Land vs. Water

Landnoun

The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

Landnoun

Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.

Landnoun

A country or region.

Landnoun

A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

Landnoun

The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.

Landnoun

A general country, state, or territory.

Landnoun

realm, domain.

Landnoun

(agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.

Landnoun

A fright.

Landnoun

(electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.

Landnoun

In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.

Landnoun

(travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.

Landnoun

(obsolete) The ground or floor.

Landnoun

(nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.

Landnoun

In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.

Landnoun

(ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.

Landnoun

lant; urine

Landverb

(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

Landverb

(dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.

Landverb

(intransitive) To come into rest.

Landverb

(intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.

Landverb

(transitive) To bring to land.

Landverb

(transitive) To acquire; to secure.

Landverb

(transitive) To deliver.

Landadjective

Of or relating to land.

Landadjective

Residing or growing on land.

Landnoun

Urine. See Lant.

Landnoun

The solid part of the surface of the earth; - opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage.

Landnoun

Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth, considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract.

Landnoun

Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land.

Landnoun

The inhabitants of a nation or people.

Landnoun

The mainland, in distinction from islands.

Landnoun

The ground or floor.

Landnoun

The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing.

Landnoun

Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate.

Landnoun

The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; - called also landing.

Landnoun

In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves.

Landverb

To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.

Landverb

To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.

Landverb

To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.

Landverb

To pilot (an airplane) from the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway.

Landverb

To come to the end of a course; to arrive at a destination, literally or figuratively; as, he landed in trouble; after hithchiking for a week, he landed in Los Angeles.

Landverb

To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark.

Landverb

To reach and come to rest on land after having been in the air; as, the arrow landed in a flower bed; the golf ball landed in a sand trap; our airplane landed in Washington.

Landnoun

the land on which real estate is located;

Landnoun

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);

Landnoun

the solid part of the earth's surface;

Landnoun

territory over which rule or control is exercised;

Landnoun

the territory occupied by a nation;

Landnoun

a domain in which something is dominant;

Landnoun

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;

Landnoun

the people who live in a nation or country;

Landnoun

a politically organized body of people under a single government;

Landnoun

United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)

Landnoun

working the land as an occupation or way of life;

Landverb

reach or come to rest;

Landverb

cause to come to the ground;

Landverb

bring into a different state;

Landverb

bring ashore;

Landverb

deliver (a blow);

Landverb

arrive on shore;

Landverb

shoot at and force to come down;

Landadjective

relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land;

Landadjective

operating or living or growing in water;

Landnoun

a state of Germany or Austria.

Landverb

put (someone or something) on land from a boat

Landverb

go ashore; disembark

Landverb

bring (a fish) to land with a net or rod

Landverb

succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of competition

Landverb

come down through the air and rest on the ground or another surface

Landverb

bring (an aircraft or spacecraft) to the ground or the surface of water in a controlled way

Landverb

reach the ground after falling or jumping

Landverb

(of an object) come to rest after falling or being thrown

Landverb

(of something undesirable or unexpected) arrive suddenly

Landverb

cause someone to be in (a difficult situation)

Landverb

inflict (an unwelcome task or difficult situation) on someone

Landverb

inflict (a blow) on someone

Land

Land is the solid surface of Earth that is not permanently submerged in water. The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources.

Waternoun

(uncountable) A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

Waternoun

The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.

Waternoun

(countable) A serving of liquid water.

Waternoun

The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

Waternoun

Water in a body; an area of open water.

Waternoun

A body of water, almost always a river.

Waternoun

A combination of water and other substance(s).

Waternoun

Mineral water.

Waternoun

Spa water.

Waternoun

(pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.

Waternoun

Urine.

Waternoun

Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters")

Waternoun

Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

Waternoun

A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

Waternoun

A person's intuition.

Waternoun

Excess valuation of securities.

Waternoun

The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

Waternoun

A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

Waterverb

(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

Waterverb

(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

Waterverb

(transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

Waterverb

(intransitive) To get or take in water.

Waterverb

To urinate onto.

Waterverb

(transitive) To dilute.

Waterverb

To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

Waterverb

(intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.

Waterverb

(transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

Waternoun

The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.

Waternoun

A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.

Waternoun

Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine.

Waternoun

A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.

Waternoun

The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.

Waternoun

A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen.

Waternoun

An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted."

Waterverb

To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.

Waterverb

To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses.

Waterverb

To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6.

Waterverb

To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken.

Waterverb

To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.

Waterverb

To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water.

Waternoun

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

Waternoun

the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean);

Waternoun

facility that provides a source of water;

Waternoun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Waternoun

liquid excretory product;

Waternoun

a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;

Waterverb

supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams;

Waterverb

provide with water;

Waterverb

secrete or form water, as tears or saliva;

Waterverb

fill with tears;

Waternoun

a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms

Waternoun

water as supplied to houses or commercial establishments through pipes and taps

Waternoun

one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces)

Waternoun

the water of a mineral spring as used medicinally for bathing in or drinking

Waternoun

a solution of a specified substance in water

Waternoun

a stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake

Waternoun

the surface of an area of water

Waternoun

found in, on, or near areas of water

Waternoun

the water of a particular sea, river, or lake

Waternoun

an area of sea regarded as under the jurisdiction of a particular country

Waternoun

urine

Waternoun

the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus in the womb, especially as discharged in a flow shortly before birth

Waternoun

the quality of transparency and brilliance shown by a diamond or other gem.

Waternoun

capital stock that represents a book value greater than the true assets of a company.

Waterverb

pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth

Waterverb

give a drink of water to (an animal)

Waterverb

(of a river) flow through (an area of land)

Waterverb

take a fresh supply of water on board (a ship or steam train)

Waterverb

(of a person's eyes) fill with tears

Waterverb

(of a person's mouth) produce saliva, typically in response to the sight or smell of appetizing food

Waterverb

dilute or adulterate (a drink, typically an alcoholic one) with water

Waterverb

make a statement or proposal less forceful or controversial by changing or leaving out certain details

Waterverb

increase (a company's debt, or nominal capital) by the issue of new shares without a corresponding addition to assets.

Water

Water (chemical formula H2O) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent). It is vital for all known forms of life, even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients.