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waterworks
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Definitions ofwaterworks
1noun
- The water supply system of a town etc., including reservoirs, pumps and pipes.
- Any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system.
- Tears; crying.
Example: "She turned on the waterworks when we told her the old man was dead, but she was asking questions about the will soon enough."
- The genitourinary system.
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