1. To flow.
2. In mythology, a water nymph; a deity that presides over rivers and springs.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.
2. Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
3. One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
Naiads
Encyclopedia Britannica
NAIADS. See Nymphs.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 17, p. 165
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Ocean Roget’s Thesaurus §341
N. sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, # billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, "vasty deep", wave, tide, &c. (water in motion) 348, hydrography, hydrographer, neptune, poseidon, thetis, triton, naiad, nereid, sea nymph, siren, trident, dolphin
Adv. at sea, on sea, afloat
Jupiter Roget’s Thesaurus §979
N. god, goddess, heathen gods and goddesses, deva, jupiter, jove &c, pantheon, allah, bathala, brahm, brahma, brahma, cloud-compeller, devi, durga, kali, oread, the great spirit, ushas, water nymph, wood nymph, yama, varuna, zeus, vishnu, siva, shiva, krishna, juggernath, buddha, isis, osiris, ra, belus, bel, baal, asteroth &c, thor, odin, mumbo jumbo, good genius, tutelary genius, demiurge, familiar, sibyl, fairy, fay, sylph, sylphid, ariel, peri, nymph, nereid, dryad, seamaid, banshee, benshie, ormuzd, oberon, mab, hamadryad, naiad, mermaid, kelpie, ondine, nixie, sprite, denizens of the air, pixy, mythology, heathen-mythology, fairy-mythology, lempriere, folklore
Adj. god-like, fairy-like, sylph-like, sylphic
Phr. "you moonshine revelers and shades of night"
No Bible verses found for "Naiad".