Wacky Water Words

3. surrounded by the sea
7. a sandbank or sand bar in the bed of a body of water
8. debris in the water that was not deliberately thrown overboard, often as a result from a shipwreck or accident
10. debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of a ship in distress, most often to lighten the ship's load
12. of or relating to a lake
14. a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral
15. a powerful whirlpool
17. the community of plants and animals that live on, in, or near the bottom of a sea, river, lake, or stream
19. a branch of a river flowing away from the main stream but leading to no other body of water; a blind or dead-end channel
22. a scientist that studies fish
23. relating to or denoting the depths of the ocean, especially between about 10,000 and 20,000 feet down

1. a specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defense or to capture prey, the part of a jellyfish that stings you
2. A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus.
4. any large system of circulating ocean currents
5. oceanography, especially relating to seas and gulfs
6. floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
9. a stream that flows to a larger river or other body of water like a lake
11. the quality or condition of being salty; saltiness
13. an underwater mountain rising far above the sea floor but still having its peak below the surface of the water
14. a group of islands
16. of or relating to the open seas or oceans
17. water that is slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater
18. sea spray, especially spray blown from waves during a gale
20. in Scotland, a lake or inlet of the sea or ocean
21. Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream