rheum
rheum is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A genus of plants. See Rhubarb.
- 2.A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or nose. I have a rheum in mine eyes too. Shak. Salt rheum. (Med.) See Salt rheum, in the Vocab.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- add
- affuse
- affusion
- aqua
- aquatic
- aqueous
- are
- balneal
- balneation
- bath
- bathe
- blood
- chyle
- condense
- dabble
- deluge
- diluent
- dilute
- diluted
- dilution
- dip
- douche
- douse
- drench
- drown
- duck
- flood
- flow
- flowing
- fluent
- fluid
- fluidity
- gargle
- gaseity
- gravy
- high
- humectation
- humor
- hydrodynamics
- hydrology
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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