water vs watercourse

watercourse vs water

water and watercourse both are nouns.

water is a verb but watercourse is not a verb.

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

As nouns, watercourse is a hyponym of water; that is, watercourse 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)
watercourse: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

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, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.

water (noun)	watercourse (noun)
a facility that provides a source of water	a conduit through which water flows
a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)	natural or artificial channel through which water flows
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)	watercourse (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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