Apollinaris water
() An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Artesian
(a.) Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France. |
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 |
High-pressure
(a.) Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere |
High-pressure
(a.) Fig.: Urgent |
Horse power
() The power which a horse exerts. |
Horse power
() A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute |
Horse power
() A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery |
Low-pressure
(a.) Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure. |
Napha water
() A perfume distilled from orange flowers. |
Power
(n.) Same as Poor, the fish. |
Power
(n.) Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent |
Power
(n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted |
Power
(n.) Capacity of undergoing or suffering |
Power
(n.) The exercise of a faculty |
Power
(n.) The agent exercising an ability to act |
Power
(n.) A military or naval force |
Power
(n.) A large quantity |
Power
(n.) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously |
Power
(n.) A mechanical agent |
Power
(n.) Applied force |
Power
(n.) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery |
Power
(n.) The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself |
Power
(n.) Mental or moral ability to act |
Power
(n.) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any optical instrument, magnifies |
Power
(n.) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person |
Power
(n.) Hence, vested authority to act in a given case |
Pressure
(n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed |
Pressure
(n.) A contrasting force or impulse of any kind |
Pressure
(n.) Affliction |
Pressure
(n.) Urgency |
Pressure
(n.) Impression |
Pressure
(n.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force |
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 |
press
pressure
pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
| accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
water travel
seafaring | travel by water |
| power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
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 |
| power play | (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties, the team was unable to capitalize on the power play |
| power play | a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play, they used a power play to return the kickoff |
| treading water | a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms |
| power walking | a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms |
power play
squeeze play squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away |
| power trip | (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people |
| 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 |