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- English Word Waterhorse Definition A pile of salted fish heaped up to drain.
- English Word Waterie Definition The pied wagtail; -- so called because it frequents ponds.
- English Word Wateriness Definition The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity.
- English Word Watering Definition of Water
- English Word Watering Definition a. & n. from Water, v.
- English Word Waterish Definition Resembling water; thin; watery.
- English Word Waterish Definition Somewhat watery; moist; as, waterish land.
- English Word Waterishness Definition The quality of being waterish.
- English Word Waterlander Definition Alt. of Waterlandian
- English Word Waterlandian Definition One of a body of Dutch Anabaptists who separated from the Mennonites in the sixteenth century; -- so called from a district in North Holland denominated Waterland.
- English Word Waterleaf Definition Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers.
- English Word Waterless Definition Destitute of water; dry.
- English Word Waterman Definition A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman.
- English Word Waterman Definition An attendant on cab stands, etc., who supplies water to the horses.
- English Word Waterman Definition A water demon.
- English Word Watermark Definition A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.
- English Word Watermark Definition A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during the process of manufacture.
- English Word Watermark Definition See Water line, 2.
- English Word Watermelon Definition 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 native of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries. See Illust. of Melon.
- English Word Watermen Definition of Waterman
- English Word Waterpot Definition A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc.
- English Word Waterproof Definition Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.
- English Word Waterproof Definition A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
- English Word Waterproof Definition Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer garment made of such material.
- English Word Waterproof Definition To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.
- English Word Waterproofing Definition The act or process of making waterproof.
- English Word Waterproofing Definition Same as Waterproof, n., 1.
- English Word Waterscape Definition A sea view; -- distinguished from landscape.
- English Word Watershed Definition The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.
- English Word Watershed Definition The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.