waters

Other forms of waters

plural

waterses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about waters

What does waters mean?

waters means "United States actress and singer (1896-1977)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in waters?

waters has 2 syllables: wa-ters. The stress falls on "wa". In IPA it is /ˈwɔtɚz/.

What is another word for waters?

Close synonyms include Ethel Waters, amniotic fluid, amnionic fluid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is waters a common word?

waters is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.