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body of water vs sea

sea vs body of water

body of water and sea both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
body of water Yes No No No
sea Yes No No No
As nouns, sea is a hyponym of body of water; that is, sea is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than body of water:
  • body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  • sea: a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
Other hyponyms of body of water include backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, briny, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.
body of water (noun) sea (noun)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
turbulent water with swells of considerable size
anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
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