watercourse vs water

water vs watercourse

watercourse and water both are nouns.

watercourse is not a verb while water is a verb.

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

As nouns, water is a hypernym of watercourse; that is, water is a word with a broader meaning than watercourse:

watercourse: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

Other hypernyms of watercourse include body of water.

watercourse (noun)	water (noun)
a conduit through which water flows	a facility that provides a source of water
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth	a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
natural or artificial channel through which water flows	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

watercourse (verb)	water (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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