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SPARKLING WATER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sparkling water mean?
• SPARKLING WATER (noun)
The noun SPARKLING WATER has 1 sense:
1. effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
Familiarity information: SPARKLING WATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
carbonated water; club soda; seltzer; soda water; sparkling water
Hypernyms ("sparkling water" is a kind of...):
drinking water (water suitable for drinking)
Holonyms ("sparkling water" is a substance of...):
pop; soda; soda pop; soda water; tonic (a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring)
Context examples
She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
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