rainwater definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: drops of ... fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds [syn: rain, rainwater] Merriam Webster's noun Date: before 12th century water fallen ... as distinct from a well etc. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Rainwater is water that has fallen as rain.
... the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater [syn: gutter, trough] 2: misfortune resulting in lost effort or ... a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater b. a low area (as at the edge of a ... channel at the side of a street, to carry off rainwater. 2 (prec. by the) a poor or degraded background or ...
... reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin cisterna ... an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (as rainwater) 2. a large usually silver vessel formerly used (as in ... part of a flushing lavatory. 2 an underground reservoir for rainwater. Etymology: ME f. OF cisterne f. L cisterna (as CIST ...
... fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds [syn: rain, rainwater] 3: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain ... of this water c. water that has fallen as rain ; rainwater 2. a. a fall of rain ; rainstorm b. plural the ... rain, precipitate, precipitation, present, proffer, proliferate, rain tadpoles, rainfall, rainstorm, rainwater, render, rolling, run, run over, salt water, scanning pattern, scintillation ...
... water when dry 2: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in ... Dictionary n. & v. --n. 1 a small pool, esp. of rainwater on a road etc. 2 clay and sand mixed with ...
... river, lake, etc. water-butt a barrel used to catch rainwater. water-cannon a device giving a powerful jet of water ... plumb the depths, plumb-line, pollute, produce, pumper, quicksilver, rain, rainwater, rarefy, reduce, reed, rolling stone, rope of sand, rub down ...
... cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: drip, drip mold ... a cornice or other member that projects to throw off rainwater; also an overlapping metal strip or an underneath groove for ...
... and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" 26: spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch ... a. to take in and retain < a barrel to catch rainwater > b. fasten 5. to take or get usually momentarily or ...