Waters
noun
Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
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Waters
American
[waw-terz, wot-erz]
/ ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz /
noun
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Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
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Muddy McKinley Morganfield, 1915–83, U.S. blues singer and musician.
waters
1
British
plural noun
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any body of sea, or seas regarded as sharing some common quality
Irish territorial waters
uncharted tropical waters
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physiol (sometimes singular) the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb
Waters
2
British
/ ˈwɔːtəz /
noun
Example Sentences
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In class, it quickly became clear that there was work to be done, reports Jamie Waters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Lewis Waters, a sixth-form pupil at The Henley College, died earlier this week.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
California is home to three of the 13 members of Congress age 80 or older who are seeking reelection in 2026 — Matsui; Rep. Maxine Waters, 87; and Rep. John Garamendi, 81.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Prof Waters has said the new system "failed to learn the lessons" from Mrs Perry's death, with a continuing "risk to the health and wellbeing of teachers and school leaders".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The Augustus Waters of the crooked smiles and unsmoked cigarettes was gone, replaced by this desperate humiliated creature sitting there beneath me.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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