Used in a Sentence

waters

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for waters.

Editorial note

So is this already built or are you testing the waters to see whether you should build it?

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of waters gathered in one view.

noun

Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).

noun

An unincorporated community in Otsego Lake Township, Otsego County, Michigan, United States, named for the many lakes in the locality.

noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for waters.

noun

An unincorporated community in Otsego Lake Township, Otsego County, Michigan, United States, named for the many lakes in the locality.

Example sentences

1

So is this already built or are you testing the waters to see whether you should build it?

2

Game development is a multidisciplinary field, don't test the waters there for playing around with a new language.

3

Sure, but now our hypothetical system-gamer is dipping a pinkie toe into the muddy waters of tax fraud.

4

It does not make a habit of navigating its navy into other nation's waters without their permission.

5

That is a related question about international waters (which has a similar sort of situation).

6

The US doesn't lay claim to the Pacific Ocean, and it has a right to transit its navy in open waters.

7

Also they did it right off their own coast and not miles into disputed waters.

8

Reefs are immediately threatened by ocean acidification, warming waters, biodiversity loss, and physical ecosystem destruction.

9

Did Dubai do it in waters that are claimed by other countries?

10

Unless they just want to test the waters and intend to pull the IPO in case they wont get the valuation they hoped for...

11

Not on your boat in international waters, in any developing country, etc.

12

They regularly do the same thing with their navy in various ways, whether off the Atlantic or Pacific coast, or near Cuba / Florida waters.

Quote examples

1

Orwellian propaganda muddies the waters: the Nazis called themselves "socialists"; East Germany under the Soviet Union called itself the "German Democratic Republic".

2

When you look at China's claims in comparison with everyone else's claims, (especially Vietnam's), it does not look that outlandish, and everyone in the region effectively wants to be able to say "these are our waters you're passing through." The actors in this region are not as innocent as you would think they are.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use waters in a sentence?

So is this already built or are you testing the waters to see whether you should build it?

What does waters mean?

Amniotic fluid (see note at water (“amniotic fluid”)).

What part of speech is waters?

waters is commonly used as noun.