单词 | waterworn |
释义 | waterworn (once / 288276 pages) adj WORD FAMILY waterworn USAGE EXAMPLESI ease myself along, intrigued by the smooth, waterworn walls. Jean Craighead George, On the Far Side of the Mountain(1990) They consist of waterworn chunks of bright turquoise Styrofoam adorned with a feathered plume or two — lightness reinforces lightness. New York Times(Apr 25, 2014) Sometimes we went through deep cuttings in the red clay, close enough for me to notice it was interstratified with waterworn but angular quartz peebles. Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major), The Sea and the Jungle(2011) adj (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water Syn worn affected by wear; damaged by long use |
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