Water radish
(Wa"ter rad"ish) (Bot.) A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium) related to
the water cress and to the horse-radish.
Water rail
(Wa"ter rail`) (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common
European species See Illust. of Rail.
Water ram
(Wa"ter ram`) An hydraulic ram.
Water rat
(Wa"ter rat`)
1. (Zoöl.) (a) The water vole. See under Vole. (b) The muskrat. (c) The beaver rat. See under
Beaver.
2. A thief on the water; a pirate.
Water rate
(Wa"ter rate`) A rate or tax for a supply of water.
Water rattle
(Wa"ter rat"tle Wa"ter rat"tler) (Zoöl.) The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); — so
called from its preference for damp places near water.
Water-ret
(Wa"ter-ret`) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-retted; p. pr. & vb. n. Water-retting.] To ret, or rot,
in water, as flax; to water- rot.
Water rice
(Wa"ter rice") Indian rice. See under Rice.
Water rocket
(Wa"ter rock"et)
1. (Bot.) A cruciferous plant (Nasturtium sylvestre) with small yellow flowers.
2. A kind of firework to be discharged in the water.
Water-rot
(Wa"ter-rot`) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-rotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Water-rotting.] To rot by
steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.
Water sail
(Wa"ter sail`) (Naut.) A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a driver boom,
and reaching nearly to the water.
Water sapphire
(Wa"ter sap"phire) [Equiv. to F. saphir d'eau.] (Min.) A deep blue variety of iolite,
sometimes used as a gem; — called also saphir d'eau.
Waterscape
(Wa"ter*scape") n. [Cf. Landscape.] A sea view; — distinguished from landscape. [Jocose]
Fairholt.
Water scorpion
(Wa"ter scor"pi*on) (Zoöl.) See Nepa.
Water screw
(Wa"ter screw`) A screw propeller.
Watershed
(Wa"ter*shed`) n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things
separate, fr. scheiden to separate.]
1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.
2. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural
channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
Water shield
(Wa"ter shield`) (Bot.) An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval
leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly.
