PUDDLE
\pˈʌdə͡l], \pˈʌdəl], \p_ˈʌ_d_əl]\
Definitions of PUDDLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
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something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
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a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood"
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a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
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make a puddle by splashing water
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mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"
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work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
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dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"
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subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"
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wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"
By Princeton University
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mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
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something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
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a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood"
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wade or dabble in a puddle, as of ducks or geese
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a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
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make a puddle by splashing water
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mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"
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work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
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subject to puddling, as of iron; form by puddling, as of metal
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.
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Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water.
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To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
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To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to.
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To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of wrought iron.
By Oddity Software
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A small pool of muddy water: a mixture of clay and sand.
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To make muddy: to make impervious to water with clay: to convert into bar or wrought iron.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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