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  1. evaporate
    change into gas or steam
    Ocean water evaporates and is carried by air currents into the atmosphere, where it might become part of a cloud.
  2. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    All of the water on Earth is part of the water cycle.
  3. absorb
    take in a liquid
    They might sink into the ground, where the roots of plants absorb water from the soil.
  4. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
    A drop of water can be frozen in ice for a thousand years before melting and flowing downhill to the ocean.
  5. pond
    a small lake
    They might collect in a pond and be lapped up by a thirsty raccoon.
  6. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
    The water in the roots and the stems of plants and the water in a raccoon’s body is an important part of the water cycle.
  7. collect
    gather
    They might collect in a pond and be lapped up by a thirsty raccoon.
  8. lap
    the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
    They might collect in a pond and be lapped up by a thirsty raccoon.
  9. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    The water cycle is the circulation of water throughout the planet.
  10. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
    A drop of water can be frozen in ice for a thousand years before melting and flowing downhill to the ocean.
  11. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
    They might sink into the ground, where the roots of plants absorb water from the soil.
  12. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
    Ocean water evaporates and is carried by air currents into the atmosphere, where it might become part of a cloud.
  13. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
    They might sink into the ground, where the roots of plants absorb water from the soil.
  14. current
    occurring in or belonging to the present time
    Ocean water evaporates and is carried by air currents into the atmosphere, where it might become part of a cloud.
Created on Fri Mar 23 14:38:20 EDT 2012

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