what does puddle mean?
PUDDLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- something resembling a pool of liquid
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- he stood in a pool of light
- his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
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- there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
- the body lay in a pool of blood
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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PUDDLE as VERB
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- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a puddle by splashing water
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- mess around, as in a liquid or paste
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- The children are having fun puddling in paint
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- dip into mud before planting
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Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- subject to puddling or form by puddling
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Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- wade or dabble in a puddle
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- The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard
Hypernyms(s) puddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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