blackwater
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Definition of blackwater
13 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
- (uncountable, usually)Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
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(uncountable, usually)Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
“She began talking of the way they had died – blackwater, malaria, a neglected appendix.”
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(uncountable, usually)Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
“Ms. Conlin failed to report, among other things, that air emissions are regulated and that our industry is exploring new technologies to further reduce emissions; that our ships treat all blackwater; and that advanced wastewater purification systems discharge water cleaner than most municipal water treatment plants.”
name
- A surname from Navajo used by the Navajo people.
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A place or river in England:
“The principal water-barrier of this type is the muddy estuary of the tidal River Blackwater, which is last bridged in the seaward direction at the ancient town of Maldon. […] In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored.”
- A place or river in England:
- A place or river in England:
- A place or river in England:
- A place or river in England:
- A place or river in England:
- Any of several rivers in Ireland
- Any of several rivers in Ireland:
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Etymology tree English black Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English blackwater From black + water.
Words you can make from blackwater
200+ playable · top: BACKWATER (20 pts)
Best play backwater 20 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
27 words- WACKER 15 pts
- BACKER 14 pts
- WALKER 13 pts
- BALKER 12 pts
- CALKER 12 pts
- LACKER 12 pts
- RACKET 12 pts
- RACKLE 12 pts
- RETACK 12 pts
- TACKER 12 pts
- TACKLE 12 pts
- BAWLER 11 pts
- CLAWER 11 pts
- WARBLE 11 pts
- CABLER 10 pts
- CABLET 10 pts
- KARATE 10 pts
- TALKER 10 pts
- ABATER 8 pts
- ABLATE 8 pts
- ACETAL 8 pts
- ARABLE 8 pts
- CARATE 8 pts
- CARTEL 8 pts
- CLARET 8 pts
- LABRET 8 pts
- RECTAL 8 pts
5-letter words
82 words- WACKE 14 pts
- WRACK 14 pts
- WRECK 14 pts
- ABACK 13 pts
- BLACK 13 pts
- AWAKE 12 pts
- TWEAK 12 pts
- TWERK 12 pts
- WAKER 12 pts
- WREAK 12 pts
- ALACK 11 pts
- BAKER 11 pts
- BLEAK 11 pts
- BRAKE 11 pts
- BREAK 11 pts
- CLERK 11 pts
- CRAKE 11 pts
- CREAK 11 pts
- KABAR 11 pts
- KEBAR 11 pts
- TRACK 11 pts
- BRAWL 10 pts
- CRAWL 10 pts
- ACERB 9 pts
- AKELA 9 pts
- BARCA 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- BRACT 9 pts
- CABAL 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- CABLE 9 pts
- KARAT 9 pts
- KRAAL 9 pts
- LAKER 9 pts
- LATKE 9 pts
- TAKER 9 pts
- AWARE 8 pts
- TAWER 8 pts
- TRAWL 8 pts
- WALER 8 pts
- WATER 8 pts
- ABATE 7 pts
- ABLER 7 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- BALER 7 pts
- BLARE 7 pts
- BLATE 7 pts
- BLEAR 7 pts
- BLEAT 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CLEAR 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CRAAL 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- LABRA 7 pts
- LACER 7 pts
- RABAT 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TABLA 7 pts
- TABLE 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTAR 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- AREAL 5 pts
- ARTAL 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- LATER 5 pts
- RATAL 5 pts
- RATEL 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
- TALAR 5 pts
- TALER 5 pts
4-letter words
75 words- BAWK 13 pts
- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- LEWK 11 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BALK 10 pts
- BARK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- BERK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CALK 10 pts
- CARK 10 pts
- KBAR 10 pts
- KERB 10 pts
- LACK 10 pts
- RACK 10 pts
- RECK 10 pts
- BAWL 9 pts
- BLAW 9 pts
- BLEW 9 pts
- BRAW 9 pts
- BREW 9 pts
- CLAW 9 pts
- CLEW 9 pts
- CRAW 9 pts
- CREW 9 pts
- ARAK 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- KALE 8 pts
- KART 8 pts
- KATA 8 pts
- KELT 8 pts
- KETA 8 pts
- LAKE 8 pts
- LARK 8 pts
- LEAK 8 pts
- RAKE 8 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BELT 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLAT 6 pts
- BLET 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
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