water vs ocean

water and ocean both are nouns.

water is a verb but ocean is not a verb.

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

As nouns, ocean is a hyponym of water; that is, ocean 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)
ocean: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

Other hyponyms of water include backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, briny, main, mid-water, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.

water (noun)	ocean (noun)
a facility that provides a source of water	a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants	anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
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)	ocean (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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