Ravine synonyms and antonyms
rə-vēn'
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An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.
A sudden interruption of continuity; a gap.
The definition of a canyon is a deep ravine or gorge that typically exists between two cliffs.
A brook; a creek.
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The style in which a garment is cut:
A narrow pass between mountains.
A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand:
wady
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
plain (antonym)
(Rare, poetic) A lamentation.
scree (related)
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A small ravine, especially one cut by a torrent.
A space between objects or points; an aperture:
A wide crack or breach in the bank of a river. Crevasses usually form during floods. &diamf3; The sediments that spill out through the crevasse and fan out along the external margin of the river's bank form a crevasse splay deposit.
Anything too deep for measurement; profound depth
The result of this; a gap, interval, pause, omission, rest, etc.
The definition of a dell is a small, secluded valley, usually in a forest area.
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A long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation
A Scottish habitational surname for someone who lives in a valley.
The stream or rush of water that flows through it
waterfall (related)
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic:
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coulee
A small stream, bayou, or canal.
A break in friendly relations:
steep-sided (related)
boulder-strewn (related)
streamlet (related)
A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.
hillock (related)
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wadis (related)
mountainside (related)
mountain-range (related)
hillside (related)
shakehole (related)
wooded (related)
escarpment (related)
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