Definition: (noun) Clock that measures time by the escape of water.
Synonyms: water clock, water glass.
Usage: The Wicked Witch dared not use a clepsydra, as its contents could destroy her.
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- hookah Definition: (noun) An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. Synonyms: calean, chicha, hubble-bubble, kalian, narghile, shisha, water pipe. Usage: Though I constantly lecture him about the dangers of smoking, my Iranian grandfather refuses to get rid of his hookah. Discuss
- Quotes on RAIN and WATER RAIN"Behind the glass wall is the serenity of lights and rain." ~Ricardo Perez"Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards." ~Vladimir Nabokov"Even stone can be worn down with enough rain." ~Arthur Golden"Into each life some rain must fall." ~Ella Fitzgerald"Unknowingly, we plow the dust of stars, blown about us by the wind, and drink the universe in…
- misadventure Definition: (noun) An instance of misfortune. Synonyms: mischance, mishap. Usage: D'Artagnan ran home immediately, and although it was three o'clock in the morning and he had some of the worst quarters of Paris to traverse, he met with no misadventure. Discuss
- friable Definition: (adjective) Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder. Synonyms: crumbly. Usage: The men disturbed the loose, friable earth of the slope ... disclosing human bones already nearly uncovered by the action of water and frost. Discuss