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91waterleaf — /waw teuhr leef , wot euhr /, n. any of several North American plants of the genus Hydrophyllum, having clusters of bluish or white flowers and leaves often bearing marks resembling water stains. [1750 60; WATER + LEAF] * * * ▪ plant any of… …
92waterlocked — /waw teuhr lokt , wot euhr /, adj. enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation. [1910 15; WATER + locked (ptp. of LOCK1)] * * * …
93waterlog — /waw teuhr lawg , log , wot euhr /, v., waterlogged, waterlogging. v.t. 1. to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding. 2. to soak, fill, or saturate with water so as to make soggy or useless. v.i. 3. to become… …
94waterlogged — /waw teuhr lawgd , logd , wot euhr /, adj. 1. so filled or flooded with water as to be heavy or unmanageable, as a ship. 2. excessively saturated with or as if with water: waterlogged ground; waterlogged with fatigue. [1760 70; WATER + LOG1… …
95waterman — /waw teuhr meuhn, wot euhr /, n., pl. watermen. 1. a person who manages or works on a boat; boatman. 2. a person skilled in rowing or boating. 3. Chesapeake Bay Area. a person with a general license to take any legal catch of fish and shellfish… …
96watermanship — /waw teuhr meuhn ship , wot euhr /, n. 1. the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman. 2. skill in rowing or boating. [1880 85; WATERMAN + SHIP] * * * …
97watermark — /waw teuhr mahrk , wot euhr /, n. 1. a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet. 2. See water line (def. 5). 3. a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is… …
98watermeal — /waw teuhr meel , wot euhr /, n. any of several tiny floating aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia. [WATER + MEAL2] * * * …
99watermelon — /waw teuhr mel euhn, wot euhr /, n. 1. the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp. 2. the vine itself. [1605 15; WATER + …
100waterpick — /waw teuhr pik , wot euhr / n. a portable electric appliance that uses a stream of water under force to remove food particles from between the teeth and to massage the gums. Also called waterjet. [WATER + PICK2; earlier as Water Pik a trademark… …
