It's because of refraction, the way that light rays move through water.
between the stick and water
Water doesn't stick to wax because there is no adhesion meaning the molecules don't stick to the wax, but they stick to each other, also known as hydrogen bonding. This causes the water to bead up and take up the least surface space it can. They are attracted to groups on a hydrophilic surface (water-loving) such as glass.
No some things repel it like a duck's feathers
The property of surface tension causes water to occupy the least possible surface area, or to put it simply, "stick together".
The salt temporarily melts the ice. The melted water flows over the string. The water refreezes on top of the string.
It's because of refraction, the way that light rays move through water.
The crooked walking stick in the story symbolizes the protagonist's journey of overcoming obstacles and challenges. It represents resilience, adaptability, and the ability to find strength in imperfections.
not crooked = straight body of water = strait
Strait -- channel of water straight -- not crooked
water and sewer lines were buried beneath the crooked lanes
The homophone for direct, not crooked, narrow, natural channel of water is "strait."
The stereotypically crooked walking stick is the shillelagh (from the Irish sail éille).
Negative. Unless the role calls for a crooked teeth person. It seems "Hollywood" has something against those unfashionable non-parallel pearly whites.
crooked island passage
The antonym for crooked is straight.
Homonyms are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings. "Straight" means not crooked or curved, while "strait" refers to a narrow natural channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
straight, strait