The difference between Element and Water

Element as a noun (chemistry):

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons. One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air. A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded a violation of law only if each element can be proved. One of the objects in a set. Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.

Element as a noun:

A small part of the whole.

Element as a noun (plural only, with "the"):

Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

Element as a noun:

A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.

Element as a noun (Christianity, usually plural):

The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.

Element as a noun:

A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

Element as a noun:

A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.

Element as a noun (computing):

One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by a matching pair of tags.

Element as a verb (obsolete):

To compound of elements.

Element as a verb (obsolete):

To constitute and be the elements of.

Water as a noun (uncountable):

A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. A serving of liquid water.

Water as a noun (alchemy, philosophy):

The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

Water as a noun (uncountable, or, in the plural):

Water in a body; an area of open water.

Water as a noun (poetic, archaic, or, dialectal):

A body of water, almost always a river.

Water as a noun (sometimes, countable):

A combination of water and other substance(s). Mineral water. Spa water. A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. Urine. Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary says "often used in plural; also: bag of waters") Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.

Water as a noun (figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular):

A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

Water as a noun (colloquial, figuratively):

A person's intuition.

Water as a noun (uncountable, dated, finance):

Excess valuation of securities.

Water as a noun:

The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

Water as a noun:

A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

Water as a verb (transitive):

To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

Water as a verb (transitive):

To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

Water as a verb (transitive):

To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

Water as a verb (intransitive):

To get or take in water.

Water as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

To urinate onto.

Water as a verb (transitive):

To dilute.

Water as a verb (transitive, dated, finance):

To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

Water as a verb (intransitive):

To fill with or secrete water.

Water as a verb (transitive):

To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.