A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.
A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrum is thick and yellowish. In humans, it has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies, but it is small in quantity.
A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
A serving of liquid water.
A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
Urine.
The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
Water in a body; an area of open water.
A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
A person's intuition.
The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
Spa water.
Mineral water.
To dilute.
To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
To urinate onto.
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
To fill with or secrete water.
To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
To get or take in water.
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.