puddle
noun/ˈpʌdl/
/ˈpʌdl/
- a small amount of water or other liquid, especially rain, that has collected in one place on the groundTopics Weatherc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryPuddle is used after these nouns:
- mud
Word OriginMiddle English: diminutive of Old English pudd ‘ditch, furrow’; compare with German dialect Pfudel ‘pool’.Want to learn more?
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