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drinking water vs water

water vs drinking water

drinking water and water both are nouns.

drinking water is not a verb while water is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drinking water Yes No No No
water Yes No Yes No
As nouns, water is a hypernym of drinking water; that is, water is a word with a broader meaning than drinking water:
  • drinking water: water suitable for drinking
  • water: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
Other hypernyms of drinking water include beverage, drink, drinkable, potable.
drinking water (noun) water (noun)
water suitable for drinking a facility that provides a source of water
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
drinking water (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 drinking water and water

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