meres

noun

plural of mere, chiefly British
as in puddles
a small often deep body of water one of the most scenic meres in England's Lake District

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  1. puddles
  2. pools
  3. lakes
  4. wells
Noun
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Play resumed after a 15-minute delay with water slowing the ball and splashing up from puddles with every tackle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
Definition of puddles
Noun
  • Between the pools, lawn games, and family-friendly room configurations, this is one of the Cape’s easiest hotels for traveling with children.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026
  • How to choose from the Wellness Pool Villa with its own hammam overlooking a lake strewn with lotus blossoms, or the nearly 3,000-square-meter Amanoi Ocean Pool Villa with its private pools and timber sundecks facing the sea?
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of pools
Noun
  • Rivers, lakes, and groundwater are affected by sewage, industrial waste, agricultural runoff, and excessive extraction.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • For hundreds of miles, there are no lakes and just one river.
    — Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of lakes
Noun
  • Their measurements showed that electrons escape the quantum wells in less than a trillionth of a second, fast enough to support terahertz-frequency operation.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Occasionally our wells run a little dry, and that’s our cue to go fill them up again with all kinds of beautiful things.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of wells
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