rewatering
Giving water once more
Rewatering is giving water again to something that has dried out or been deprived of water.
Plants get rewatered after wilting, aquifers after depletion, landscapes after drought.
The word appears in gardening, ecology, and water management: The garden needs rewatering after this heat wave.
Also used for rehydrating dried foods or materials.
Hanging or bending downward
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
- revivalReturn after decline
- soakSaturate with liquid
- drainageLiquid removal system
underwatering · terracotta · peat · absorption · recovery · yellowing · thirst · schedule
Liquid falling slowly
- sprinklersDevices that scatter water
- canalsConstructed water passages
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
pivots · emitters · microirrigation · overhead · aqueducts · percolation · leaching · scheduling
Newly germinated plants
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- soilGround matter for planting
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- bedsFurniture for sleeping
potting · containers · houseplants · wilting · moisture · compost · perennials · annuals
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
sowing · yield · cultivar · rotation · harvest · plowing · husbandry · grain
Water-saturated terrain
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
groundwater · recharge · ecosystem · habitat · stream · reservoir · basin · replenishment
drooping
Hanging or bending downward
drainage · underwatering · terracotta · peat · absorption · recovery · yellowing · thirst · schedule · neglected
drip
Liquid falling slowly
- sprinklersDevices that scatter water
- canalsConstructed water passages
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
flood · pivots · emitters · microirrigation · overhead · aqueducts · percolation · leaching · scheduling · timing
seedlings
Newly germinated plants
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- soilGround matter for planting
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
beds · potting · containers · houseplants · wilting · moisture · compost · perennials · annuals · greenhouse
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
tillage · sowing · yield · cultivar · rotation · harvest · plowing · husbandry · grain · legume
wetlands
Water-saturated terrain
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
floodplain · groundwater · recharge · ecosystem · habitat · stream · reservoir · basin · replenishment · hydration
rewateringdehydrating
Removing water content
drying · desiccating · draining · drying out · dewatering
water, watery, watered, watering, waterway, waters, waterless, waterworks, waterer