puddle
About 0.81 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- noun Stagnant or polluted water.
- noun A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
- noun The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
- verb To form a puddle.
- verb To play or splash in a puddle.
- verb Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.
- verb To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.
Similar words
pool spend a penny pass water urinate make water micturate piddle take a leak piss pee
Often followed by
of and on in at is to that or
Word family
puddled puddler puddlers puddles puddling
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