Word Meanings - WATERICE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Water flavored, sweetened, and frozen, to be eaten as a confection.

• Water ordeal
  Same as Ordeal by water. See the Note under Ordeal, n., 1.
• WATERBRASH
  See under Brash.
• WATERRATE
  A rate or tax for a supply of water.
• Water chicken
  The common American gallinule.
• Water plate
  A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket.
• WATERCHICKEN
  The common American gallinule.
• WATERSPANIEL
  A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water.
• Water deck
  A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a dragoon's horse.
• Water rat
  The water vole. See under Vole.
• WATERDOCK
  A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is R. Hydrolapathum.
• WATERTIGHT
  So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.
• 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.
• WATERFRAME
  A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power.
• WATERWILLOW
  An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.
• Water gas
  See under Gas.
• Water sprite
  A sprite, or spirit, imagined as inhabiting the water.
• WATERHOG
  The capybara.
• Waterhorse
  A pile of salted fish heaped up to drain.
• Water tower
  A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.

Feed

Terms of Use Privacy policy Contact About Cancellation policy © selfpublishingguru.com2024 All Rights reserved.