Webster's Dictionary 1913

676

Water screw

Wa″ter screw′ (?). A screw propeller.

677

Water shield

Wa″ter shield′ (?). (Bot.) An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly.

678

Water shrew

Wa″ter shrew′ (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ...

679

Water snail

Wa″ter snail′ (?). 1. (Zoöl.) Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis, Limnæa, and allied genera; a pond snail.2. (Mech.) The Archimedean screw.

680

Water snake

Wa″ter snake′ (?). (Zoöl.) (a) A common North American colubrine snake (Tropidonotus sipedon) which lives chiefly in the water. (b) Any species of snakes of the family Homalopsi...

681

Water soldier

Wa″ter sol′dier (?). (Bot.) An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with bayonet-shaped leaves.

682

Water souchy

Wa″ter souch′y (?). (Cookery) A dish consisting of small fish stewed and served in a little water. [Written also water souchet.] See Zoutch.

683

Water spaniel

Wa″ter span″iel (?). A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water.

684

Water sparrow

Wa″ter spar″row (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The reed warbler. (b) The reed bunting.

685

Water speedwell

Wa″ter speed″well (?). (Bot.) A kind of speedwell (Veronica Anagallis) found in wet places in Europe and America.

686

Water spider

Wa″ter spi″der (?). (Zoöl.) (a) An aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) which constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It lives in a bell-sha...

687

Water spinner

Wa″ter spin′ner (?). (Zoöl.) The water spider.

688

Water sprite

Wa″ter sprite′ (?). A sprite, or spirit, imagined as inhabiting the water. J. R. Drake.

689

Water star grass

Wa″ter star″ grass′ (?). (Bot.) An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms.

690

Water starwort

Wa″ter star″wort′ (?). See under Starwort.

691

Water supply

Wa″ter sup‐ply″ (?). A supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city, mill, or the like.

692

Water tabby

Wa″ter tab″by (?). A kind of waved or watered tabby. See Tabby, n., 1.

693

Water table

Wa″ter ta″ble (?). (Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, — generally used in the United States for the first table above the...

694

Water table (2)

Water table. (Hydraulic Engin.) The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water. The water table may be within a few inches of the surface or many feet ...

695

Water telescope

Water telescope. 1. (Optics) A telescope in which the medium between the objective and the eye piece is water instead of air, used in some experiments in aberration.2. A telesco...

696

Water tender

Water tender. (Nav.) In the United States navy, a first-class petty officer in charge in a fireroom. He “tends” water to the boilers, sees that fires are properly cleaned and st...

697

Water thermometer

Wa″ter ther‐mom″e‐ter (?). (Physics) A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. Thi...

698

Water thief

Wa″ter thief′ (?). A pirate. Shak.

699

Water thrush

Wa″ter thrush′ (?). (Zoöl.) (a) A North American bird of the genus Seiurus, belonging to the Warbler family, especially the common species (S. Noveboracensis). (b) The European ...

700

Water thyme

Wa″ter thyme′ (?). (Bot.) See Anacharis.

701

Water tick

Wa″ter tick′ (?). Same as Water mite.

702

Water tiger

Wa″ter ti″ger (?). (Zoöl.) A diving, or water, beetle, especially the larva of a water beetle. See Illust.b of Water beetle.