puddle
noun
[ ˈpʌd(ə)l ]
• a small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground.
• "splashing through deep puddles"
• clay and sand mixed with water and used as a watertight covering for embankments.
• a circular patch of disturbed water made by the blade of an oar at each stroke.
puddle
verb
• wet or cover (a surface) with water, especially rainwater.
• "the cobbles under our feet were wet and puddled"
• line (a hole) with puddle.
• "he dug and puddled a large pond"
Origin:
Middle English: diminutive of Old English pudd ‘ditch, furrow’; compare with German dialect Pfudel ‘pool’.
