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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Waters
Sir,
Still waters run deep.
IS plural form of water is acceptable.
Where should I use water and where waters.
Please explain it.
Than
Still waters run deep.
IS plural form of water is acceptable.
Where should I use water and where waters.
Please explain it.
Than
Top answer
waters (plural noun) 1 the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country: St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters because fishing and tourism provide much of its income. 2 the water contained in a particular lake, river or section of sea: In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish, and fishermen too. m.
- waters (plural noun) 1 the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country: St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters because fishing and tourism provide much of its income.
- 2 the water contained in a particular lake, river or section of sea: In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish, and fishermen too.
- m.
- her waters broke, and the baby was born soon after.
- 4 murky/uncharted waters a situation which is not familiar and which may be dangerous: In the last two chapters of the book, she enters the murky waters of male sexuality.
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waters (plural noun)
1 the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country:
St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters because fishing and tourism provide much of its income.
2 the water contained in a particular lake, river or section of sea:
In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish, and fishermen too.
3 UK (
1 the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country:
St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters because fishing and tourism provide much of its income.
2 the water contained in a particular lake, river or section of sea:
In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract shoals of fish, and fishermen too.
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