- 1[countable] a building with machinery for supplying water to an area
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- 2[plural] (informal or humorous) the organs of the body through which urine (= waste water) is passed Idioms
waterworks
nounNAmE//ˈwɔt̮ərˌwərks//, NAmE//ˈwɑt̮ərˌwərks//
(pl. waterworks)to start crying, especially in order to get sympathy or attention
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