Virtual water trade refers to the hidden flow of water if food or other commodities are traded from one place to another. For instance, it takes 1,340 cubic meters of water to produce one metric tonne of wheat. The precise volume can be more or less depending on climatic conditions and agricultural practice. Hoekstra and Chapagain have defined the virtual-water content of a product as the volume of freshwater used to produce the product, measured at the place where the product was actually prod
Top definition. Spidey sense. Derived from the Spidey sense of the comic book superhero Spiderman, it is generally used to mean a vague but strong sense of something being wrong, dangerous, suspicious, a security situation.
spay (third-person singular simple present spays, present participle spaying, simple past spayed, past participle spayed or (obsolete) spade) (transitive) To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant. castrate, emasculate (for a male) geld (used almost always of animals, especially male horses) neuter (used only of animals, especially pets)