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Water speedwell: Definition and part of speech

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Water speedwell

  1. A kind of speedwell (Veronica Anagallis) found in wet places in Europe and America.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Watershoot: Definition and part of speech

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Watershoot

  1. n. A trough for discharging water.
  2. n. A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree.
  3. n. That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Water shrew: Definition and part of speech

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Water shrew

  1. Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Water snail: Definition and part of speech

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Water snail

  1. The Archimedean screw.
  2. Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis, Limnaea, and allied genera; a pond snail.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Water snake: Definition and part of speech

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Water snake

  1. Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsidae, all of which are aquatic in their habits.
  2. A common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Watershed: Definition and part of speech

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Watershed

  1. n. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
  2. n. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.