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The activity of going to the beach for recreation.
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An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
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A deep, usually rectangular, ceramic sink.
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(Canada) Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater.
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Alternative spelling of cabbeling [(oceanography) The process by which two masses of water with different temperatures and salinities mix to form a new water mass with a density higher than the density of either parent water mass; also, the sinking of the new water mass as the effect of its increased density.]
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(now Guernsey) Alternative form of causey [(obsolete) An embankment holding in water; a dam.]
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(chiefly Scotland, now historical) An oil-burning lamp.
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The part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water
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(nautical) Alternative form of dipsey [(nautical, slang, attributive) Deep sea.]
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A draught administered to an animal.
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Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
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A fundraising event where rubber ducks are placed in a stream or river so as to be carried by the current, the winner being the first duck to reach a designated end point.
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(Northern England) A deep hole in a river bed; a pool.
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A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.
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A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
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(Australia) A pie floater.
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(rare) Synonym of waterfall bong
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(nautical) A temporary pile driven into the bottom of a river to hold a boat in position; a spud
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Alternative spelling of gunkholing [(nautical) cruising in shallow, coastal waters, spending the nights in gunkholes.]
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(nautical) A small cove, especially a small fishing community.
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(figuratively) Difficulty, in particular, debt.
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(transitive, obsolete) To cool; make cool; to cool by stirring or skimming in order to keep from boiling over.
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(obsolete) The gutter at the edge of a street; a surface drain.
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(leisure) A mini-wading pool, usually movable.
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(Scotland) Water pumped into and out of mills, especially woolen mills.
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A water park attraction with a slow current, allowing guests to ride along lying on rafts.
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Obsolete form of liripoop. [(obsolete) A pendent part of the old clerical tippet.]
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An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
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To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
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Full of mast; abounding in acorns, etc.
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A shallow artificial pool installed at the bottom of a basin to convert it into a wetland.
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A circular pool used in experiments, usually on rodents, where the animal is supposed to find an invisible or visible platform that allows it to escape the water.
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A pool, often inflatable, only able to contain enough water to paddle as opposed to swim.
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A basin or tank, especially one for holding fishes or for growing aquatic plants.
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A localized glow of light.
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A social gathering around, and in, a swimming pool.
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(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
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A water feature consisting of a shallow pool of water with a reflective surface, undisturbed by fountain jets.
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The recreational activity of exploring rockpools to find living creatures.
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A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
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(Scotland, Northumbria) A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.
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(obsolete) An area of the ground or flooring made very smooth so people may slide.
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A toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a slippery surface for sliding on.
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(Australia) An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
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A slough; a run or wet place.
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A recreation area for water play that has little or no standing water so as to reduce the risk of drowning.
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(UK, dialect) high, as the water of a river; swollen; sweeping; rapid
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(UK, dialect, mining) A place into which rubbish is put.
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(Central Africa) A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.
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(UK, dialectal) A gutter in a candle.
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The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
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A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.
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A long, narrow tank in which swimming animals may be confined in order to study their behaviour.
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(US) A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow and irrigate a field.
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Short for three sheets to the wind. [(idiomatic) Drunk.]
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A small pool in a rocky hollow.
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A hazing ritual in which the victim's head is held underwater.
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a shallow pool usually used by children to play in
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(nautical) The blade of an oar.
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Alternative form of water birth [A form of childbirth in which the mother is supported in a birthing pool so that the child is delivered into the warm water.]
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A device used for scientific testing of an animal's memory, consisting of linked alleys filled with water, providing a motivation to escape.
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An amusement park featuring waterplay areas, such as water slides and splash pads.
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A stop in a journey for drinking water or using the restroom.
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Alternative form of water birth [A form of childbirth in which the mother is supported in a birthing pool so that the child is delivered into the warm water.]
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A shallow pool of water, containing an escape platform and a variety of visual clues, used to study learning in mice and rats.
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Alternative spelling of water park [An amusement park featuring waterplay areas, such as water slides and splash pads.]
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Any form of playing with water.
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A moon pool used in underwater habitats.
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The assault, undressing and groping of a woman by men in an aquatic setting.
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Weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond.
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