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Meaning of puddle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  puddle
      n 1: a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a
           pond and that is impervious to water when dry
      2: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid;
         "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the
         rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" [syn: {pool},
         {puddle}]
      3: something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of
         light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
         [syn: {pool}, {puddle}]
      v 1: wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in
           the backyard"
      2: subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"
      3: dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"
      4: work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
      5: mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are
         having fun puddling in paint"
      6: make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: {muddle}, {puddle}]
      7: make a puddle by splashing water
      8: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: {addle},
         {muddle}, {puddle}]
      9: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
         rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle},
         {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve
         oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee},
         {pass water}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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