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• Waters
  Waters

  noun

  Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.
• waters
  waters

  plural noun

  any body of sea, or seas regarded as sharing some common quality

Waters

American  

[waw-terz, wot-erz] / ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz /

noun

1. Ethel, 1896–1977, U.S. singer and actress.

2. Muddy McKinley Morganfield, 1915–83, U.S. blues singer and musician.

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waters ¹ British  

plural noun

1. any body of sea, or seas regarded as sharing some common quality

   Irish territorial waters

   uncharted tropical waters

2. physiol (sometimes singular) the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb

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Waters ² British  

/ ˈwɔːtəz /

noun

1. Muddy, real name McKinley Morganfield. 1915–83, US blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His songs include "Rollin' Stone" (1948) and "Got my Mojo Working" (1954)

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Example Sentences

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

The border is shut, trade is suspended, cricket ties remain severed and the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.

From BBC • May 7, 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

Turned out the only water in Calm Waters was a single muddy pond, and it wasn’t so much calm as it was boring.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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