Mere
Mere noun - A small often deep body of water.
Usage example: one of the most scenic meres in England's Lake District
Nearby Word: merely
Puddle
Puddle noun - A small often deep body of water.
Usage example: splashing in the puddles on the way home from the bus stop
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Synonyms for Puddle
Mere and puddle are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Mere" instead a noun "Puddle".
Both words in one sentence
- This is also probably why similar to Makoto and Hakumen, she didn't devolve into a puddle yet (though she's only getting slow symptoms simply by being a mere human).
Source: Determinator / Video Games - And in the "Stolen Screams" event, Chamat learns this the hard way when he attempts to harness the screams of Mallora as a weapon for the Queen of Monsters only to be nailed by her death wail, which reduces his face to a mere puddle.
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