Vocabulary Word
Word: seep
Definition: pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage
Definition: pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage
Sentences Containing 'seep'
If sewage or slops be poured upon the ground in the neighborhood of the well, the liquid will seep through the ground and some may make its way into the pump before it has been purified by the earth.
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