Cuddle vs. Puddle — What's the Difference?

To hold fondly in the arms; hug tenderly.

A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface. It can form either by pooling in a depression on the surface, or by surface tension upon a flat surface.

To nestle; snuggle

A small pool of water, especially rainwater.

The act of cuddling; a hug or embrace.

A small pool of a liquid.

A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.

A tempered paste of wet clay and sand that serves as waterproofing when dry.

(intransitive) To embrace affectionately; to lie together snugly.

To make muddy.

(transitive) To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.

To work (clay or sand) into a thick watertight paste.

To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.

To process (impure metal) by puddling.

To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.

To splash or dabble in or as if in a pool of liquid.

To embrace closely; to fondle.

A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.

A close embrace.

Stagnant or polluted water.

A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.

Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;

(rowing) The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.

Hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth;

To form a puddle.

To play or splash in a puddle.

(entomology) Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.

To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.

To line a canal with puddle (clay).

To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.

To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.

To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).

A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.

Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked, when wet, to render it impervious to water.

To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).

To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water.

To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of wrought iron.

To make a dirty stir.

A mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry

A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid;

Something resembling a pool of liquid;

Wade or dabble in a puddle;

Subject to puddling or form by puddling;

Dip into mud before planting;

Work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud

Mess around, as in a liquid or paste;

Make into a puddle;

Make a puddle by splashing water

Mix up or confuse;

Eliminate urine;