Word Meanings - RISSOID - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Any one of very numerous species of small spiral gastropods of the genus Rissoa, or family Rissoidae, found both in fresh and salt water.
- Water lemon
The edible fruit of two species of passion flower (Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); -- so called in the West Indies. - Water wheel
Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an i - WATERNEWT
Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders; a triton. - Water battery
A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water. - Watermelon
The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery juice. It is a n - WATERBALLAST
Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast. - WATERPLANT
A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant. - Water bridge
See Water table. - Water ordeal
Same as Ordeal by water. See the Note under Ordeal, n., 1. - WATERBREATHER
Any arthropod that breathes by means of gills. - WATERRATTLEWATERRATTLER
The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called from its preference for damp places near water. - Water chicken
The common American gallinule. - Water plate
A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket. - WATERCHICKWEED
A small annual plant (Montia fontana) growing in wet places in southern regions. - WATERSPEEDWELL
A kind of speedwell (Veronica Anagallis) found in wet places in Europe and America. - Water deck
A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a dragoon's horse. - Water rat
The water vole. See under Vole. - WATERDOG
A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained. 2. (Zoöl.) - Waterfall
A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract. - Water screw
A screw propeller.
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