1.3.2 Movement of water

Use this domain for words referring to the way in which water and other liquids move.

Louw Nida Codes:

47 Activities Involving Liquids or Masses

47A Movement of Liquids or Masses

14E Events Involving Liquids and Dry Masses

What words refer to water moving into something?

fill, flow in, inflow, infuse, infusion, run into

What words refer to water coming out of something?

spray, bleed, blow, burst, discharge, drain, gush, issue, jet, pour, pouring, run, spew, spout, dribble, drip, effusion, erupt, exude, ooze, outflow, percolate, seep, spout, squirt, sweat, vomit, tap

What words refer to water breaking into drops?

splash, spray

What words refer to water forming bubbles?

bubble, foam, foaming, froth, whip

1.3.2.1 Flow

Use this domain for words referring to the way water moves over a surface, such as in a river or along the ground.

What words refer to water moving over a surface?

flow, run, stream, current, rise, fall, flood, overflow, to wind, meander, erode, split, merge, roil, surge, torrent, trickle, effluence, spread, permeate,

What words refer to water moving in a river?

flow, current, whirlpool

What words refer to water washing away dirt?

erosion, erode, eroded, wash away, silt, silt up, deposit, settle

What words refer to water draining out of something?

drain, bleed, discharge, draw off, empty, leak, ooze, strain,

1.3.2.2 Pour

Use this domain for words referring to water coming out of something (such as a container), or causing water to come out of something.

What words refer to water coming out of something?

pour, come out, flow, drip, leak, ooze, gush, spurt, squirt

What words refer to pouring water out of a container?

pour, tip, sprinkle, empty, spill, decant

What words refer to putting water on something?

water (v), add water, put water on,

What words refer to putting drops of water on something?

sprinkle (with water), splash (water on), spray (water on), drizzle, spatter, splatter, squirt,

What words refer to putting lots of water on something?

pour (out), empty (v), dump (out), douse, drench, pump,

What words refer to putting water on something accidentally?

spill

What words refer to putting water into something?

inject,

1.3.2.3 Drip

Use this domain for words referring to drops of water and what they do.

What is a drop of water called?

drop (of water/blood), droplet, a drip

What do drops of water do?

drip, drip on, fall to the ground, splash on, hit, splatter, sprinkle

What is a steady dripping called?

dripping (of water), steady drip, drip-drip (of water)

1.3.2.4 Wave

Use this domain for words related to waves and what they do.

What types of waves are there?

wave, ripple, swell, breaker, billow, surf, tidal wave, tsunami

What are the parts of a wave?

crest, trough, curl, foam

What words describe the movement of a wave?

surge, move, come roaring down on, race before the wind, wave pattern, violence of the waves, undertow, toss

What do waves do when they hit the shore?

hit the shore, break on the shore/rocks, break against, break over, crash against, crash down on, lap against, wash against the shore, gentle wash of the waves

What words describe a wave getting bigger?

swell, mount up, pile up, rise and fall, curl

What do waves do to things?

wash up on shore, wash out to sea, wash away, erode, wear away, lift, rise and fall with the waves, rock

What do people do with waves?

surf, surfboard, ride the waves, dive under

What sounds do waves make?

crash, roar, thunder, thunderous roar, slap

1.3.2.5 Calm, rough

Use this domain for words describing the surface of water.

What words describe the surface of the water when it is calm?

calm, becalmed, quiet, peaceful, tranquil, hardly a ripple, glassy, still, stagnant

What words describe the surface of the water when it is rough?

rough (seas), storm-tossed (sea), raging (sea), seethe, choppy

What words describe the flow of a river when it is slow?

slow moving, sluggish, smooth stretch, gentle stretch

What words describe the flow of a river when it is fast?

fast-flowing, white-water (rapids), raging rapids, rough water

What words refer to making water rough?

agitate, churn, stir, whip

1.3.2.6 Tide

Use this domain for words related to the tide.

What words refer to the tide?

tide, rising tide, ebb tide, storm tide, high tide, low tide, the tide is in/out, neap tide

What does the tide do?

rise, fall, ebb, come in, go out

What words refer to the area along the shore that the tide covers?

tidal flat