pure water

  • 51To make water — Water Wa ter (w[add] t[ e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. y dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52pure — [[t]pjʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ purer, purest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A pure substance is not mixed with anything else. ...a carton of pure orange juice. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is pure is clean and does not contain any harmful substances. In remote… …

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  • 53pure — 01. It is nice to go hiking, and breathe the [pure] air of the mountains. 02. This futon is stuffed with 100% [pure] cotton. 03. Our refreshing drink is made from [pure] orange and lemon juices. 04. She uses only [pure] virgin olive oil on her… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 54pure — adjective 1 NOT MIXED not mixed with anything else: Is this sweater made of pure wool? | The cocaine was 95% pure. | The purest form of the southern accent can be heard in Tennessee. 2 pure chance/greed/hell etc complete chance etc: By pure… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 55pure*/*/ — [pjʊə] adj 1) a pure substance has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality Ant: impure pure gold/alcohol[/ex] clean, pure drinking water[/ex] 2) used for emphasis a smile of pure happiness[/ex] Perhaps it was pure chance that the other …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 56water — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 liquid ADJECTIVE ▪ boiling, chilled, cold, cool, freezing, frigid (AmE), hot, ice cold, icy, lukewarm …

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  • 57water — /ˈwɔtə / (say wawtuh) noun 1. the liquid which in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc., and which in a pure state is a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, freezing …

  • 58water — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydōr, Latin unda wave Date: before 12th century 1. a. the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 59water — [[t]wɔ͟ːtə(r)[/t]] ♦ waters, watering, watered 1) N UNCOUNT Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live. Get …

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  • 60Pure autonomic failure — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32777 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D001342 Pure autonomic failure, also known as Bradbury Eggleston syndrome or idiopathic orthostatic… …

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