BODY OF WATER Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the phrase body of water. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase body of water. (close relations)

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	bay				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf • the sound of a hound on the scent • small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors • a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital • a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose • a small recess opening off a larger room • a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color adjective satellite • (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color verb • utter in deep prolonged tones • bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
	canal				nounn
	noun • (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation verb • provide (a city) with a canal
	estuary				nounn
	noun • the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
	fjord				nounn
	noun • a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
	gulf				nounn
	noun • an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay • an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) • a deep wide chasm
	inlet				nounn
	noun • an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) • an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
	lagoon				nounn
	noun • a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
	lake				nounn
	noun • a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land • a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal • any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
	marsh				nounn
	noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water • United States painter (1898-1954) • New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)
	ocean				nounn
	noun • a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere • anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
	pond				nounn
	noun • a small lake
	reservoir				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a large or extra supply of something • lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water • tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) • anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	river				nounn
	noun • a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
	sea				nounn
	noun • a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land • anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume • turbulent water with swells of considerable size
	strait				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs adjective satellite • narrow
	stream				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly
	swamp				nounn
	noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
	water				nounn
	noun • 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 • the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm • a facility that provides a source of water • liquid excretory product • a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants verb • supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams • provide with water • secrete or form water, as tears or saliva • fill with tears

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