spatter vs waterspout

spatter

noun
  • The sound of droplets hitting a surface. 

  • A spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface. 

  • A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface. 

  • A burst or series of sounds resembling the sound of droplets hitting a surface. 

  • A collection of objects scattered like droplets splashed onto a surface. 

verb
  • To cover, or lie upon (something) by having been scattered, as if by splashing. 

  • To send out or disperse (something) as if in droplets. 

  • To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something). 

  • To splash (someone or something) with small droplets. 

  • To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around. 

waterspout

noun
  • A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an impact or explosion. 

  • A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado). 

  • A true tornado that passes over a body of water. 

  • A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof. 

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