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| amnion |
a thin membranous sac, filled with a watery fluid, that contains the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile. |
| aqua |
water, or a watery solution. [1/2 definitions] |
| aqueous humor |
a clear, watery liquid that fills the chambers between the cornea and the lens of the eye. |
| capybara |
a large, furry rodent that has no tail. Capybara live near rivers, lakes, or other watery areas in forests or grassy regions of South America. Capybara are related to guinea pigs, mice, and squirrels, but they are much larger. Despite their size, they eat only plants. |
| diarrhea |
a condition marked by frequent and watery bowel movements. |
| dropsy |
an abnormal medical condition characterized by the building up of watery fluid such as lymph or serum in body tissues or cavities. |
| dysentery |
(informal) frequent and watery bowel movements; diarrhea. [1/2 definitions] |
| edema |
an abnormal accumulation of watery fluid in tissues or cavities of the body. |
| frog1 |
any of several amphibians without tails but with long hind legs adapted for jumping, esp. those with a smooth, moist skin and webbed feet, that live in marshy or watery habitats. [1/3 definitions] |
| hydroplane |
to skim a watery surface in the manner of a hydroplane, as a speeding automobile on a wet road. [1/5 definitions] |
| ichor |
a watery, acrid discharge from an ulcer, wound, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| moiré |
of fabric, esp. silk, having a wavelike or watery pattern. [2/3 definitions] |
| serous |
like, pertaining to, containing, or producing serum; thin and watery. |
| serum |
the thin, watery liquid that remains when the solid parts of blood have formed a clot. [1/2 definitions] |
| slop |
thin, watery mud or slush. [1/9 definitions] |
| slush |
thin, watery mud. [1/4 definitions] |
| soupy |
resembling or suggesting soup, esp. in texture or thinness; watery. [1/2 definitions] |
| thin |
liquid; watery. [1/9 definitions] |
| washy |
diluted; watery; weak. [1/3 definitions] |
| waterish |
like water; watery. |
| watermelon |
a large sweet fruit, round or oblong in shape, with a hard greenish rind and usu. red or pink watery pulp. [1/2 definitions] |
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