puddle
puh duhl
- n a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- n a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain - n something resembling a pool of liquid
his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines - v wade or dabble in a puddle
The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard - v subject to puddling or form by puddling
puddle iron - v dip into mud before planting
puddle young plants - v work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
- v mess around, as in a liquid or paste
- v make into a puddle
puddled mire - v make a puddle by splashing water
- v mix up or confuse
- v eliminate urine
- A leak in the ceiling creates a puddle on Palin's desk.
- What this means in practice is that, first, his body physically melts into a little puddle and then rebuilds itself bone by bone; then he becomes a giant robot; then weird energies .
- Had the water of the puddle been enchanted? Did he taste once more, in his gnarled nostrils, the clover-scented wind of youth? A younger horse clip-clopped into the puddle.