seep
Pass through gradually
Seep describes liquid or gas moving slowly through small openings or porous material.
Water seeps through cracks in a foundation.
Blood seeps from a wound.
The meaning extends to gradual spread: News of the scandal began to seep out.
As a noun, a seep is a place where water or oil oozes to the surface.
Liquid falling slowly
- oozeSeep gradually out
- trickleThin, slow stream
- escapeFlight from captivity
- crackNarrow break or attempt
fissure · breach · hole · pipe · valve · plumbing · sealant · rupture
Enter secretly to observe
- penetrateEnter or pass through
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
- suffuseSpread gradually through
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
spread · filter · soak · steep · imbue · infuse · percolate · gradual
Mild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- dewOvernight surface condensation
sogginess · clamminess · damp · soak · saturate · moist · absorption · wicking
Thick wet gunk
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
- wellDug water source
spring · leachate · runoff · drainage · saturation · subsurface · bedrock · soil
drip
Liquid falling slowly
crack · fissure · breach · hole · pipe · valve · plumbing · sealant · rupture · damage
infiltrate
Enter secretly to observe
diffuse · spread · filter · soak · steep · imbue · infuse · percolate · gradual · slowly
dampness
Mild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
dew · sogginess · clamminess · damp · soak · saturate · moist · absorption · wicking · capillary
slime
Thick wet gunk
sap · resin · mucus · pus · ichor · viscous · gel · goo · thick · slow
aquifer
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
well · spring · leachate · runoff · drainage · saturation · subsurface · bedrock · soil · sediment
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- doubtLack of firm belief
- realizationGrasping what's true
cold · chill · creeping · dawning · gradual · awareness · unease · anxiety · foreboding · suspicion