brine vs water

brine and water both are nouns.

brine and water both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brine	Yes	No	Yes	No
water	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, water is a hypernym of brine; that is, water is a word with a broader meaning than brine:

brine: water containing salts
water: 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

Other hypernyms of brine include H2O.

brine (noun)	water (noun)
a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling	a facility that provides a source of water
water containing salts	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

brine (verb)	water (verb)
soak in brine	secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
	supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
	fill with tears
	provide with water

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