Apollinaris water () An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Flooding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flood |
Flooding (n.) The filling or covering with water or other fluid |
Flooding (n.) An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus. |
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. |
Operation (n.) The act or process of operating |
Operation (n.) The method of working |
Operation (n.) That which is operated or accomplished |
Operation (n.) Effect produced |
Operation (n.) Something to be done |
Operation (n.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc. |
Production (n.) The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view |
Production (n.) That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether naturally, or by the application of intelligence and labor |
Production (n.) The act of lengthening out or prolonging. |
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. |
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. |
Water bailiff () An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search vessels. |
Water ballast () Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast. |
Water barometer () A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height. |
dramatic production dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
water travel seafaring | travel by water |
operation | the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.), her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride |
operation | a planned activity involving many people performing various actions, they organized a rescue operation, the biggest police operation in French history, running a restaurant is quite an operation, consolidate the companies various operations |
rescue operation | an operation organized to free from danger or confinement |
undercover operation | an operation involving secret work within a community or institution |
buy-and-bust operation | an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers |
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 |
production | (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law, the appellate court demanded the production of all documents |
treading water | a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms |
operation procedure | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work, the operations in building a house, certain machine tool operations |
operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
eye operation eye surgery | any surgical procedure involving the eyes |
sexhange operation transsexual surgery | surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex |
Shirodkar's operation purse-string operation | a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman, is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies |
implosion therapy flooding | a technique used in behavior therapy, client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them |
suicide mission martyr operation sacrifice operation | killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself, usually accomplished with a bomb |
sting operation | a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) |
riot control riot control operation | the measures taken to control a riot |
water conservation | the conservation of water resources |
mathematical process mathematical operation operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
arithmetic operation | a mathematical operation involving numbers |
matrix operation | a mathematical operation involving matrices |
production | the act or process of producing something, Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous, the production of white blood cells |
production | the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services |
production | (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale, he introduced more efficient methods of production |
mass production | the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) |
boring drilling oil production | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
art artistic creation artistic production | the creation of beautiful or significant things, art does not need to be innovative to be good, I was never any good at art, he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
operation military operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign), it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
combined operation | a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces |
maneuver manoeuvre simulated military operation | a military training exercise |
peacekeeping peacekeeping mission peacekeeping operation | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
amphibious operation | a military operation by both land and sea forces |
intelligence intelligence activity intelligence operation | the operation of gathering information about an enemy |
clandestine operation | an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment |
exfiltration operation | a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger |
psychological operation psyop | military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments |
covert operation | an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor |
black operation | a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out |
overt operation | the collection of intelligence openly without concealment |
operation | a business especially one run on a large scale, a large-scale farming operation, a multinational operation, they paid taxes on every stage of the operation, they had to consolidate their operations |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
Meuse Meuse River Argonne Argonne Forest Meuse-Argonne Meuse-Argonne operation | an American operation in World War I (), American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November |
Operation Desert Storm | the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted hours () |
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 |