ditchwater
6.8
Water that collects in a ditch and is dirty
- noun
- /ˈdɪtʃˌwɔːtər/
:
agua de zanja
- I thought of my muskrat's ditchwater gray.
Examples
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The children played beside the ditch, skipping stones into the murky ditchwater that collected after the rain.
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We avoided the puddles formed by the ditchwater, knowing how dirty and stagnant it could become.
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He stepped in the ditchwater and didn't seem to notice that his shoes were wet.
Fiction book (1991) -
He dropped the ball into the ditchwater and tossed the mouse underhand out in front of him in my direction.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the heavy rainfall, the ditchwater overflowed, creating a muddy mess along the road.
Synonyms
puddle
vsditchwater
80
1.0
A small pool of water on the ground
is usually dirty water found in shallow roadside channels and often stagnant
mud puddle
vsditchwater
3
1.0
A small pool of muddy water on the ground after rain
is usually dirty water found in shallow roadside channels and often stagnant
Antonyms
Surface Forms
ditchwater singular
ditchwaters plural
Morphology
Etymology
Ditchwater is simply ditch + water, meaning the water that collects in a ditch and is often 'dirty' and 'still', so it can be unsafe to drink.