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• pud|dle — «PUHD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a small pool of water, especially dirty water: »a puddle of rain water. 2. Figurative: »a puddle of ink. 3. wet clay and sand stirred into a paste, used as a watertight lining for embankments, canals,… …   Useful english dictionary

• pud|dle-jump|er — «PUHD uhl JUHM puhr», noun. 1. Informal. a lightweight airplane or helicopter: »We consider all types…big and little transports or puddle jumpers (Newsweek). 2. Slang. an old or dilapidated automobile …   Useful english dictionary

• pud|dle-jump — «PUHD uhl JUHMP», transitive verb, intransitive verb. Informal. to fly a light airplane for short trips: »[He] has done some syndicated drawing and free lance writing, puddle jumped in his private plane (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

• PUD — PUD; pud·den·ing; pud·der; pud·ding; pud·dingy; pud·dler; pud·dly; pud·dock; pud·dy; liv·er·pud·li·an; pud; pud·dle; …   English syllables

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• puddle — pud·dle …   English syllables

• puddle-jumper — pud′dle jump er or pud′dle•jump er n. Slang. cvb aer. sts lightplane • Etymology: 1930–35, amer …   From formal English to slang

• puddle — pud|dle [ˈpʌdl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Old English pudd ditch ] a small pool of liquid, especially rain water ▪ Children splashed through the puddles. puddle of ▪ He had fallen asleep, his head resting in a puddle of beer.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• puddle — pud|dle [ pʌdl ] noun count a small pool of water, especially on a road after rain …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• puddle — pud•dle [[t]ˈpʌd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a small pool of water, as of rainwater on the ground 2) a small pool of any liquid 3) civ clay or the like mixed with water and tempered, used as a waterproof lining for the walls of canals, ditches,… …   From formal English to slang