IRRIGATION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word irrigation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for IRRIGATION
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| bathing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • immersing the body in water or sunshine • the act of washing yourself (or another person) | ||||||||
| dousing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of wetting something by submerging it | ||||||||
| drenching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of making something completely wet | ||||||||
| flooding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them | ||||||||
| saturation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of totally saturating something with a substance • the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid • a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence • chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | ||||||||
| sprinkling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly • a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby • the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) • the act of sprinkling or splashing water | ||||||||
| watering | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • shedding tears • wetting with water | ||||||||
| wetting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of making something wet • a euphemism for urination | ||||||||
| hosing | verbv | |||||||
noun • socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) • man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet • a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas verb • water with a hose | ||||||||
