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
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Lewis Waters, a sixth-form pupil at The Henley College in Oxfordshire, died earlier this week from the infection.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
On several occasions, Waters sided with Republicans who challenged Porter’s use of visual and audio aids during hearings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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
“These visits are traumatic for those of us who have to organize them,” said Rick Waters, a former State Department official who helped organize President Trump’s visit to Beijing in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
There is Luke Messenger, taking her fingers at Magic Waters water park.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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