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it's
Contraction
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The contraction of "it is".
Bring you coat. It's raining.
"Where's the book?" "It's on the teacher's desk."
"What's that?" "This? It's just a piece of paper."
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The contraction of "it has".
It's been a long time since I've had cake.
water
Noun
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Water is a clear liquid of the chemical compound Hsub2/subO that all living things need in order to live.
The dog drank the water from his dish
Can I please have a glass of water?
Your plant needs more water as it is about to die.
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A water is a bottle or glass serving of water.
"I want to order two waters, waiter".
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Water is mineral water.
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Water is one of the four basic elements.
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Water is urine.
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Water is amniotic fluid.
Right before the woman went into labor, her water broke.
water
Verb
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If you water something, you add water to soil around plants.
He waters the plants.
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If you water something, you give water to animals.
He waters the horses.
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If you water something, you dilute it.
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If something waters, it fills with water; it secretes water.
His eyes watered as he cut up the onion.
under
Preposition
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In the same place as another thing, but lower.
They ate under the trees.
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In the control of.
He was under the leader of the organization.
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In the middle of a process; experiencing.
The idea is under the committee's judgement (judging).
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
bridge
Noun
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Anything which avoids something which blocks a path, usually water, by going over the top of it.
The connects the two sides of California.
The bridge let cars go over the road, to avoid the traffic.
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A card game.