Apollinaris water
() An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Fastness
(a.) The state of being fast and firm |
Fastness
(a.) A fast place |
Fastness
(a.) Conciseness of style. |
Fastness
(a.) The state of being fast or swift. |
Free-swimming
(a.) Swimming in the open sea |
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. |
Pool
(n.) A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream |
Pool
(n.) A small body of standing or stagnant water |
Pool
(n.) The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc. |
Pool
(n.) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole |
Pool
(n.) In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners. |
Pool
(n.) Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join. |
Pool
(n.) A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities |
Pool
(n.) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement. |
Pool
(n.) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities. |
Pool
(v. t.) To put together |
Pool
(v. i.) To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction. |
Rose water
() Water tinctured with roses by distillation. |
Rose-water
(a.) Having the odor of rose water |
Sea pool
() A pool of salt water. |
Selters water
() A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. |
Seltzer water
() See Selters water. |
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. |
Swimming
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swim |
Swimming
(a.) That swims |
Swimming
(a.) Suffused with moisture |
Swimming
(n.) The act of one who swims. |
Swimming
(a.) Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness |
Swimming
(n.) Vertigo |
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 |