English dictionary for students. 2013.
watered — [wôt′ərd] adj. 1. sprinkled with water 2. supplied with water; having streams: said of land 3. having a wavy, lustrous pattern: said of cloth, metal surfaces, etc. 4. treated, prepared, or diluted with water ☆ 5. Finance issued in amounts… … English World dictionary
watered — /waw teuhrd, wot euhrd/, adj. 1. having rivers or streams: an amply watered area. 2. receiving rain or other precipitation. 3. sprinkled, irrigated, etc., with water: a poorly watered garden. 4. having a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking: watered … Universalium
watered — un·watered; watered; … English syllables
Watered — Water Wa ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Watered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Watering}.] [AS. w[ae]terian, gew[ae]terian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watered — adjective Supplied with adequate water. Keep the horses well fed and watered … Wiktionary
watered — adj. Watered is used with these nouns: ↑silk … Collocations dictionary
watered stock — see stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. watered stock n. Sto … Law dictionary
Watered stock — is an asset with an artificially inflated value. The term is most commonly used to refer to a form of securities fraud common under older corporate laws that placed a heavy emphasis upon the par value of stock. Origin of term Stock Watering was… … Wikipedia
watered-down — adj a watered down plan, report etc has been changed so that it is less extreme or forceful than when it was first written used to show disapproval ▪ a watered down version of the original … Dictionary of contemporary English
Watered silk — is a type of silk fabric which has been passed through a set of rollers as a fabric finishing process, to give the surface a moiré pattern.Other fabrics can be given the same process.Method of productionMoiré effects are produced from two… … Wikipedia
watered silk — n [U] a type of silk with a pattern of waves on it … Dictionary of contemporary English
