Abrasion
(n.) The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off |
Abrasion
(n.) The substance rubbed off. |
Abrasion
(n.) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds. |
Apollinaris water
() An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Flowing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flow |
Flowing
(a.) That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb) |
Flowing
() a. & n. from Flow, v. i. & t. |
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 |
Loss
(v. t.) The act of losing |
Loss
(v. t.) The state of losing or having lost |
Loss
(v. t.) That which is lost or from which one has parted |
Loss
(v. t.) The state of being lost or destroyed |
Loss
(v. t.) Failure to gain or win |
Loss
(v. t.) Failure to use advantageously |
Loss
(v. t.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property. |
Loss
(v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person |
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 |
Sediment
(n.) The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid |
Sediment
(n.) The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed. |
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. |
Transported
(imp. & p. p.) of Transport |
Transported
(a.) Conveyed from one place to another |
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 |
Volume
(n.) A roll |
Volume
(n.) Hence, a collection of printed sheets bound together, whether containing a single work, or a part of a work, or more than one work |
Volume
(n.) Anything of a rounded or swelling form resembling a roll |
Volume
(n.) Dimensions |
Volume
(n.) Amount, fullness, quantity, or caliber of voice or tone. |
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 |
| loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
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 |
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 |
book
volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together, he used a large book as a doorstop |
| cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
| cold-water flat | an apartment without modern conveniences |
cologne
cologne water
eau de cologne | a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol |
diuretic drug
diuretic
water pill | any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water |