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Used with adjectives:
"
The recipe says to add boiling water."
(boiling, hot, warm, cold)
"
You should drink clean water."
(clean, purified, fresh, filtered, distilled)
"
The restaurant serves tap water."
(tap, bottled, mineral, spring)
"
She accidentally swallowed sea water while swimming."
(sea, salt)
"
The water is deep."
(deep, shallow, clear, muddy, dirty, contaminated)
"
The fisherman took the boat out into the open water."
(open)
"
They were caught in stormy waters."
(stormy, rough)
"
The water is safe to drink."
(safe, dangerous, harmful)
Used with verbs:
"
He drinks water throughout the day."
(drinks, sips)
"
The children were spraying water on each other."
(be + spraying, be + squirting, be + splashing, be + spilling)
"
They are contaminating the water with trash."
(be + contaminating, be + polluting)
"
Turn off the water."
(turn off, turn on, drain)
"
Please boil some water for tea."
(boil, heat, pour, serve)
"
Water is dripping from the pipes."
(be + dripping, be + leaking)
"
Water was running down the street."
(be + running, be + pouring, be + flowing)
"
The water froze."
(froze, cooled, evaporated)
Used with prepositions:
"
We can see something in the water."
(in)
"
The toy boat floats on the water."
(on)
"
The fish swim quickly through the water."
(through, under)
Used with nouns:
"
The water temperature is warm."
(temperature)
"
The water pressure is low."
(pressure, level, quality)
"
The small village does not have good water supply."
(supply, resources, treatment, purification)
"
We need to replace the water filter."
(filter, pipe, tank, pump)
"
Water pollution is a growing problem."
(pollution, shortage)
"
We need more water bottles."
(bottles)
"
He likes to play water sports."
(sports)
