Percolate

  • 31percolate —   Pīpī wai (of water); hū, paila …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 32percolate — /parkaleyt/ As used in the cases relating to the right of land owners to use water on their premises, designates any flowage of sub surface water other than that of a running stream, open, visible, clearly to be traced …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 33percolate — v. 1 intr. (often foll. by through) a (of liquid etc.) filter or ooze gradually (esp. through a porous surface). b (of an idea etc.) permeate gradually. 2 tr. prepare (coffee) by repeatedly passing boiling water through ground beans. 3 tr. ooze… …

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  • 34Percolated — Percolate Per co*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.] To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Percolating — Percolate Per co*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.] To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36perc —  Percolate. Percolator. (Of coffee.) …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 37percolation — percolate ► VERB 1) filter through a porous surface or substance. 2) (of information or ideas) spread gradually through a group of people. 3) prepare (coffee) in a percolator. DERIVATIVES percolation noun. ORIGIN Latin percolare strain through …

    English terms dictionary

  • 38Rain garden — A rain garden is a planted depression that is designed to absorb rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, and compacted lawn areas. This reduces rain runoff by allowing stormwater to soak into the ground (as… …

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  • 39Alfonso Bialetti — (1888 1970) was an engineer who became famous for his invention of the simple yet elegantly designed Moka Express coffee maker. Designed in 1933, the coffee pot has been a style icon since the 1950s. It is the source of nostalgia and affection… …

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  • 40leach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. percolate, filter, lixiviate. See cleanness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strain, drain, purge, percolate; see filter 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. drain, pass, percolate out, drip, filter,… …

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