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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Water words #204611 02/12/12 03:05 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Today an article in our newspaper used the word littoral (amazing, innit?) which I had to look up yet again. It means relating to or along the coast. That put me in mind of the word a friend taught me, which I have actually remembered: riparian, which, if I got it right, means along a river or riverbank. Are there other little-known words for along the edges of water? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Water words Jackie 02/12/12 03:05 AM Re: Water words Tromboniator 02/12/12 03:40 AM Re: Water words Faldage 02/12/12 12:50 PM Re: Water words Jackie 02/13/12 04:28 AM Re: Water words Candy 02/13/12 01:39 PM Re: Water words Rhubarb Commando 02/13/12 09:43 PM Re: Water words Candy 02/15/12 01:20 PM Re: Water words Faldage 02/16/12 03:56 AM Re: Water words HalAl 02/14/12 01:35 PM Re: Water words Rhubarb Commando 02/14/12 03:07 PM Re: Water words Jackie 02/15/12 01:40 AM Re: Water words HalAl 02/16/12 12:44 AM Re: Water words Jackie 02/16/12 03:53 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,011 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 415 guests, and 10 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,968 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,957 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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