The watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico). Classified under: Nouns denoting spatial position. Hypernyms (continental divide is a kind of...):eronyms (parts of continental divide): Great Divide (that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States). Domain region: North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama).
The noun LILT has 1 sense: 1. a jaunty rhythm in music. Familiarity information: LILT used as a noun is very rare. â¢ LILT (verb) The verb LILT has 1 sense: 1. articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way. Familiarity information: LILT used as a verb is very rare.
Nymphaeaceae / Ë n Éª m f iË Ë eÉª s iË / is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera with about 70 known species.