[{"word":"puddle","phonetic":"/ˈpʌdəl/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpʌdəl/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/puddle-uk.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86872696","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A small pool of water, usually on a path or road.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Stagnant or polluted water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To form a puddle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To play or splash in a puddle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To line a canal with puddle (clay).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/puddle"]}]