 puddle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid | |
| Synonyms: | pool | |
| Examples: | "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain" "the body lay in a pool of blood" |
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| Related terms: | body_of_water billabong mud_puddle | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry | |
| Related terms: | covering_material | |
| 3. | [ verb ] eliminate urine | |
| Synonyms: | pass_water relieve_oneself piss micturate take_a_leak urinate make_water pee pee-pee spend_a_penny wee wee-wee piddle make | |
| Examples: | "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" |
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| Related terms: | excrete wet stale defecate urinate urine peeing micturition pisser | |
| 4. | [ verb ] mix up or confuse | |
| Synonyms: | muddle addle | |
| Examples: | "He muddled the issues" |
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| Related terms: | jumble clutter | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make a puddle by splashing water | |
| Related terms: | spatter pool | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make into a puddle | |
| Synonyms: | muddle | |
| Examples: | "puddled mire" |
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| Related terms: | roil | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (work) mess around, as in a liquid or paste | |
| Examples: | "The children are having fun puddling in paint" |
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| Related terms: | putter | |
| 8. | [ verb ] work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud | |
| Related terms: | pack | |
| 9. | [ verb ] dip into mud before planting, of young plants | |
| Related terms: | plant | |
| 10. | [ verb ] subject to puddling, as of iron; form by puddling, as of metal | |
| Related terms: | shape | |
| 11. | [ verb ] wade or dabble in a puddle | |
| Examples: | "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard" |
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| Related terms: | wade pool | |
| 12. | [ noun ] something resembling a pool of liquid | |
| Synonyms: | pool | |
| Examples: | "he stood in a pool of light" "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" |
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| Related terms: | topographic_point | |
| Similar spelling: |
piddle peddle paddle |
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