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ground water vs water

water vs ground water

ground water and water both are nouns.

ground water is not a verb while water is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ground water Yes No No No
water Yes No Yes No
As nouns, water is a hypernym of ground water; that is, water is a word with a broader meaning than ground water:
  • ground water: underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
  • 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 ground water include H2O.
ground water (noun) water (noun)
underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks 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
ground 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 ground water and water

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