puddle

Noun

• something resembling a pool of liquid
  • he stood in a pool of light
    
  • his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
    

• a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
  • there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
    
  • the body lay in a pool of blood
    

• a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry

Verb

• eliminate urine
  • Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
    

• mix up or confuse
  • He muddled the issues
    

• make a puddle by splashing water

• make into a puddle
  • puddled mire
    

• mess around, as in a liquid or paste
  • The children are having fun puddling in paint
    

• work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud

• dip into mud before planting
  • puddle young plants
    

• subject to puddling or form by puddling
  • puddle iron
    

• wade or dabble in a puddle
  • The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pool , addle , muddle