water vs inlet

water and inlet both are nouns.

water is a verb but inlet is not a verb.

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

As nouns, inlet is a hyponym of water; that is, inlet 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)
inlet: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

Other hyponyms of water include backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, 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)	inlet (noun)
a facility that provides a source of water	an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants	an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
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)	inlet (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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