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noun
The action of forming a puddle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of lining a canal with puddle to make it watertight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: canal engineering
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noun
The first true industrial process to produce steel from pig iron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A group of mallards (ducks).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A behaviour in which animals like butterflies seek out moist substances to obtain nutrients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of puddle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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