puddle

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Synonyms: muddle, paddle, cuddle, huddle, piddle, fuddle, peddle, suddle, spuddle, ruddle, nuddle

Antonyms: muddle, paddle, cuddle, huddle, piddle, fuddle, peddle, suddle, spuddle, ruddle, nuddle

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Noun

1. A small, often temporary, [[pool]] of water, usually on a path or road. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|now|_|dialectal}} [[stagnant|Stagnant]] or polluted [[water]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. A [[homogeneous]] mixture of [[clay]], water, and sometimes [[grit]], used to line a [[canal]] or [[pond]] to make it [[watertight]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|rowing}} The [[ripple]] left by the withdrawal of an [[oar]] from the water.

Verb

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

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