English Explanatory Dictionary

soaker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who, or that which, soaks.
  2. A person suffering from alcoholism.
  3. A kind of knitted woollen diaper.
  4. A kind of perforated hose used to distribute drips of water to a number of plants.
  5. The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.
  6. A mixture of grains softened in water which is added to bread dough.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-soaker.wav

Word forms

soaker soakers

Etymology

From soak + -er.

Synonyms

souse suck-pint alcoholic booter

Derived words

soaker pad sod-soaker super soaker
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