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English noun: puddle | |||
| 1. | puddle (substance) a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering material | ||
| 2. | puddle (object) a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid | ||
| Samples | There were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain. The body lay in a pool of blood. | ||
| Synonyms | pool | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | billabong, mud puddle | ||
| 3. | puddle (location) something resembling a pool of liquid | ||
| Samples | He stood in a pool of light. His chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines. | ||
| Synonyms | pool | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
English verb: puddle | |||
| 1. | puddle (motion) wade or dabble in a puddle | ||
| Samples | The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue puddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wade | ||
| 2. | puddle (creation) subject to puddling or form by puddling | ||
| Samples | Puddle iron. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
| 3. | puddle (contact) dip into mud before planting | ||
| Samples | Puddle young plants. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant, set | ||
| 4. | puddle (contact) work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bundle, compact, pack, wad | ||
| 5. | puddle (contact) mess around, as in a liquid or paste | ||
| Samples | The children are having fun puddling in paint. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinker | ||
| 6. | puddle (contact) make into a puddle | ||
| Samples | Puddled mire. | ||
| Synonyms | muddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rile, roil | ||
| 7. | puddle (contact) make a puddle by splashing water | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash | ||
| 8. | puddle (cognition) mix up or confuse | ||
| Samples | He muddled the issues. | ||
| Synonyms | addle, muddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confuse, jumble, mix up | ||
| 9. | puddle (body) eliminate urine | ||
| Samples | Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug. | ||
| Synonyms | make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stale, wet | ||
| Verb group | ca-ca, crap, defecate, make, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit, urinate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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