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irrigation: (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution; supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

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moistening collapse: the act of making something slightly wet

ablution collapse: the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

splashing collapse

affusion collapse: the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head

culvert collapse: a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway

spillway collapse: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

washing collapse

aqueduct collapse: a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

watering collapse: wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"

water gate collapse

waterworks collapse: workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community

bathing collapse: immersing the body in water or sunshine

spattering collapse

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

submersion collapse: the act of wetting something by submerging it

baptism collapse: a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"

runnel collapse

watercourse collapse: a conduit through which water flows; natural or artificial channel through which water flows

waterway collapse: a navigable body of water

shampoo collapse: the act of washing your hair with shampoo; cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair; use shampoo on (hair)

inundation collapse

washout collapse: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"; the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water; "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"

rinsing collapse

enema collapse: injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes

gulch collapse: a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

canal collapse: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation; (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion; provide (a city) with a canal

sprinkling collapse

swash collapse: the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach"; make violent, noisy movements

rinse collapse: washing lightly without soap; the act of giving a light tint to the hair; the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing; a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint; wash off soap or remaining dirt

sponging collapse

bath collapse: you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"; a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath"; a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains; an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons

gully collapse: deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

flume collapse: watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs

scouring collapse: moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"

water carrier collapse

douche collapse: irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents; a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas; direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning

wadi collapse: gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

sluice collapse: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate; irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"; draw through a sluice; "sluice water"; transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs"; pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"

deluge collapse: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

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