What is another word for puddles?

Pronunciation: [pˈʌdə͡lz] (IPA)

Puddles, a common sight on roads during rain, can also be referred to as pools, ponds, bogs, puddles of water, small lakes, and reservoirs. Other synonyms for puddles include waterholes, swimming holes, wallows, hollows, ditches, and potholes. In addition, localized terms such as sloughs, swamps, mires, and marshlands can also be used to refer to puddles that are usually bigger in size. Puddles can also be described based on their location such as roadside pools, backyard lakes, and street puddles. By using these synonyms, speakers and writers can add variety to their language and make their descriptions more vivid and engaging.

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Usage examples for Puddles

No puddles from which animals may drink should be allowed to accumulate.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
It was further found that these malaria-bearing mosquitoes could breed only in small puddles, or pools, that were either permanent or present six months out of the year, and that did not communicate with, or drain into, any stream through which fish could enter them.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
The stork's red legs were so long, and the birds could wade in such deep water, that hundreds of frogs were soon eaten up, and there were many widows and orphans in the ponds and puddles.
"Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks"
William Elliot Griffis

Famous quotes with Puddles

  • A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.
    Alexander Smith
  • A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.
    Alexander Smith
  • Outside it had begun to rain, a fine mist of a rain: fall leaves were plastered to the walkway, and puddles filled with bits of hay and coal lay in the street. A nice bit to remember for the writing. Water Street! He loved to look at it.
    Patricia Reilly Giff

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