This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
water cure
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
hydropathy; hydrotherapy.
a method of torture in which the victim is forced to drink great quantities of water.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Origin of water cure
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby water cure
water cooler, watercourse, watercraft, water crake, watercress, water cure, water curtain, water cycle, water diviner, waterdog, water down
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use water cure in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for water cure
water cure
noun
med a nontechnical name for hydropathy, hydrotherapy
informal a form of torture in which the victim is forced to drink very large amounts of water
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012