Apollinaris water () An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Break-circuit (n.) A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit. |
Circuit (n.) The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit |
Circuit (n.) The circumference of, or distance round, any space |
Circuit (n.) That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown. |
Circuit (n.) The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits. |
Circuit (n.) A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a preacher. |
Circuit (n.) A certain division of a state or country, established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for the administration of justice. |
Circuit (n.) A district in which an itinerant preacher labors. |
Circuit (n.) Circumlocution. |
Circuit (v. i.) To move in a circle |
Circuit (v. t.) To travel around. |
Cooling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cool |
Cooling (p.a.) Adapted to cool and refresh |
Fresh-water (a.) Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt |
Fresh-water (a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only |
Fresh-water (a.) Unskilled |
Napha water () A perfume distilled from orange flowers. |
Rose water () Water tinctured with roses by distillation. |
Rose-water (a.) Having the odor of rose water |
Selters water () A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. |
Seltzer water () See Selters water. |
Short circuit () A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity. |
Short-circuit (v. t.) To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance. |
Spurn-water (n.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water. |
Strong-water (n.) An acid. |
Strong-water (n.) Distilled or ardent spirits |
Surfeit-water (n.) Water for the cure of surfeits. |
Tail-water (n.) Water in a tailrace. |
Vichy water () A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an effervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and magnetism carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides |
Water (n.) The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. |
Water (n.) A body of water, standing or flowing |
Water (n.) Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water |
Water (n.) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance |
Water (n.) The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond |
Water (n.) A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen. |
Water (v. t.) An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted." |
Water (v. t.) To wet or supply with water |
Water (v. t.) To supply with water for drink |
Water (v. t.) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines |
Water (n.) To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality |
Water (v. i.) To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter |
Water (v. i.) To get or take in water |
Water adder () The water moccasin. |
Water adder () The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake. |
Water agrimony () A kind of bur marigold (Bidens tripartita) found in wet places in Europe. |
Water aloe () See Water soldier. |
Water antelope () See Water buck. |
Water arum () An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone. |
Water back () See under 1st Back. |
lap circle circuit | movement once around a course, he drove an extra lap just for insurance |
tour circuit | a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area, they took an extended tour of Europe, we took a quick circuit of the park, a ten-day coach circuit of the island |
water travel seafaring | travel by water |
water sport aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
water-skiing | skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat |
water polo | a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal |
treading water | a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms |
water conservation | the conservation of water resources |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
water thrush | brownish North American warbler found near streams |
water ouzel dipper | small stocky diving bird without webbed feet, frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom |
European water ouzel Cinclus aquaticus | a water ouzel of Europe |
American water ouzel Cinclus mexicanus | a water ouzel of western North America |
water snake | any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water |
common water snake banded water snake Natrix sipedon Nerodia sipedon | in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia, western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water |
water moccasin | any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters |
water moccasin cottonmouth cottonmouth moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus | venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States |
waterfowl water bird waterbird | freshwater aquatic bird |
water shrew | any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams |
American water shrew Sorex palustris | water shrew of North America |
European water shrew Neomys fodiens | widely distributed Old World water shrew |
Mediterranean water shrew Neomys anomalus | a type of water shrew |
daphnia water flea | minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell, moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae |
cyclops water flea | minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming, important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms |
gallinule marsh hen water hen swamphen | any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens |
American coot marsh hen mud hen water hen Fulica americana | a coot found in North America |
water turkey Anhinga anhinga | blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions |
water dog | a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl |
water spaniel | any dog of two large curlyoated breeds used for hunting waterfowl |
American water spaniel | breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liverolored curly coat |
Irish water spaniel | breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liverolored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail |
water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
water beetle | any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming |
German cockroach Croton bug crotonbug water bug Blattella germanica | small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe, a common household pest |
water bug | a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water |
giant water bug | large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts, feeds on young fishes |
water scorpion | long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube |
water boatman boat bug | carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs |
water strider pond-skater water skater | long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water |
water rat | any of various amphibious rats |
round-tailed muskrat Florida water rat Neofiber alleni | of Florida wetlands |
water vole Richardson vole Microtus richardsoni | of western North America |
water vole water rat Arvicola amphibius | common large Eurasian vole |
water buffalo water ox Asiatic buffalo Bubalus bubalis | an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal |
water chevrotain water deer Hyemoschus aquaticus | largest chevrotain, of marshy areas of west Africa |
AND circuit AND gate | a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire |
boiling water reactor BWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
bridge bridge circuit | a circuit consisting of two branches ( arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected |
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
circuit board circuit card board card plug-in add-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |