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An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Back, a. or adv. + -water. ] 1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment or as a hobby; to bird{ 3 }. [ PJC ]

n. one who enjoys watching birds, especially to find and identify a variety of birds in their natural habitats; a birder{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

n. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells; -- used especially of
blackwater fever, a severe form of malaria caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium falciparum. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. Nebraska; -- a nickname alluding to the dark color of the water of its rivers, due to the presence of a black vegetable mold in the soil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are affected. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford protection from their violence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A ditch or drain for catching water. See Catchdrain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) 1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) (a) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death. (b) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocidæ, which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick. [ 1913 Webster ]

She is always seeing apparitions and hearing deathwatches. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

I did not hear the dog howl, mother, or the deathwatch beat. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The guard set over a criminal before his execution. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having waters of great depth; as, a deep-water port. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. carried on in waters of great depth.
Syn. -- deep-sea. [ PJC ]

n. Water in which dishes have been washed. “Suds and dishwater.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To swathe; to envelop, as in swaddling clothes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of enswathing, or the state of being enswathed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A wash or lotion for application to the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An implement with a flat part (a mesh of metal or plastic) and a long handle, used to kill insects by striking them. The handle is typically about one foot long and the flat mesh at the end (usually of plastic) is about 5 inces square.
Syn. -- swatter. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ See Sweat. ] Spent with heat; covered with sweat. [ Obs. ] P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Unskilled; raw. [ Colloq. ] “Fresh-water soldiers.” Knolles.

n. The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. the tide when the water is highest; high tide. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- high tide, high water. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Water at its highest level, as in a river during a flood. [ PJC ]

a. Pertaining to water at its highest achieved level; of or pertaining to high water; as, the high-water marks on the walls after a flood. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inswathed p. pr. & vb. n. Inswating. ] To wrap up; to infold; to swathe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. [ from jerk + water, a place where it is necessary to draw (jerk) water to supply the boiler of a steam engine. ] 1. small and remote and insignificant; as, a jerkwater college.
Syn. -- one-horse, pokey, poky. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Railroads) Off the main railroad line. [ Archaic ] [ PJC ]

n. [ See Kilogram and Watt. ] (Elec.) One thousand watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour; -- approximately equal to 1.34 horse-power hour. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. (Naut.) To leak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To urinate; -- a euphemism. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Zool.), A small black-and-white oceanic bird (Puffinus puffinus, or Puffinus anglorum), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It is avariety of shearwater. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Sp. nafa, from Ar. napha odor. ] A perfume distilled from orange flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in watching. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To watch too much. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To weary or exhaust by watching. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of sweet, juicy apple. [ Written also pomwater. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Pomewater. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water tinctured with roses by distillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental. “Rose-water philanthropy.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. Sarasvatī. ] (Hind. Myth.) The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called also SCUBA, SCUBA gear, or SCUBA apparatus. [ PJC ]

A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan, Germany, containing much free carbonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Selters water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; -- so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (Puffinus Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (Puffinus obscurus), and the greater shearwater (Puffinus major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The shearwater. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate to which an acid (such as phosphoric acid) has been added to generate carbon dioxide and thus cause effervescence; the term now is also used as a synonym for soda pop. Soda water without flavoring is used as a beverage or as a component of a mixed beverage. It is typically bottled or canned under pressure so that the carbon dioxide and effervescence will be preserved until use. [ PJC ]

2. a beverage containing supersaturated carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) and thus effervescent. [ PJC ]

3. same as soda pop. [ PJC ]

n. (Naut.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a section of a stream that is flat and moves slowly. [ PJC ]

n. 1. An acid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Water for the cure of surfeits. [ Obs. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]