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Brooklet

A small brook.

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Brook 76% connected

A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.

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Creek 76% connected

A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.

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Aquifer noun · 86% connection

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

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Basin noun · 86% connection

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "…

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Bayou noun · 86% connection

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

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Bog noun · 86% connection

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried…

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Catchment area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drain noun · 86% connection

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

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Drainage noun · 86% connection

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

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Drainage area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Fen noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Fenland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Horsepond noun · 86% connection

a pond for watering horses

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Hydrology noun · 86% connection

the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation

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Lake noun · 86% connection

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

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Lavatory noun · 86% connection

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "…

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Marsh noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Marshland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Abrook verb · 78% connection

To brook; to endure.

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Arroyo noun · 78% connection

a stream or brook

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Bay laurel noun · 78% connection

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by…

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Beck noun · 78% connection

A small brook.

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Brad noun · 78% connection

A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat ci…

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Brooked imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Brook

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Brooking p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Brook

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Brookside noun · 78% connection

The bank of a brook.

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Brun noun · 78% connection

Same as Brun, a brook.

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Burnie noun · 78% connection

A small brook.

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Cascade noun · 78% connection

A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.

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Charr noun · 78% connection

One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus, allied to the spotted trout and salmon, inhabiting deep lakes in mountai…

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Collet noun · 78% connection

A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for…

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