
Puddle
Not Always Water
Though often from rain, puddles can consist of other liquids, like spilled drinks or oil.
A spilled beverage created a sticky puddle on the kitchen floor.
Small Size
Puddles are small and shallow. Bigger bodies of water are not called puddles.
Children watched the fish swim in the pond, too big to be a puddle.
Temporary Nature
Puddles are usually short-lived, drying up after some time.
By noon, the morning's puddles had all disappeared.