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water vs estuary

estuary vs water

water and estuary both are nouns.

water is a verb but estuary is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
water Yes No Yes No
estuary Yes No No No
As nouns, estuary is a hyponym of water; that is, estuary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than water:
  • water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  • estuary: the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
Other hyponyms of water include backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, briny, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.
water (noun) estuary (noun)
a facility that provides a source of water the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
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
water (verb) estuary (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
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