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water vs polynya

polynya vs water

water and polynya both are nouns.

water is a verb but polynya is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
water Yes No Yes No
polynya Yes No No No
As nouns, polynya is a hyponym of water; that is, polynya 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)
  • polynya: a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)
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, ocean, offing, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.
water (noun) polynya (noun)
a facility that provides a source of water a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)
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) polynya (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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