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Waterish
a.
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Somewhat watery; moist; as, waterish land.
Waterishness
n.
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The quality of being waterish.
Water junket
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The common sandpiper.
Water-laid
a.
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Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope.
Waterlander
n.
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Alt. of Waterlandian
Waterlandian
n.
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One of a body of Dutch Anabaptists who separated from the Mennonites in the sixteenth century; -- so called from a district in North Holland denominated Waterland.
Water laverock
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The common sandpiper.
Waterleaf
n.
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Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers.
Water leg
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See Leg, 7.
Water lemon
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The edible fruit of two species of passion flower (Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); -- so called in the West Indies.
Waterless
a.
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Destitute of water; dry.
Water lettuce
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A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.
Water level
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The level formed by the surface of still water.
Water level
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A kind of leveling instrument. See under Level, n.
Water lily
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A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea.
Water lime
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Hydraulic lime.
Water line
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Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel.
Water line
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Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded.
Water lizard
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Any aquatic lizard of the genus Varanus, as the monitor of the Nile. See Monitor, n., 3.
Water locust
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A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.
Water-logged
a.
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Filled or saturated with water so as to be heavy, unmanageable, or loglike; -- said of a vessel, when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, she has become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm.
Watermen
pl.
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of Waterman
Waterman
n.
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A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman.
Waterman
n.
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An attendant on cab stands, etc., who supplies water to the horses.
Waterman
n.
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A water demon.
Watermark
n.
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A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.
Watermark
n.
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A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during the process of manufacture.
Watermark
n.
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See Water line, 2.
Water meadow
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A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some adjoining river or stream.
Water measure
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A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel.