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| body of water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | ||
| water | ||
| thing a separate and self-contained entity | ||
| h2o, water a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water" | ||
| hydrosphere the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor | ||
| earth's surface, surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | ||
| river a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" | ||
| lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | ||
| ocean a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere | ||
| backwater a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater" | ||
| embayment, bay a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color | ||
| channel a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street" | ||
| drink the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" | ||
| estuary the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix | ||
| flowage a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage" | ||
| crossing, ford traveling across | ||
| gulf an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" | ||
| high sea, international waters the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation | ||
| inlet, recess an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) | ||
| lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | ||
| briny, main a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage | ||
| mid-water the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom; "many marine fishes inhabit the mid-waters" | ||
| ocean a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere | ||
| offing the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing" | ||
| polynya a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas) | ||
| puddle, pool a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry | ||
| sea a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land | ||
| seven seas an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; "the old salt had sailed the seven seas" | ||
| shallow, shoal a stretch of shallow water | ||
| sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" | ||
| watercourse, stream a conduit through which water flows | ||
| territorial waters the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction | ||
| waterfall, falls a steep descent of the water of a river | ||
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Wiktionary 
- body of water (Noun)
Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.
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The mass of water occupying all of the Earth's surface not occupied by land, but excluding all lakes and inland seas. -
body of water
Significant accumulation of water, covering the Earth or another planet.
