body of water (n)
water (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 17
def the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
examples they invaded our territorial waters
they were sitting by the water's edge
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Hypernym thing
Substance meronym water, H2O
Part holonym hydrosphere; surface, Earth's surface
Domain of synset - TOPIC river; lake; ocean
Hyponym backwater; bay, embayment; channel; drink; estuary; flowage; ford, crossing; gulf; high sea, international waters; inlet, recess; lake; main, briny; mid-water; ocean; offing; polynya; pool, puddle; sea; seven seas; shoal, shallow; sound; stream, watercourse; territorial waters; waterfall, falls; waterway
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Hyponym thing
Hypernym backwater; bay, embayment; channel; drink; estuary; flowage; ford, crossing; gulf; high sea, international waters; inlet, recess; lake; main, briny; mid-water; ocean; offing; polynya; pool, puddle; sea; seven seas; shoal, shallow; sound; stream, watercourse; territorial waters; waterfall, falls; waterway
Part meronym hydrosphere; surface, Earth's surface
Member of this domain - TOPIC lake; ocean; river
Substance holonym water, H2O

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