"Backwater" is a word in ENGLISH

áhog - To wash, rinse, pour water over something or somebody, and the like. Ahógi akó sing túbig. Pour water …

amagus n small, black, fresh-water shrimp that has a small white stripe on the back. a black-complexioned.

v. /MANG-:-EN/ or /MANGI-: I-/ 1. to gather at the edge of table, floor, etc., e.g. dust. 2. to push …

angkas v {1} [A; b] ride mounted on s.t. Bátang nag-angkas ug kábaw, A child mounted on a water bu? …

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing …

Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water.

batal n hardened part on an otherwise soft or medium-soft sur-face. Dúnay batal sa abukádu, There was a hard spot …

To dam, as water; -- with up or back.

A bank or dam to keep back water.

An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the …

A Species of duck (Aythya vallisneria), esteemed for the delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn; …

A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc.

dala v {1} [A; a2] take, bring, carry. Magdala ba kug rigálu ngadtu? Shall I bring presents there? Bug-at na …

A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as …

The gaining of land from the water, in consequence of the sea shrinking back below the usuai water mark; the …

To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow.

A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

This term has ac-quired a definite and specific meaning in latv. It commonly imports raising and set-ting back water on …

gangù a {1} loose, not firmly implanted. Gangù na kaáyu ang ákung tangu, My tooth is very loose. {2} having …

gutub n k. o. salt-water fish with a silvery hue with a tinge of yellow at the sides and somewhat …