| slovo | definícia |
watering
(encz) | watering,zavlažování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Watering
(gcide) | Water \Wa"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Watered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Watering.] [AS. w[ae]terian, gew[ae]terian.]
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1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with
water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
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With tears watering the ground. --Milton.
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Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the
woodlands. --Longfellow.
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2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to
drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
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3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a
lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with
wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6.
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4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity
or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend;
to dilute; to weaken.
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To water stock, to increase the capital stock of a company
by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the
individual shares. Cf. Water, n., 7. [Brokers' Cant]
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Watering
(gcide) | Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,
a. & n. from Water, v.
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Watering call (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning
cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.
Watering cart, a sprinkling cart. See Water.
Watering place.
(a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for
cattle, etc.
(b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a
place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to
which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,
etc.
Watering pot.
(a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated
nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The
valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious
calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube
is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated
by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of
a watering pot.
Watering trough, a trough from which cattle, horses, and
other animals drink.
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watering
(wn) | watering
n 1: shedding tears [syn: lacrimation, lachrymation,
tearing, watering]
2: wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
mouth-watering
(encz) | mouth-watering, |
mouthwatering
(encz) | mouthwatering,sbíhání slin Zdeněk Brož |
surface watering
(encz) | surface watering,závlaha přeronem [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
watering can
(encz) | watering can,konev n: Zdeněk Brožwatering can,konev na zalévání n: Zdeněk Brož |
watering cart
(encz) | watering cart, n: |
watering hole
(encz) | watering hole, |
watering place
(encz) | watering place, |
watering pot
(encz) | watering pot, n: |
Watering
(gcide) | Water \Wa"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Watered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Watering.] [AS. w[ae]terian, gew[ae]terian.]
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1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with
water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.
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With tears watering the ground. --Milton.
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Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the
woodlands. --Longfellow.
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2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to
drink; as, to water cattle and horses.
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3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a
lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with
wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6.
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4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity
or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend;
to dilute; to weaken.
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To water stock, to increase the capital stock of a company
by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the
individual shares. Cf. Water, n., 7. [Brokers' Cant]
[1913 Webster]Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,
a. & n. from Water, v.
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Watering call (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning
cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.
Watering cart, a sprinkling cart. See Water.
Watering place.
(a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for
cattle, etc.
(b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a
place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to
which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,
etc.
Watering pot.
(a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated
nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The
valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious
calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube
is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated
by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of
a watering pot.
Watering trough, a trough from which cattle, horses, and
other animals drink.
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Watering call
(gcide) | Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,
a. & n. from Water, v.
[1913 Webster]
Watering call (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning
cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.
Watering cart, a sprinkling cart. See Water.
Watering place.
(a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for
cattle, etc.
(b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a
place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to
which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,
etc.
Watering pot.
(a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated
nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The
valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious
calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube
is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated
by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of
a watering pot.
Watering trough, a trough from which cattle, horses, and
other animals drink.
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Watering cart
(gcide) | Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,
a. & n. from Water, v.
[1913 Webster]
Watering call (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning
cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.
Watering cart, a sprinkling cart. See Water.
Watering place.
(a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for
cattle, etc.
(b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a
place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to
which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,
etc.
Watering pot.
(a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated
nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The
valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious
calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube
is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated
by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of
a watering pot.
Watering trough, a trough from which cattle, horses, and
other animals drink.
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Watering place
(gcide) | Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,
a. & n. from Water, v.
[1913 Webster]
Watering call (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning
cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.
Watering cart, a sprinkling cart. See Water.
Watering place.
(a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for
cattle, etc.
(b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a
place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to
which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,
etc.
Watering pot.
(a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated
nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The
valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious
calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube
is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated
by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of
a watering pot.
Watering trough, a trough from which cattle, horses, and
other animals drink.
[1913 Webster] |
Watering pot
(gcide) | Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,
a. & n. from Water, v.
[1913 Webster]
Watering call (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning
cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.
Watering cart, a sprinkling cart. See Water.
Watering place.
(a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for
cattle, etc.
(b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a
place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to
which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,
etc.
Watering pot.
(a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated
nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The
valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious
calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube
is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated
by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of
a watering pot.
Watering trough, a trough from which cattle, horses, and
other animals drink.
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Watering trough
(gcide) | Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,
a. & n. from Water, v.
[1913 Webster]
Watering call (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning
cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering
their horses.
Watering cart, a sprinkling cart. See Water.
Watering place.
(a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for
cattle, etc.
(b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a
place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to
which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,
etc.
Watering pot.
(a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated
nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve
shells of the genus Aspergillum, or Brechites. The
valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious
calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube
is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated
by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of
a watering pot.
Watering trough, a trough from which cattle, horses, and
other animals drink.
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mouth-watering
(wn) | mouth-watering
adj 1: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: mouth-watering,
savory, savoury] |
watering can
(wn) | watering can
n 1: a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated
nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants [syn: {watering
can}, watering pot] |
watering cart
(wn) | watering cart
n 1: water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads |
watering hole
(wn) | watering hole
n 1: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn:
watering place, watering hole, spa] |
watering place
(wn) | watering place
n 1: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn:
watering place, watering hole, spa] |
watering pot
(wn) | watering pot
n 1: a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated
nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants [syn: {watering
can}, watering pot] |
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