About The Word Rill

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Rill to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Rill definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Rill

Rill Meaning & Definition
Rill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rill?

[n] a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
[n] a small stream

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rill: rivulet | run | runnel | streamlet

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rill:

See Also | channel | stream | watercourse

Rill In Webster's Dictionary

\Rill\ (r[i^]l), n. [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. [root]11.] 1. A very small brook; a streamlet. 2. (Astron.) See {Rille}.
\Rill\, v. i. To run a small stream. [R.] --Prior.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Boccaccio ‐ Italian poet (born in France)…
  • Sourbread ‐ made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation…
  • El caudillo ‐ Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and…
  • Eudaemonic ‐ producing happiness and…
  • Highflyer ‐ a person of great ability…
  • Counterplot ‐ a plot intended to subvert another plot [v] make a plot in response…
  • Multi-valued ‐ having many values, meanings, or appeals; "subtle, multivalent…
  • Genus sinapis ‐ small genus of Old World herbs usually included in…
  • Hydrochoeridae ‐ capybara
  • White-livered ‐ (informal) easily…
Crossword Dictionary