Sekirov Dictionary

puddle

/ˈpʌdəl/

verb8

  1. To form a puddle.
  2. To play or splash in a puddle.
  3. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).
  4. To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.
  5. To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
  6. To line a canal with puddle (clay).
  7. Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.
  8. To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.

noun4

  1. A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
  2. (dialect) Stagnant or polluted water.
  3. A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
  4. The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
forms

puddled · puddling · puddles

Phrases with puddle

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