puddle
/ˈpʌdəl/ noun B1- A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
- A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
- The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
Plural puddles
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That was the breadth of a puddle on the garden walk which he had evidently walked across.
In Meryton they parted: the two youngest repaired to the lodgings of one of the officers’ wives, and Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles, with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ancles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise.
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