Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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floodgate | Yes | No | No | No |
sluice | Yes | No | Yes | No |
floodgate (noun) | sluice (noun) |
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regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice | conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate |
something that restrains a flood or outpouring |
floodgate (verb) | sluice (verb) |
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irrigate with water from a sluice | |
draw through a sluice | |
transport in or send down a sluice | |
pour as if from a sluice |