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| driftwood |
wood that has been left upon a beach by water or is floating on water. |
| island |
an area of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water on all sides. [1/2 definitions] |
| oasis |
an area in a desert where plants can grow. The plants are fed by water from a spring or well. |
| passage |
a journey by water. [1/4 definitions] |
| peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
| petrify |
to turn into stone. Minerals left behind by water petrify wood by replacing woods cells when they die. [1/2 definitions] |
| sediment |
material deposited by water, wind, or ice. [1/2 definitions] |
| underwater |
When you do something underwater, you are doing it below the surface of the water. If you swim underwater, you are completely surrounded by water as you move through it. [1/2 definitions] |
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