bloodwater
bloodwater noun: a mixture of blood and water.
Noun
bloodwater (uncountable)
- A mixture of blood and water.
- Ender stepped under the water and rinsed himself, took the sweat of combat and let it run down the drain. All gone, except they recycled it and we'll be drinking Bonzo’s bloodwater in the morning.1985, Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game, London: Century Publishing, →ISBN, page 234
- Beyond the terrace the twinkling city lights faded, dark stars, and blood seeped from brick and glass, streamed along concrete and steel until the streets grew soaked with scarlet. Then a torrent of rushing bloodwater engulfed the city's humanity, whisking them to their doom.2007, Howard Hopkins, “Death Reign of the Zombie Queen”, in The Spider Chronicles, Calumet City, I.L.: Moonstone Books, →ISBN, page 78
Origin of bloodwater
Compound of blood + water.
Questions about bloodwater
- What does bloodwater mean?
- Bloodwater means a mixture of blood and water.
- What part of speech is bloodwater?
- Bloodwater is a noun.
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