body of water
Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet,…Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.
» Tom's lifeless body floated on the water.
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2 sensesAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.
Gewässer
водоёмvodojóm, во́дное простра́нствоvódnoje prostránstvo
водо́ймаvodójma, водо́ймищеvodójmyšče
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, of, water.
Examples
20 sentencesTom's lifeless body floated on the water.
How much of our body is water?
What percentage of our bodies is water?
ruНа сколько процентов наше тело состоит из воды? — marafon
deAus wie viel Prozent Wasser besteht unser Körper? — hjoest
The ocean is a huge body of water that is constantly in motion.
deDer Ozean ist ein mächtiges Gewässer, das ständig in Bewegung ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Alberto pulled the body out of the water.
Translations
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Forms
plural: bodies of water| Singular | body of water |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean):water
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.