jerkwater
English
/ˈdʒɚk.wɔ.tɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (US) A train on a branch line.
- A jerkwater town.
Etymology
Compound from English jerk (move with a sudden movement) + English water.
Origin
English
water
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bridgewater English
- Teeswater English
- above-water English
- antiwater English
- backwater English
- bathwater English
- beanwater English
- bewater English
- bilgewater English
- blackwater English
- bluewater English
- bongwater English
- bottled water English
- brackishwater English
- breakwater English
- catchwater English
- circlejerk English
- clearwater English
- coldwater English
- congressjerk English
- creekwater English
- cutwater English
- deepwater English
- dewater English
- dillwater English
- dishwater English
- ditchwater English
- drinkwater English
- dyewater English
- eyewater English
- fairwater English
- feedwater English
- firewater English
- flatwater English
- floodwater English
- forewater English
- freshwater English
- greywater English
- groundwater English
- headwater English
- headwaters English
- heartwater English
- highwater English
- hindwater English
- holy water English
- jerk English
- jerkass English
- jerkdar English
- jerkdom English
- jerker English
- jerkess English
- jerkface English
- jerkhood English
- jerkish English
- jerkitude English
- jerkless English
- jerklike English
- jerkmeter English
- jerkness English
- jerko English
- jerksome English
- jerkwad English
- jerkweed English
- jerky English
- knee-jerk English
- lakewater English
- limewater English
- megajerk English
- meltwater English
- midwater English
- mopwater English
- nonwater English
- oceanwater English
- orthowater English
- overwater English
- palaeowater English
- paleowater English
- polywater English
- pondwater English
- poolwater English
- quickwater English
- rainwater English
- rewater English
- riverwater English
- rosewater English
- saltwater English
- seawater English
- semiwater English
- shearwater English
- sinkwater English
- slickwater English
- softwater English
- springwater English
- spurnwater English
- stickwater English
- stormwater English
- streamwater English
- superwater English
- sweetwater English
- tailwater English
- tidewater English
- topwater English
- underwater English
- unwater English
- unwatering English
- warmwater English
- washwater English
- wastewater English
- water English
- water adder English
- water bicycle English
- water bike English
- water boy English
- water cure English
- water fear English
- water fitness English
- water hen English
- water knot English
- water mole English
- water mouse English
- water nymph English
- water pox English
- water sickness English
- water trough English
- water witching English
- water-fear English
- water-free English
- water-leech English
- water-loving English
- water-salamander English
- waterable English
- waterage English
- waterbag English
- waterbar English
- waterbased English
- waterbed English
- waterbike English
- waterbird English
- waterbirding English
- waterboard English
- waterboat English
- waterbody English
- waterbomb English
- waterborne English
- waterbreak English
- waterbus English
- waterchamber English
- watercleft English
- waterclock English
- watercloset English
- watercock English
- watercolor English
- watercolour English
- watercourse English
- watercraft English
- watercress English
- waterdog English
- waterdrop English
- watered English
- waterer English
- waterest English
- watereth English
- waterfall English
- waterfilled English
- waterfilling English
- waterfit English
- waterflood English
- waterflow English
- waterfowl English
- waterfowler English
- waterfree English
- waterfright English
- waterfront English
- waterful English
- watergang English
- watergate English
- watergrass English
- waterguard English
- waterhead English
- waterhen English
- waterhole English
- waterhorse English
- waterhouse English
- waterish English
- waterjug English
- waterkeeper English
- waterleaf English
- waterless English
- waterlike English
- waterline English
- waterlog English
- waterly English
- watermaker English
- waterman English
- watermanship English
- watermark English
- watermaster English
- watermaze English
- watermedia English
- watermelon English
- watermilfoil English
- watermill English
- watermiller English
- watermilling English
- watermole English
- watermoss English
- waterness English
- waterphone English
- waterpipe English
- waterplane English
- waterplant English
- waterplay English
- waterpoint English
- waterport English
- waterpot English
- waterproof English
- waterquake English
- waterscape English
- watershed English
- watersheep English
- watershoot English
- waterside English
- waterskier English
- waterskin English
- watersoaked English
- watersport English
- waterspout English
- waterstained English
- waterstone English
- waterstop English
- waterstuff English
- waterthrush English
- watertight English
- waterwall English
- waterward English
- waterwards English
- waterway English
- waterweed English
- waterwork English
- waterworks English
- waterworn English
- waterwort English
- watery English
- wellwater English
- wirewater English
- Wasser German
- water Dutch, Flemish
- ватер Russian
- váter Spanish, Castilian
- ワーラー Japanese
- water Middle English
- yerk Middle English
- वाटर Hindi
- wara Tok Pisin
- watra Sranan Tongo
- wota Bislama
- tumwata Chinook Jargon
- woda Kriol
- wata Krio
- wataa Aukan
- wata Gullah
- worta Pitcairn-Norfolk
- 6@Chin American Sign Language
- jerk
- jerko
- jerky
- water
- watery
- jerker
- jerkish
- watered
- waterer
- jerkess
- rewater
- dewater
- bewater
- waterly
- jerkwad
- jerkass
- unwater
- jerkdom
- jerkdar
- jerkless
- watereth
- waterfit
- waterful
- waterbed
- jerksome
- topwater
- waterdog
- waterbus
- eyewater
- waterage
- dyewater
- jerkface
- nonwater
- jerkweed
- waterbar
- mopwater
- waterhen
- seawater
- waterjug
- waterlog
- jerklike
- waterish
- megajerk
- waterpot
- jerkhood
- waterest
- cutwater
- midwater
- jerkness
- waterway
- waterman
- waterbag
- waterable
- jerkitude
- watergang
- rainwater
- waterbomb
- warmwater
- waterline
- waterflow
- waterport
- waterless
- firewater
- Teeswater
- headwater
- waterdrop
- greywater
- waterfree
- semiwater
- feedwater
- dishwater
- beanwater
- watermaze
- waterpipe
- waterbird
- water hen
- deepwater
- bongwater
- watermoss
- bluewater
- antiwater
- meltwater
- waterleaf
- bathwater
- jerkmeter
- watermole
- washwater
- waterworn
- saltwater
- waterness
- fairwater
- overwater
- waterplay
- wirewater
- watercock
- waterside
- waterhole
- waterbike
- poolwater
- pondwater
- waterbody
- waterstop
- waterfowl
- dillwater
- flatwater
- backwater
- watermark
- polywater
- forewater
- waterwall
- waterweed
- waterwork
- waterhead
- waterfall
- coldwater
- tidewater
- waterward
- rosewater
- waterboat
- water boy
- wellwater
- waterlike
- tailwater
- highwater
- waterwort
- hindwater
- softwater
- watermill
- water pox
- limewater
- lakewater
- sinkwater
- knee-jerk
- watershed
- watergate
- waterskin
- waterhouse
- waterguard
- unwatering
- waterplane
- watersheep
- waterquake
- superwater
- watermaker
- water fear
- breakwater
- watermedia
- catchwater
- waterwards
- stormwater
- oceanwater
- waterspout
- shearwater
- riverwater
- spurnwater
- water cure
- quickwater
- waterplant
- water-fear
- waterworks
- watercleft
- wastewater
- drinkwater
- clearwater
- waterclock
- watershoot
- paleowater
- waterbased
- watercolor
- underwater
- watermelon
- watercress
- slickwater
- water knot
- ditchwater
- water bike
- waterbreak
- sweetwater
- waterstuff
- water-free
- holy water
- circlejerk
- watertight
- waterflood
- floodwater
- waterscape
- water mole
- watergrass
- waterfront
- blackwater
- freshwater
- orthowater
- bilgewater
- waterpoint
- headwaters
- waterborne
- waterproof
- watersport
- stickwater
- waterhorse
- waterstone
- watercraft
- heartwater
- waterphone
- waterboard
- creekwater
- waterskier
- waterkeeper
- groundwater
- above-water
- watercourse
- watercloset
- water mouse
- Bridgewater
- waterfowler
- watersoaked
- watercolour
- watermaster
- streamwater
- water-leech
- waterfright
- water nymph
- waterfilled
- water adder
- palaeowater
- watermiller
- waterthrush
- springwater
- waterchamber
- waterfilling
- water trough
- watermanship
- congressjerk
- waterstained
- waterbirding
- watermilfoil
- water-loving
- watermilling
- bottled water
- brackishwater
- water bicycle
- water fitness
- water witching
- water sickness
- water-salamander