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n. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

n. the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"

n. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"

water, H2O

n. binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

water, water system, water supply

n. a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"

water, waters, amniotic fluid

n. the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"

tear, water, lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion

n. saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball

sweat, water, perspiration, diaphoresis, sudor

n. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"

water

v. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"

swim, travel through water

v. travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

water, irrigate

v. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

swim, master, subdue, get over, overcome, surmount

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

under

adv. below the horizon; "The sun went under"

under

adv. below some quantity or limit: "Fifty dollars or under"

under

adv. in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; "We must keep our disappointment under"

under

adv. down to defeat, death, or ruin; "The competitors went under"

under

adv. into unconsciousness: "This will put the patient under"

under

adv. through a range downward: "Children six and under will be admitted free"

under, down below

adv. "Get under quickly!"

under, below, further down

adv. "See under for further discussion"

under

adj. lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"

under, nether

adj. located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"

drop, bead, pearl

n. a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"

dribble, drip, trickle

n. flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"

droplet

n. a tiny drop

globule

n. a small globe or ball

spin, whirl, reel, gyrate, spin around

v. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

glide, fly a glider

v. fly in or as if in a glider plane

hover, hang in the air

v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

poise

v. be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

bob, move up and down

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

stream, float in the wind

v. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

plane, skim

v. travel on the surface of water

soar, zoom, surge, soar up, soar upwards, rise rapidly

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

soar, fly upwards

v. fly upwards or high in the sky

overwhelm, overpower, overmaster

v. overcome by superior force

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

beat, conquer, overcome

v. as of handicaps, illnesses, etc.; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"

triumph, prevail

v. prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"

below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place

adv. to a lower place

down, lower, downward, downwards, to a lower level, to a lower position

adv. "Don't fall down"

go, get, become, come, come out

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

adjunct, assistant

adj. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

associate

adj. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"

buck

adj. of the lowest rank in a category: "a buck private"

proxy, deputy

adj. acting as substitute for another

ruled

adj. subject to a ruling authority; "the ruled mass"

secondary

adj. belonging to a lower class or rank

subject, dependent

adj. being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

subservient

adj. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

low-level

adj. occurring at a relatively low altitude; "a low-level strafing run"

low-lying

adj. having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level; "low-lying clouds"

sink, settle, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

founder

v. sink below the surface

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