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puddle

/ˈpʌdəl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A small pool of water, usually on a path or road.
  2. Stagnant or polluted water.
  3. A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
  4. The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
  5. To form a puddle.
  6. To play or splash in a puddle.
  7. Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.
  8. To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.
  9. To line a canal with puddle (clay).
  10. To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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