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A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.

• Wantless
  Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
• WATERRICE
  Indian rice. See under Rice.
• Water joint
  A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints.
• Water vine
  Any plant of the genus Phytocrene, climbing shrubs of Asia and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and when cut stream with a limpid potable juice.
• WATERFEATHERWATERFEATHERFOIL
  The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy American plant H. inflata.
• Water aloe
  See Water soldier.
• WATERSPRITE
  A sprite, or spirit, imagined as inhabiting the water. J. R. Drake.
• Water locust
  A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.
• Watery
  Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.
• WATERGOD
  A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, some body of water.
• Water blackbird
  The European water ousel, or dipper.
• WATERTREE
  A climbing shrub (Tetracera alnifolia, or potatoria) of Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap from the freshly cut stems.
• Water monitor
  A very large lizard (Varanaus salvator) native of India. It frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It becomes five or six feet long. Called also two-banded monitor, and kabaragoya. The name is also applied to other aquatic monitors.
• Wheely
  Circular; suitable to rotation.
• Water carriage
  Transportation or conveyance by water; means of transporting by water.
• WHEELBASE
  The figure inclosed by lines through the points contact of the wheels of a vehicle, etc., with the surface or rails on which they run; more esp., the length of this figure between the points of contact of the two extreme wheels on either side.
• Water piet
  The water ousel.
• Whereso
  Wheresoever.
• Collectedness
  A collected state of the mind; self-possession.
• Water course
  A stream of water; a river or brook.

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