WATER DEVELOPMENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase water development. (close relations)
Definition of WATER DEVELOPMENT
develop
Best Alternative Words for WATER DEVELOPMENT
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aqueduct | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
flow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) • the amount of fluid that flows in a given time • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • any uninterrupted stream or discharge • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause verb • move or progress freely as if in a stream • move along, of liquids • cause to flow • be abundantly present • fall or flow in a certain way • cover or swamp with water • undergo menstruation | ||||||||
irrigation | nounn | |||||||
noun • supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc • (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
watercourse | nounn | |||||||
noun • natural or artificial channel through which water flows • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • a conduit through which water flows | ||||||||
waterway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a navigable body of water • a conduit through which water flows | ||||||||
water program | nounn | |||||||
noun • making an area of water more useful | ||||||||
water project | nounn | |||||||
noun • making an area of water more useful |