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drinking

— noun the act of consuming liquids — noun (= drink) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess drink was his downfall

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water Noun

— 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. — A water is a bottle or glass serving of water. "I want to order two waters, waiter". — Water is mineral water. — Water is one of the four basic elements. — Water is urine. — Water is amniotic fluid. Right before the woman went into labor, her water broke.

water Verb

— If you water something, you add water to soil around plants. He waters the plants. — If you water something, you give water to animals. He waters the horses. — If you water something, you dilute it. — If something waters, it fills with water; it secretes water. His eyes watered as he cut up the onion.

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programme

— noun (= program) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute the program required several hundred lines of code — noun (= program) an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event you can't tell the players without a program — noun (= program) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need he proposed an elaborate program of public works working mothers rely on the day care program — noun (= program) a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation the program lasted more than two hours — verb (= program) write a computer program — verb (= program) arrange a program of or for program the 80th birthday party — noun (= plan) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished they drew up a six-step plan they discussed plans for a new bond issue — noun (= program) an integrated course of academic studies he was admitted to a new program at the university — noun (= program) a radio or television show did you see his program last night?

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