water-dwelling - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

maritime collapse: bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea; "a maritime province"; "maritime farmers"; "maritime cultures"

drown collapse: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"; get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"; kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

denature collapse: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes; modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished; add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

attenuate collapse: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"; become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

structure collapse: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"; the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"; a particular complex anatomical part; "he has good bone structure"; the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"; give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"

censer collapse: a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

Host collapse: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association; a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion; archaic terms for army; any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"; the owner or manager of an inn; a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there; (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor; be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

seaward collapse: the direction toward the sea; directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course"; "on the seaward side of the road"; in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward"

tidewater collapse: the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia; low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams

phylactery collapse: (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer

house collapse: play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"; a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"; a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"; aristocratic family line; "the House of York"; an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"; the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"; the members of a religious community living together; the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"; provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"; contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"

nautical collapse: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance"

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

rosary collapse: a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)

solvent collapse: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"; capable of meeting financial obligations

water collapse: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"; binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"; supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"; fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"; provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"

seat collapse: any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"; furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"; the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through"; a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"; a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised); show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"; provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"; put a seat on a chair; be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"

rehearsal collapse: (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory; a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"

surfing collapse: the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave

sidestroke collapse: a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick

Wordage.info