puddle
Shallow ground water
A puddle is a small, shallow pool of liquid, typically rainwater collected on the ground: Children splashed through puddles on the sidewalk.
The word extends to any small accumulation of spilled liquid: a puddle of milk, a puddle of blood.
To puddle is to form such pools or to wade through them.
Liquid scattering on impact
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
- stompTread heavily
- stompingTreading heavily, forcefully
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
jumping · rainboots · galoshes · wellies · frolic · children · fun · giggle
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- slipMinor error or misstep
- wetSaturated with liquid
- soakSaturate with liquid
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
splash · stain · inconvenience · mess · obstacle · nuisance · hydroplane · skid
Small in degree
- tinyExtremely small in size
- smallLimited in size
- shallowWithout much depth
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
wee · minor · modest · pocket-sized · diminutive · scant · sparse · mere
Exceed capacity and spill
- leakEscape through a breach
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- spillageLiquid that escaped containment
slosh · splatter · runoff · trickle · collect · pooling · accumulate · spread
Collected atmospheric moisture
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- downpourIntense precipitation event
precipitation · aftermath · pavement · sidewalk · street · gutter · curbside · asphalt
splash
Liquid scattering on impact
jump · jumping · rainboots · galoshes · wellies · frolic · children · fun · giggle · soak
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
drenched · splash · stain · inconvenience · mess · obstacle · nuisance · hydroplane · skid · unavoidable
little
Small in degree
miniature · wee · minor · modest · pocket-sized · diminutive · scant · sparse · mere · slight
overflow
Exceed capacity and spill
spillage · slosh · splatter · runoff · trickle · collect · pooling · accumulate · spread · discharge
rainwater
Collected atmospheric moisture
downpour · precipitation · aftermath · pavement · sidewalk · street · gutter · curbside · asphalt · concrete
muddy
Obscured by silt
mucky · grimy · filthy · sludgy · oozy · splattered · soiled · turbid · cloudy · brown
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
surface · sky · clouds · image · ripple · distortion · wavering · sheen · gleam · still
puddleocean
Massive saltwater body
sea · Pacific Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · lake · gulf
- mud puddleSmall dirty water pool
- puddle jumpingPlaying in small water pools
- puddle jumperSmall plane, short routes
- muddy puddles
- puddle jumpLeap over shallow water
- puddle splashWater scattered by impact
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