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Gray water
Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.
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Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.
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| Word | Definition |
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| grey waternoun | Alternative spelling of gray water. [Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.] |
| graywaternoun | Alternative spelling of gray water. [Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.] |
| greywaternoun | Alternative spelling of gray water. [Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.] |
| greenwaternoun | (ecology) Alternative form of green water. [(nautical) A large quantity of water on a ship's deck as a result of massive waves during a large storm.] |
| green waternoun | (sometimes countable) Water that has been colored green by the presence of algae or other organic matter. |
| graywarenoun | Alternative form of greyware. [A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns.] |
| gashnoun | A deep cut. |
| gray literaturenoun | (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of grey literature. [Materials and research produced by organizations outside of the traditional commercial or academic publishing and distribution channels.] |
| gum waternoun | (medicine, dated) A remedy for coughs and stomach complaints, made from boiling water and gum arabic. |
| water gasnoun | A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot coke; used as a domestic fuel, a town gas and/or illuminating gas. |
| water gatenoun | A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated. |
| watergatenoun | An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. |
| greenwarenoun | (ceramics, usually uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable. |
| water gildingnoun | Synonym of wash-gilding. |
| reverse graffitinoun | A form of graffiti created by selectively removing dirt or grime from a surface. |
| water-gallnoun | A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying a rainbow. |
| six-water grognoun | (nautical, historical) Rum diluted with six measures of water instead of the normal three, formerly used as a disciplinary measure for sailors. |
| green gownnoun | (archaic, historical) A dress that has been stained green from rolling in the grass; generally with allusion to sexual activity, especially a woman's loss of virginity. |
| greywarenoun | A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns. |
| bathtub ginnoun | (colloquial) Gin or a similar alcoholic beverage which is of very poor quality, as if made by a homebrewer in a bathtub. |
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