Definitions for puddleˈpʌd l
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pud•dleˈpʌd l(n.; v.)-dled, -dling.
(n.)a small pool of water, as of rainwater on the ground.
a small pool of any liquid.
clay or the like mixed with water and tempered, used as a waterproof lining for the walls of canals, ditches, etc.
Category: Civil Engineering
(v.t.)to mark or scatter with puddles.
to wet with dirty water, mud, etc.
to make (water) muddy or dirty.
to muddle or confuse.
Metall. to subject (molten iron) to the process of puddling.
Category: Metallurgy
(v.i.)to wade in a puddle.
to be or become puddled.
Origin of puddle:
1300–50; ME puddel, podel, pothel, appar. dim. of OE pudd ditch, furrow (akin to LG pudel puddle)
Princeton's WordNet
puddle(noun)
a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
pool, puddle(noun)
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"
pool, puddle(verb)
something resembling a pool of liquid
"he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
puddle(verb)
wade or dabble in a puddle
"The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"
puddle(verb)
subject to puddling or form by puddling
"puddle iron"
puddle(verb)
dip into mud before planting
"puddle young plants"
puddle(verb)
work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
puddle(verb)
mess around, as in a liquid or paste
"The children are having fun puddling in paint"
muddle, puddle(verb)
make into a puddle
"puddled mire"
puddle(verb)
make a puddle by splashing water
addle, muddle, puddle(verb)
mix up or confuse
"He muddled the issues"
make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water(verb)
eliminate urine
"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
puddle(noun)ˈpʌd l
a small pool of water on the ground, a road, etc.
kids jumping in puddles
Wiktionary
puddle(Noun)
A small pool of water, usually on a path or road.
puddle(Noun)
Stagnant or polluted water.
puddle(Noun)
A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
puddle(Verb)
To form a puddle.
puddle(Verb)
To play or splash in a puddle.
puddle(Verb)
To process iron by means of puddling.
puddle(Verb)
To line a canal with puddle (clay).
puddle(Verb)
To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.
Origin: podel, diminutive of pudd 'ditch', from *puddo (compare Low German Pudel 'puddle').
Webster Dictionary
Puddle(noun)
a small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool
Puddle(noun)
clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water
Puddle(verb)
to make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water)
Puddle(verb)
to make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water
Puddle(verb)
to make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to apply puddle to
Puddle(verb)
to subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of wrought iron
Puddle(verb)
to make a dirty stir
Translations for puddle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
puddle(noun)
a small, usually dirty, pool (of water)
It had been raining, and there were puddles in the road.
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- loužeCzech

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- λακκούβα με βρομόνεραGreek

- charcoSpanish

- loikEstonian

- چالابFarsi

- lätäkköFinnish

- flaque d'eauFrench

- שְלוּלִיתHebrew

- छोटा सा तालाबHindi

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- băltoacăRomanian

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- pöl, vattenpussSwedish

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- su birikintisi, gölcükTurkish

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- калюжаUkrainian

- گندے پاني کا گڑھاUrdu

- vũng nướcVietnamese

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