#dictionary dex
- Water bug — A popular or regional name attributed to certain small aquatic insects or minuscule organisms that live or develop in stagnant waters, ponds, or abandoned wells. Sometimes, the term is used in a diminutive sense to describe a small, fast flow of running water.
- Pressure — The act of pressing and its result; a mechanical force applied perpendicularly onto a unit of surface, equivalent to pressure. In the psychological field, it defines the state of emotional overwhelm, anguish, depression, or the intense feeling of moral constraint felt by a person in an oppressive environment.
- Oppressive — Exerting a physical or moral pressure; producing a deep sensation of heaviness, overwhelm, boredom, anxiety, or suffocation. In a climatic sense, it describes a heavy, sultry, and humid atmosphere before a storm, while in a social or psychological sense, it refers to a tyrannical, restrictive environment that is hard to endure.
- Indentation — A trace, indentation, or mark left on a surface following the exertion of a physical pressure or compression force; the act of short and energetic pressing with a writing instrument, chisel, or mechanical device. In the art of engraving or drawing, it defines the line intensity resulting from the hand force applied onto the working medium.
- Turn watery — To turn or become watery; to excessively increase the water content of a dish, tissue, or material mixture, causing the loss of density or original flavor. As a reflexive verb, it describes the process by which a substance loses its firm consistency and becomes structurally diluted under the influence of moisture or heat.