英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Water
(v. t.)
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a
lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines;
as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6.
Water
(n.)
To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity
or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute;
to weaken.
Water
(v. i.)
To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter;
as, his eyes began to water.
Water
(v. i.)
To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to
water.
The water moccasin.
The common, harmless American water snake (Tropidonotus
sipedon). See Illust. under Water Snake.
A kind of bur marigold (Bidens tripartita) found in
wet places in Europe.
See Water soldier.
See Water buck.
An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It
is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.
See under 1st Back.
An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search
vessels.
Water confined in specially constructed compartments
in a vessel's hold, to serve as ballast.
A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric
pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of
mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in
height.
A device for regulating the temperature of anything
subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another
vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature;
also, a vessel designed for this purpose.
A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is
water.
A battery nearly on a level with the water.
Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of Tardigrada.
A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof
fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden
patients.
The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam.