Waters
noun
Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
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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Running backs Dean Connors or Jordan Waters could be promoted to the roster for the game against the Broncos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
“You feel yourself seen and reflected in the other people around you,” said actor Matthew Lillard, a Waters film alum and guest counselor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The work was requested by the GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Corporation, and GunaiKurnai representatives were involved in the research design, fieldwork, interpretation, and communication of the findings.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Jordan Waters rushed for 53 yards in 15 carries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“So,” Mr. Waters said to me as we hit Interstate 80, “what was with that bald guy in the black car?”
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
El Niño, the climate pattern of ocean waters warming up in the central and eastern Pacific, does not guarantee drenching storms in California, but it tilts the chances in their favor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Further southeast, in the On Nut neighbourhood, AFP reporters saw locals wading through knee-high flood waters along a road, as well as filling up sandbags to take home.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Scientists can use them to obtain information about atmospheric conditions in the region and understand changes in the planet's warmest ocean waters that surround the island - the tropical Pacific and Western Pacific Warm pool.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
If there were one place on earth where you might imagine being disconnected from the internet, it might be in the beautiful blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ahead, the winding river took a sharp turn and traveled alongside Fernlight Road, then carved back through Deadwood in the shape of a tight horseshoe, forming a bend of shallow waters.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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