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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Lewis Waters was described as "funny and kind hearted".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Last week, Lewis Waters, who attended The Henley College in Oxfordshire, died with the infection.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
In class, it quickly became clear that there was work to be done, reports Jamie Waters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The props, theatrical at times, seemed to aggravate Waters, then the Democratic chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Not too far along I found a pleasant resting place where I could sit and munch and contemplate and stare out over the stately brown, slow-moving Father of Waters as my spirit required.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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