Main
- main
Any very large body of (salt) water.
- territorial waters
The waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises...
- high sea
The open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation.
- offing
The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there...
Sea
- sea
A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land.
- bay
An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- gulf
An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay.
- recess
An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands).
River
- waterfall
A steep descent of the water of a river.
- channel
A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking...
- estuary
The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix.
Stream
- stream
A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.
- crossing
A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.
Also contains
- water
Binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid;...
- waterway
A navigable body of water.
- sound
A large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast".
- pool
A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water...
- shoal
A stretch of shallow water.
- flowage
A body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites...
- drink
Any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued".
- backwater
A body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by...
- polynya
A stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas).
- seven seas
An informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; "the old salt had sailed the...
- mid-water
The water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom; "many marine...