A collection of words for rivers, oceans, rain, and waterfalls — from everyday vocabulary to rare and beautiful gems.
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benthos
noun
Organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
amphibious landing
A military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines"
scrub
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scrubbing
scouring
dry cleaning
The act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
wash
The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
washing
lavation
shower
Washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
shower bath
bubble bath
A bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water
pump priming
Introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing
splash
The act of scattering water about haphazardly
splashing
watering
Wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
sprinkle
The act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
sprinkling
sparge
wading
Walking with your feet in shallow water
ford
The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
fording
deep fording
Fording at a deep place in the stream
splashdown
A landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight
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