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| driftwood |
wood that has been left upon a beach by water or is floating on water. |
| flume |
to transport or convey by water through a flume. [1/3 definitions] |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. [1/3 definitions] |
| island |
an area of land surrounded by water on all sides. |
| isthmus |
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered on its long sides by water. [1/2 definitions] |
| oasis |
an area in a desert where plants can grow. The plants are fed by water from a spring or well. |
| passage |
a journey by water. [1/4 definitions] |
| pen. |
abbreviation of "peninsula," an area of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water, and connected to a mainland by a usu. narrow strip of land. |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| pervious |
subject to passage or entrance, as by water; permeable. [1/2 definitions] |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. [1/2 definitions] |
| raft1 |
a group of logs, barrels, or the like tied together for transport of the whole by water. [1/6 definitions] |
| refresh |
to make fresh again, as by watering. [1/5 definitions] |
| sail |
to travel by water; travel on a boat. [1/12 definitions] |
| scour1 |
to open up (a pipe, channel, or the like) by forcing water through, or to wear away by water erosion. [1/7 definitions] |
| sediment |
material deposited by water, wind, or ice. [1/2 definitions] |
| silt |
fine sediment deposited by water, as of earth, clay, or sand. [1/3 definitions] |
| undershot |
driven by water running underneath, as a vertical water wheel. [1/3 definitions] |
| water |
powered by water. [1/14 definitions] |
| water mill |
a mill with machinery that is driven by water. |
| waterproof |
not affected by water; not absorbent. [1/3 definitions] |
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