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Water rail: Definition and part of speech

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Water rail

  1. Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See Illust. of Rail.

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 power: Definition and part of speech

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Water power

  1. A fall of water which may be used to drive machinery; a site for a water mill; a water privilege.
  2. The power of water employed to move machinery, etc.

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 privilege: Definition and part of speech

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Water privilege

  1. The advantage of using water as a mechanical power; also, the place where water is, or may be, so used. See under Privilege.

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.

Waterproof: Definition and part of speech

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Waterproof

  1. v. t. To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.
  2. a. Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.
  3. n. A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
  4. n. Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer garment made of such material.

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 pore: Definition and part of speech

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Water pore

  1. One of certain minute pores in the leaves of some plants. They are without true guardian cells, but in other respects closely resemble ordinary stomata.
  2. A pore by which the water tubes of various invertebrates open externally.

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.

Waterpot: Definition and part of speech

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Waterpot

  1. n. A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc.

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.