Definition for Puddle:

• pud'l, n. a small pool of muddy water: a mixture of clay and sand.-- v.t. to make muddy: to stir up mud: to make water-tight by means of clay: to convert into bar or wrought iron.-- v.i. to make a dirty stir.-- ns. PUDD'LER, one who turns cast-iron into wrought-iron by puddling; PUDD'LING, the act of rendering impervious to water by means of clay: the process of converting cast into bar or wrought iron.-- adj. PUDD'LY, dirty. [ M. E. podel ( prob. for plod-el)-- Celt.; Ir. plodach, plod, a pool.]

Synonyms for Puddle:

• adv.

  •well (adverb)
  • water hole.

• n.

  •
  • dew,
  • avalanche,
  • downpour,
  • acid rain,
  • deluge,
  • curtain,
  • blizzard,
  • dewdrop,
  • cloudburst,
  • band.
  •addle (noun)
  • addle.
  •body of water (noun)
  • gulf,
  • inlet,
  • bay,
  • ditch,
  • reservoir,
  • lagoon,
  • lake,
  • tank,
  • estuary,
  • sound,
  • bayou,
  • cove,
  • well,
  • fiord,
  • strait.
  •pass water (noun)
  • pass water.
  •pee (noun)
  • pee.
  •pee-pee (noun)
  • pee-pee.
  •piddle (noun)
  • piddle.
  •piss (noun)
  • piss.
  •plash (noun)
  • rut.
  •pond (noun)
  • duck ponds,
  • small lakes,
  • lily ponds.
  •pool (noun)
  • quagmire,
  • Plashet.
  •puddle (noun)
  • take a leak,
  • wee,
  • relieve oneself,
  • make water,
  • micturate,
  • wee-wee,
  • spend a penny,
  • make,
  • muddle.
  •urinate (noun)
  • urinate.

• v.

  •contact (verb)
  • puddle.
  •fiddle (verb)
  • inter-feres,
  • inter feres,
  • inter fere,
  • inter-fere.
  •putter (verb)
  • shuffles around,
  • goofs around,
  • shuffled around,
  • goofing around,
  • shuffling around,
  • goofed around.
  •tinker (verb)
  • mucked about,
  • re-pairing,
  • mucks about,
  • re-paired,
  • takes apart,
  • re-pair,
  • re pairing,
  • messes with,
  • re pairs,
  • playing with,
  • trifling with,
  • re paired,
  • re pair,
  • messed with,
  • messing with,
  • trifles with,
  • mucking about,
  • trifled with,
  • re-pairs,
  • plays with.

• Other synonyms:

  •putter
  • niggle,
  • shuffle around,
  • goof around.
  •tinker
  • played with,
  • trifle with,
  • mess with,
  • took apart,
  • take apart,
  • taking apart,
  • play with.

Paraphrases for Puddle:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pool.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mare.

Puddle Sentence Examples:

• What drove them turn the sweet green earth Into a puddle of blood?

• I tell him of gulls, which used to fly all day long over the stormy sea: now they splash about in a puddle of water, screaming pitifully.

Hypernym for Puddle:

• n.

  • object
    billabong, mud puddle.

Hyponym for Puddle:

• n.

  • location
    place, topographic point, spot.
  • object
    body of water, water.
  • substance
    covering material.

• v.

  • contact
    monkey, splash, muck about, spatter, splosh, set, potter, compact, putter, muck around, wad, plash, plant, bundle, mess around, tinker, monkey around, swash, splatter, pack.
  • creation
    shape, mold, mould, form, work, forge.
  • motion
    wade.