| maternity | (noun) the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother | Synonyms: maternal quality, maternalism, motherliness |
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| (noun) the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother | Synonyms: motherhood |
| (noun) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | Synonyms: gestation, pregnancy |
| meltwater | (noun) melted snow or ice | - |
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| multilateral | (adjective) having many parts or sides | Synonyms: many-sided |
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| multilaterally | (adverb) in a multilateral manner;so as to affect many parties or governments | - |
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| nonmaterial | (adjective) not consisting of matter | Synonyms: immaterial |
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| pater | (noun) an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | - |
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| paterfamilias | (noun) the male head of family or tribe | Synonyms: patriarch |
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| paternal | (adjective) characteristic of a father | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | Synonyms: maternal, parental |
| (adjective) belonging to or inherited from one's father | - |
| (adjective) related on the father's side | Synonyms: agnate, agnatic |
| paternalism | (noun) the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good | - |
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| paternalistic | (adjective) benevolent but sometimes intrusive | - |
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| paternally | (adverb) in a paternal manner | - |
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| paternity | (noun) the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing | Synonyms: authorship |
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| (noun) the kinship relation between an offspring and the father | Synonyms: fatherhood |
| (noun) the state of being a father | - |
| paternoster | (noun) a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor | - |
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| plater | (noun) a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold) | - |
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| prater | (noun) an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | Synonyms: babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, spouter |
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| quadrilateral | (adjective) having four sides | Synonyms: four-sided |
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| (noun) a four-sided polygon | Synonyms: quadrangle, tetragon |
| quatercentenary | (noun) the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: quatercentennial |
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| quatercentennial | (noun) the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | Synonyms: quatercentenary |
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| quatern | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | Synonyms: 4, four, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad |
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| quaternary | (adjective) consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four | Synonyms: quaternate |
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| (adjective) coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude | Synonyms: 4th, fourth |
| (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | Synonyms: 4, four, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad |
| quaternate | (adjective) consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four | Synonyms: quaternary |
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| quaternion | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | Synonyms: 4, four, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternity, tetrad |
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| quaternity | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | Synonyms: 4, four, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, tetrad |
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| rainwater | (noun) drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds | Synonyms: rain |
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| repeater | (noun) a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading | Synonyms: repeating firearm |
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| (noun) (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again | - |
| (noun) a person who repeats | - |
| (noun) someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) | Synonyms: habitual criminal, recidivist |
| saltwater | (noun) water containing salts | Synonyms: brine, seawater |
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| seawater | (noun) water containing salts | Synonyms: brine, saltwater |
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| shearwater | (noun) long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves | - |
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| skater | (noun) someone who skates | - |
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| slater | (noun) any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats | Synonyms: wood louse, woodlouse |
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| speedskater | (noun) an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course | Synonyms: speed skater |
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| stater | (noun) a resident of a particular state or group of states | - |
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| (noun) any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece | - |
| stateroom | (noun) a guest cabin | - |
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| summercater | (noun) (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine | Synonyms: sport |
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| summercaters | (noun) (Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine | - |
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| sweater | (noun) a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body | Synonyms: jumper |
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| (noun) a person who perspires | Synonyms: perspirer |
| tailgater | (noun) a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle | - |
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| tater | (noun) an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | Synonyms: Irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, white potato |
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| theater | (noun) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | Synonyms: house, theatre |
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| (noun) the art of writing and producing plays | Synonyms: dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theatre |
| (noun) a region in which active military operations are in progress | Synonyms: field, field of operations, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations |
| theatergoer | (noun) someone who attends the theater | Synonyms: playgoer, theatregoer |
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| tidewater | (noun) low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams | - |
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| treater | (noun) someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) | Synonyms: negotiant, negotiator |
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| trilateral | (adjective) having three sides | Synonyms: three-sided, triangular |
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| (adjective) involving three parties | - |
| (noun) a three-sided polygon | Synonyms: triangle, trigon |
| underwater | (adjective) growing or remaining under water | Synonyms: subaquatic, subaqueous, submerged, submersed |
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| (adjective) beneath the surface of the water | Synonyms: submerged, submersed |
| unilateral | (adjective) involving only one part or side | Synonyms: one-sided |
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| (adjective) tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only | - |
| unilateralism | (noun) the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations | - |
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| unilateralist | (noun) an advocate of unilateralism | - |
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| unilaterality | (noun) The state or quality of being unilateral; one-sidedness. | - |
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| unilaterally | (adverb) in a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party | Synonyms: one-sidedly |
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| wastewater | (noun) water mixed with waste matter | Synonyms: effluent, sewer water |
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| water | (noun) a facility that provides a source of water | Synonyms: water supply, water system |
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| (noun) a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants | - |
| (noun) the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) | Synonyms: body of water |
| (noun) binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent | Synonyms: H2O |
| (noun) liquid excretory product | Synonyms: pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee |
| (noun) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm | - |
| (verb) secrete or form water, as tears or saliva | - |
| (verb) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams | Synonyms: irrigate |
| (verb) fill with tears | - |
| (verb) provide with water | - |
| waterbird | (noun) freshwater aquatic bird | Synonyms: water bird, waterfowl |
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| waterboarding | (noun) torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning | - |
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| waterborne | (adjective) supported by water | - |
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| (adjective) transported by water | - |
| waterbuck | (noun) any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers | - |
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| watercannon | (noun) a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) | Synonyms: water cannon |
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| watercolor | (noun) the art or technique of painting with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
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| (noun) a painting produced with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
| (noun) a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
| (noun) water-soluble pigment | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolour |
| (verb) paint with watercolors | Synonyms: watercolour |
| watercolorist | (noun) a painter who paints with watercolors | Synonyms: watercolourist |
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| watercolour | (noun) the art or technique of painting with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
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| (noun) a painting produced with watercolors | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
| (noun) a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
| (noun) water-soluble pigment | Synonyms: water-color, water-colour, watercolor |
| (verb) paint with watercolors | Synonyms: watercolor |
| watercolourist | (noun) a painter who paints with watercolors | Synonyms: watercolorist |
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| watercourse | (noun) a conduit through which water flows | Synonyms: waterway |
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| (noun) a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth | Synonyms: stream |
| (noun) natural or artificial channel through which water flows | - |
| watercraft | (noun) a craft designed for water transportation | Synonyms: vessel |
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| (noun) skill in the management of boats | - |
| watercress | (adjective) of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green | Synonyms: cress green, cresson |
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| (noun) cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams | - |
| (noun) any of several water-loving cresses | - |
| waterdog | (noun) any of several large aquatic salamanders | - |
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| watered | (adjective) (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern | Synonyms: moire |
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| waterer | (noun) an assistant who supplies drinking water | Synonyms: water boy |
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| (noun) someone who waters plants or crops | - |
| waterfall | (noun) a steep descent of the water of a river | Synonyms: falls |
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| waterfinder | (noun) forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil | Synonyms: divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, water finder |
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| waterfowl | (noun) freshwater aquatic bird | Synonyms: water bird, waterbird |
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| waterfront | (noun) the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water | - |
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| wateriness | (noun) the property of resembling the viscosity of water | - |
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| (noun) meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food) | - |
| (noun) the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water | Synonyms: muddiness, sloppiness |
| watering | (noun) wetting with water | - |
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| (noun) shedding tears | Synonyms: lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing |
| waterleaf | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum | - |
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| waterless | (adjective) lacking sufficient water or rainfall | Synonyms: arid |
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| waterlessness | (noun) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | Synonyms: dryness, xerotes |
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| waterline | (noun) a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship | Synonyms: water level, water line |
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| waterlogged | (adjective) (of soil) soft and watery | Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy |
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| waterloo | (noun) a final crushing defeat | - |
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| waterman | (noun) someone who drives or rides in a boat | Synonyms: boater, boatman |
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| watermark | (noun) a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light | - |
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| (noun) a line marking the level reached by a body of water | Synonyms: water line |
| watermeal | (noun) any of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world | - |
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| watermelon | (noun) large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp | - |
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| (noun) an African melon | Synonyms: Citrullus vulgaris, watermelon vine |
| waterpower | (noun) the power to do work that is latent in a head of water | - |
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| waterproof | (adjective) not permitting the passage of water | Synonyms: rainproof, waterproofed |
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| (noun) a water-resistant coat | Synonyms: raincoat |
| (noun) any fabric impervious to water | - |
| (verb) make watertight | - |
| waterproofed | (adjective) not permitting the passage of water | Synonyms: rainproof, waterproof |
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| waterproofing | (noun) the act of treating something to make it repel water | Synonyms: sealing |
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| (noun) a coating capable of making a surface waterproof | - |
| waterproofness | (noun) The condition of being so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape. | Synonyms: watertightness |
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| waters | (noun) the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion | Synonyms: amnionic fluid, amniotic fluid |
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| waterscape | (noun) a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) | Synonyms: seascape |
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| watershed | (noun) an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend | Synonyms: landmark, turning point |
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| (noun) a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems | Synonyms: divide, water parting |
| (noun) the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet | Synonyms: basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin |
| waterside | (noun) land bordering a body of water | - |
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| waterskin | (noun) a container of skin for holding water | Synonyms: water skin |
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| waterspout | (noun) a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof) | - |
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| (noun) a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist | - |
| (noun) a heavy rain | Synonyms: cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent |
| watertight | (adjective) without flaws or loopholes | Synonyms: bulletproof, ironclad, unassailable, unshakable |
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| (adjective) not allowing water to pass in or out | - |
| watertightness | (noun) The condition of being so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape. | Synonyms: waterproofness |
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| watertube | (noun) a boiler tube through which the water flows. | Synonyms: water tube |
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| waterway | (noun) a conduit through which water flows | Synonyms: watercourse |
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| (noun) a navigable body of water | - |
| waterweed | (noun) a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea | - |
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| waterwheel | (noun) a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine | Synonyms: water wheel |
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| (noun) a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond | Synonyms: water wheel |
| waterworks | (noun) workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community | - |
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| (noun) a public utility that provides water | Synonyms: water company |