watering

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of supplying water to plants or land.

  - "I will water the plants every morning."
  - "The gardener waters the garden every day."

• The process of adding water to soil to help plants grow.

  - "The farmer irrigates his fields."
  - "The garden needs watering after a long dry spell."

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Antonyms

refine

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Synonyms

water down

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with watering
arteries , terrifies , frequencies

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Variants

List of all variants of watering that leads to same result
water , watered , watering , waters , watering can , watering cans , watering pot , watering pots , watering hole , watering holes , watering place , watering places , water down , watered down , watered-down , watering down , waters down

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Etymology

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From the Old English 'waterian', meaning 'to wet, moisten'.

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Trivia

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1. Watering cans were used in ancient Rome to water public gardens.

2. The Great Canal of China, built over 2,000 years ago, is the longest irrigation system in the world.

3. Plants absorb water through their roots, but they also lose water through their leaves through a process called transpiration.

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Related Concepts

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1. Irrigation: A method of supplying water to agricultural land, typically by canals or pipes.

2. Sprinkler system: An automated system used to water lawns and gardens.

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Culture

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Watering is an essential part of agriculture and gardening. It is a practice that has been used since ancient civilizations, such as Egypt and China. In literature, watering is often used as a metaphor for nurturing and caring for something.

How to Memorize "watering"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine water being poured over plants or the ground.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a watering can or hose.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'watering' as 'wetting the earth'.

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