breakaway vs puddling

breakaway

noun
  • A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water. 

  • A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position. 

  • An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance. 

  • A stampede of animals. 

  • A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton. 

  • An animal that breaks away from a herd. 

  • An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment. 

  • A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway. 

  • A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them. 

  • The act of breaking away from something. 

  • The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting. 

adj
  • Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure. 

  • Enjoying rapid popular success. 

  • The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society. 

  • Having broken away from a larger unit. 

  • Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun) 

puddling

noun
  • The act of lining a canal with puddle to make it watertight. 

  • The action of forming a puddle. 

  • The first true industrial process to produce steel from pig iron. 

  • A group of mallards (ducks). 

  • A behaviour in which animals like butterflies seek out moist substances to obtain nutrients. 

  • The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids. 

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