›a clear, colorless liquid that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life: a drink/glass of waterbottled/tap watercold/hot waterI’m boiling water to make some more coffee.›The water often refers to an area of water, such as the sea or a lake: The water’s much warmer today – are you coming for a swim?›Waters is an area of natural water, such as a part of the sea: [pl]coastal waters