overwater
verb[IorT]
(alsoover-water)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwɔː.tər/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/topourtoo muchwateron toplantsor thesoilthat they aregrowingin:
Acommonmistakeis to overwaterhouseplants.
You shouldn't overwateryourlawn.
Takecarenot to over-water - thisplantneedsplenty ofdrainage.
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waterverb(GIVE WATER)
- Takecarenot to overwater thecontainers, and makesurethat thedrainageholesdo notbecomeblocked.
- Manyhomeownersoverwatertheirlawns,thinkingthat thegrassmust need morewaterin theheat.
- Orchids candiethrough being overwatered, while otherplantsdiethroughlackofwater.
- Providing you don't overwater, it willgrowback.
Gardening - general words
- allotmenteer
- allotmenteering
- aquaponics
- arborist
- bed
- blanch
- graft
- guerrilla gardening
- hanging basket
- hedge
- hedgerow
- hedging
- homegrown
- potsomethingon
- potsomethingup
- prune
- repot
- resod
- scythe
- turf
overwater
adjective[before noun]
(alsoover-water)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwɔː.tər/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/above anareaofwatersuch as thesea:
Thepilotssaid they hadseentheboatsontheiroverwaterflights.
Guestsstayinelegantover-waterbungalowsdottedaround thelagoon.
intendedfor use above anareaofwatersuch as thesea:
Onaircraftwith overwaterequipment,checkthelifevest.
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underwater
- Many of thebirdsmakelandfallfurthersouth, an overwaterdistanceof about 3,500–4,000 km.
- Theyspenttheirhoneymoonin afantasticoverwatervillain the Maldives.
- The overwaterbungalowshavelargeglassfloorpanels, so you cangazeat theoceanlifebelow.
- Over-waterflightswererestrictedto adistanceof 100milesoffshore.
Water in general
- aquatically
- aqueous
- bathwater
- bathymetric
- bathymetry
- brackish
- distilled water
- ditchwater
- freshwater
- grey water
- hypersaline
- hypersalinity
- non-turbulent
- pool
- rainwater
- salinity
- salt water
- soft water
- tap water
- wet
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