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Meaning
Noun
●
In Bodies of water:
A small, often
temporary
,
pool
of water, usually on a
path
or road.
●
In Bodies of water:
Stagnant or
polluted
water.
●
In Bodies of water & Liquids:
A
homogeneous mixture
of
clay
, water, and sometimes
grit
, used to
line
a
canal
or
pond
to
make it
watertight.
●
In Rowing & Bodies of water:
The
ripple
left
by the
withdrawal
of an
oar
from the water.
Verb
●
To form a puddle.
●
To
play
or
splash
in a puddle.
●
In Entomology & Liquids:
Of
butterflies
, to
congregate
on a
puddle
or
moist
substance
to
pick up
nutrients.
●
To process
iron
,
gold
, etc;
by means of
puddling.
●
In Canals:
To
line
a
canal
with
puddle
(clay).
●
To
collect
ideas
, especially
abstract
concepts
, into
rough
subtopics
or
categories
,
as in
study, research or conversation.
●
To make (clay,
loam
, etc.)
dense
or
close
, by working it when
wet
,
so as to
render
impervious
to water.
●
To make
foul
or
muddy
; to
pollute
with
dirt
; to
mix
dirt
with (water).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
puddle
English
podel
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Bathtub
Pond
Pile
Splash
Hole
Blob
Slurry
Waterfall
Pit
Pool
Mud
Mist
Speck
Lake
Geyser
Ball
Lump
Mound
Plume
Bowl
Crevasse
Mess
Pail
River
Sinkhole
Blanket
Droplet
Pothole
Crater
Turd
Spoon
Pot
Snowbank
Splashing
Bulge
Bed
Reservoir
Toilet Bowl
Body Of Water
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Rhymes
Guddle
Nuddle
Puddle
Huddle
Buddle
Cuddle
Ruddle
Fuddle
Muddle
Cruddle
Spuddle
Scuddle
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