watery eyes

См. также в других словарях:

• watery eyes — eyes lacking color and luster …   English contemporary dictionary

• watery — wa|ter|y [ wɔt(ə)ri ] adjective 1. ) containing or filled with water: watery eyes 2. ) watery food or drink contains a lot of water and has a weak taste: watery coffee 3. ) pale, or not strong: a watery smile/light a watery grave MAINLY LITERARY… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• watery — adjective 1) a watery discharge Syn: liquid, fluid, aqueous; technical hydrous Ant: solid, thick 2) a watery meadow Syn: wet, damp, moist, sodden …   Thesaurus of popular words

• watery — UK [ˈwɔːt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈwɔt(ə)rɪ] adjective 1) containing or filled with water watery eyes 2) watery food or drink contains a lot of water and has a weak taste watery coffee 3) pale, or not strong a watery smile/light • a watery grave …   English dictionary

• watery — [ˈwɔːt(ə)ri] adj 1) containing or filled with water watery eyes[/ex] 2) watery food or drink contains a lot of water and has a weak taste 3) weak or pale watery sunlight[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• watery — waterily, adv. wateriness, n. /waw teuh ree, wot euh /, adj. 1. pertaining to or connected with water: watery Neptune. 2. full of or abounding in water, as soil or a region; soggy; boggy. 3. containing much or too much water: a watery paste; a… …   Universalium

• watery — [[t]wɔ͟ːtəri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is watery is weak or pale. A watery light began to show through the branches... Martha managed to produce a dim, watery smile. Syn: feeble 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you… …   English dictionary

• watery — wa|ter|y [ˈwo:təri US ˈwo: , ˈwa: ] adj 1.) full of water or relating to water ▪ Her eyes were red and watery from crying. ▪ Snakes lay eggs in a watery environment. 2.) very weak or pale ▪ a watery sun ▪ She gave him a watery smile . 3.) watery… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• watery — adj. 1 containing too much water. 2 too thin in consistency. 3 of or consisting of water. 4 (of the eyes) suffused or running with water. 5 (of conversation, style, etc.) vapid, uninteresting. 6 (of colour) pale. 7 (of the sun, moon, or sky)… …   Useful english dictionary

• watery-eyed — adjective with eyes full of tears • Syn: ↑teary, ↑teary eyed • Similar to: ↑tearful …   Useful english dictionary

• To find favor in the eyes of — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English