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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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water, body of water
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
noun.object
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backwater go
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
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bay, embayment go
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
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channel go
a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
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drink go
any large deep body of water
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estuary go
the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
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flowage go
a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area
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crossing, ford go
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
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gulf go
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
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high sea, international waters go
the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
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recess, inlet go
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
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lake go
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
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main, briny go
any very large body of (salt) water
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mid-water go
the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom
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ocean go
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
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offing go
the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
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polynya go
a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)
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pool, puddle go
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
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sea go
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
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seven seas go
an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world
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shoal, shallow go
a stretch of shallow water
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sound go
a large ocean inlet or deep bay
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stream, watercourse go
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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territorial waters go
the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction
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waterfall, falls go
a steep descent of the water of a river
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waterway go
a navigable body of water