- body of water, water - 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"
--1 is a kind of thing
--1 is a part of hydrosphere; surface, Earth's surface
--1 has substances: water, H2O
--1 has particulars:backwater; bay; channel; drink; estuary; flowage; ford, crossing; gulf; high sea, international waters; inlet, recess; lake; main, briny; mid-water; ocean; offing; pool, puddle; sea; seven seas; shoal, shallow; sound; stream, watercourse; territorial waters; waterfall, falls; waterway