ditchwater

[ dich-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈdɪtʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch.

Idioms for ditchwater

dull as ditchwater. dishwater (def. 2).

Origin of ditchwater

1275–1325; Middle English. See ditch, water

Words nearby ditchwater

dita, ditat Deus, ditch, ditchdigger, ditcher, ditchwater, dite, diterpene, ditheism, dither, dithionate

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Example sentences from the Web for ditchwater

"They're as dull as ditchwater, the whole gang of them," he said.
The Trembling of a Leaf|William Somerset Maugham
Dull as ditchwater, you'd think; but no, I don't find it so.
Crome Yellow|Aldous Huxley
He looks as though hes so nice hell be as dull as ditchwater.
Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Life would be as ditchwater were it not stirred to its depths by K.'s secret cable.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton

And, you know this place is as dull as ditchwater unless one does something.
The Hermit of Far End|Margaret Pedler

British Dictionary definitions for ditchwater

ditchwater

/ (ˈdɪtʃˌwɔːtə) /

noun

stagnant water

as dull as ditchwater or ditchwater extremely uninspiring

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单词	ditchwater
释义	ditchwater [ dich-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈdɪtʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər / noun water, especially stagnant and dirty water, that has collected in a ditch. Idioms for ditchwater dull as ditchwater. dishwater (def. 2). Origin of ditchwater 1275–1325; Middle English. See ditch, water Words nearby ditchwater dita, ditat Deus, ditch, ditchdigger, ditcher, ditchwater, dite, diterpene, ditheism, dither, dithionate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ditchwater "They're as dull as ditchwater, the whole gang of them," he said. The Trembling of a Leaf\|William Somerset Maugham Dull as ditchwater, you'd think; but no, I don't find it so. Crome Yellow\|Aldous Huxley He looks as though hes so nice hell be as dull as ditchwater. Famous Flyers\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) Life would be as ditchwater were it not stirred to its depths by K.'s secret cable. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2\|Ian Hamilton And, you know this place is as dull as ditchwater unless one does something. The Hermit of Far End\|Margaret Pedler British Dictionary definitions for ditchwater ditchwater / (ˈdɪtʃˌwɔːtə) / noun stagnant water as dull as ditchwater or ditchwater extremely uninspiring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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