accumulation of water) · eo akvaro (significant accumulation of water) · uk водо́йма (significant accumulation of water) · be вадаём (significant accumulation of water) · ru во́дное простра́нство (significant accumulation of water) · ja 水域 (significant accumulation of water) · he מִקְוֵה מַיִם (significant accumulation of water) · bg водое́м (significant accumulation of water) · hu víztömeg (significant accumulation of water) · es agua (significant accumulation of water) · ms jasad air (significant accumulation of water) · tl anyong-tubig (significant accumulation of water) · uk водо́ймище (significant accumulation of water) · ca cos d'aigua (significant accumulation of water) · fr étendue d'eau (significant accumulation of water) · vi thuỷ vực (significant accumulation of water) · de Gewässer (significant accumulation of water) · es extensión de agua (significant accumulation of water) · cs vodní plocha (significant accumulation of water) · it corpo d'acqua (significant accumulation of water) · cmn 水體 /水体 (significant accumulation of water) · es cuerpo de agua (significant accumulation of water) · vi vùng nước (significant accumulation of water) · pt corpo de água (significant accumulation of water) · lt vandens telkinys (significant accumulation of water) · id badan air (significant accumulation of water) · sv vattenmassa (significant accumulation of water) · ru водоём (significant accumulation of water) · bn জলাশয় (significant accumulation of water) · pl akwen (significant accumulation of water) · it specchio d'acqua (significant accumulation of water)