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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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
The border is shut, trade is suspended, cricket ties remain severed and the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance.
From BBC • May 7, 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
Would they accurately present his honking laugh, his quiet scoff, his John Waters sense of humor?
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
My friend Augustus Waters, who read An Imperial Affliction at my recommendation, just received an email from you at this address.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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