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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER BUTT

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Water butt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATER BUTT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

water butt

Rainwater tank

A rainwater tank is a water tank used to collect and store rain water runoff, typically from rooftops via rain gutters. A rainwater catchment or collection system can yield 2358 litres of water from 2.54 cm of rain on a 93 m2 roof. Rainwater tanks are devices for collecting and maintaining harvested rain. Rainwater tanks are installed to make use of rain water for later use, reduce mains water use for economic or environmental reasons, and aid self-sufficiency. Stored water may be used for watering gardens, agriculture, flushing toilets, in washing machines, washing cars, and also for drinking, especially when other water supplies are unavailable, expensive, or of poor quality, and when adequate care is taken that the water is not contaminated and is adequately filtered. Underground rainwater tanks can also be used for retention of stormwater for release at a later time and offer a variety of benefits described in more detail below. In arid climates, rain barrels are often used to store water during the rainy season for use during dryer periods. Rainwater tanks may have a high initial cost.

Definition of water butt in the English dictionary

The definition of water butt in the dictionary is a barrel for collecting rainwater, esp from a drainpipe.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER BUTT

water back
water bag
water bailiff
water bear
Water Bearer
water bed
water beetle
water bird
water biscuit
water blister
water boatman
water boatmen
water bomb
water bomber
water bottle
water brash
water buffalo
water bug
water caltrop
water cannon

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER BUTT

blackbutt
butt
cigarette butt
half-butt
head-butt
Lower Hutt
mutt
pitch and putt
putt
rifle butt
scuttlebutt
woollybutt

Synonyms and antonyms of water butt in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «water butt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER BUTT

Find out the translation of water butt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water butt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water butt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水对接
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tope de agua
570 millions of speakers

English

water butt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी बट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعقب المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вода прикладом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

extremidade de água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল গুঁতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mégot de l´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pantat air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regenfass
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水バット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 엉덩이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pantat banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thùng hứng nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் பட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाण्याचे थेंब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Su poposu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

culo acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tyłek woda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вода прикладом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cap la cap de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πισινό νερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water boude
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vatten butt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vann rumpe
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER BUTT»

The term «water butt» is regularly used and occupies the 91.882 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER BUTT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water butt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER BUTT»

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Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on the ...
You have a rain-water butt, have you P—Yes. 6197. Do you find any animalcula: in the rain-water butt P—I never looked to see. 6198. Do you find any dirt at the bottom of that butt P—There is a great deal of dirt ; it comes from the roof of the ...
‎1851
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Reports from the committees
You have a rain-water butt, have you ?-—Yes. 6197. Do you find any animalculaa in the rain-water butt ?—I never looked to see. 6198. D0 you find any dirt at the bottom of that butt ?—There is a great deal of dirt ; it comes from the roof of the ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1851
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THE LIES MEN TELL.
RON S KING. to retry the climb the three stood at the base of the drainpipe and argued. Eventually, in a fit of pique, Creaky Bones took off his coat and threw it down onto the ground. “I'll do it!” he declared. “Help me up onto the water-butt.
RON S KING
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The Biodynamic Spray and Compost Preparations Directions for ...
Water Butt Preparation (Compost Preparations suspended in water) Use of the aqueous extract from the Water Butt Preparation is effective for the whole manure management system, since it can easily be added wherever dung is deposited.
Christian von Wistinghausen, Wolfgang Scheibe, Hartmut Heilmann, Eckard v. Wistinghausen and Uli Johannes König
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Becoming a Reflective Practitioner
Either they blow up inside and have a breakdown or they blow up outside — literally they 'blow their top' similar to a water butt that spills over when full. One difficulty with 'spilling over' is that it creates a mess that others may feel uncomfortable ...
Christopher Johns, 2013
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A Teen Guide to Eco-Gardening, Food, and Cooking
Activity Amountusedfromlocalwatersupplies Mins/times used Total hose/sprinkler 12 litres/min hose gun 12 litres/min watering can 5 litres water butt 0 litres grey water 0 litres Organic gardening tips • Healthy plants fend off insect invaders.
Jen Green, 2014
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Specifications for Practical Architecture, Preceded by an ...
(If any. See § 1631.) 2147. To put to all the eaves 4-in. cast-iron trough-guttering put together with white-lead, and securely fixed upon sufficient strong wrought- iron brackets. 2148. To provide and fix from the eaves'-guttering to the water-butt a ...
Alfred Bartholomew, 1840
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A Wet Look At Climate Change
I bought a water butt, going for a 110 litre slimline type as I thought it would look better than the more rotund 210 litre size as it was to be located at the corner of the house. The plan was to use a downpipe that did not drain in to a drainage pipe ...
Dr. Peter Moir
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Teaching Science and Technology in the Early Years (3–7)
... bounce ideas off others. Four-year-old Jacob's sustained interest in one line of enquiry was documented and revisited over a period of 18 months. An initial interest in how water flowed from a water butt in the playground and several visits to ...
Dan Davies, Alan Howe, Christopher Collier, 2014
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Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Cheng has a garden pond, which he tops up at the beginning of each week from a 200-Iitre water butt, which is, in turn, filled by rainwater from part of his roof. At the beginning of the summer both the pond and the water butt are full.
John Butterworth, Geoff Thwaites, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER BUTT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water butt is used in the context of the following news items.
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6 essential tips to get the most out of your garden this summer
"Investing in a water butt, which is only £39.99, means that gardeners can capture the drops and have a ready supply if a water ban comes later in the summer," ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Cat found dead in water butt in Tredegar
RSPCA inspector Kate Parker said: “Sadly this ginger male cat was found dead inside a water butt. The member of the public had been away and the lid had ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
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HydroGarden design water butt solution for Swedish retailer
HydroGarden was asked to design a system that could be connected to a water butt so that pots and containers are watered at the right times and for the ... «Horticulture Week, Jul 15»
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Slow the flow this summer
There are so many products on the market now to help us save water that there's ... If you're not sure which water butt to buy, check out the Waterwise guide to ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
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Flybe suspends Northampton pilot who drowned his neighbour's …
Stephen Woodhouse, 53, of Old Watling Street, Long Buckby, used a water butt in his garden to kill border terrier Meg on Saturday, July 26 last year. The pet ... «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, May 15»
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Get your water butt in shape, Severn Trent tells gardeners
Hopes of a spring heatwave have prompted Severn Trent Water to remind gardeners to get their water butts in shape and topped up. The firm says reservoirs ... «Staff Newsletter, Apr 15»
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'How much did a wet August and water butts save me?'
I had a water meter fitted thinking it may cost more over the summer but even out at winter. I was therefore delighted by the wet August when I used water butts to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Thorny problems: how can I deter mosquitos?
Q: I recently read that storing water in a water butt increases the risk of mosquitos transmitting potentially deadly diseases such as malaria. Also, that water butts ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Bracknell gardener looking to be more green after winning water butt
Paul Bidwell, of Coppice Green, Bracknell, won the butt from South East Water after looking into ways to save money and water. The 56-year-old, who takes ... «Reading Post, Jun 14»
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Five ways to protect your home from the mosquito invasion
And as gutter drainage for rainwater collection tanks, also called water butts, become clogged with plant and animal detritus, they provide stagnant pools full of ... «Wired.co.uk, May 14»

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