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backwater vs water

water vs backwater

backwater and water both are nouns.

backwater is not a verb while water is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backwater Yes No No No
water Yes No Yes No
As nouns, water is a hypernym of backwater; that is, water is a word with a broader meaning than backwater:
  • backwater: a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
  • water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Other hypernyms of backwater include body of water.
backwater (noun) water (noun)
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring a facility that provides a source of water
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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
liquid excretory product
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm
backwater (verb) water (verb)
secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
fill with tears
provide with water
Difference between backwater and water

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