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

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

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

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

water gate collapse

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

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

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

spindrift collapse: spray blown up from the surface of the sea

moisten collapse: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

humidify collapse: make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house"

lapping collapse

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

burble collapse

dew collapse: water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"

purl collapse: a basic knitting stitch; gold or silver wire thread; make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"; embroider with gold or silver thread; edge or border with gold or silver embroidery; knit with a purl stitch

swaggerer collapse: someone who walks in an arrogant manner

gurgle collapse: the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck; utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled"; make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

spurtle collapse

water carrier collapse

spume collapse: foam or froth on the sea

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

washing collapse

douse collapse: slacken; "douse a rope"; lower quickly; "douse a sail"; wet thoroughly; put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

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"

irrigate collapse: supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound"

sparge collapse: agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"

bespatter collapse

hose collapse: a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas; man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet; water with a hose; "hose the lawn"

slobber collapse

swashbuckler collapse

swish collapse: a brushing or rustling sound

boast collapse: speaking of yourself in superlatives; show off

splurge collapse: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.); be showy or ostentatious; indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

dabble collapse: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid; work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"; play in or as if in water, as of small children

strut collapse: a proud stiff pompous gait; brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

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