The meaning of Valley

noun

A bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin.

Usage examples:

‘i liked the traditional idea of washing with a basin and ewer,’ he reflects.

noun

A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in north america.

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The grand canyon

noun

A deep valley with steep sides and usually a river flowing along the bottom

noun

A steep valley or ravine.

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Woodlands mill, which is situated in a wooded clough, was built at the peak of manufacturing activi…

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A short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern england.

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The return route used a short section of the ridgeway and then the footpath down a sheltered coombe…

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A valley, especially in northern england.

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For hundreds of years they have worked the dales, the vales, the moors and rest of yorkshire's coun…

noun

A small valley, usually among trees.

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Lush green valleys and wooded dells

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A small valley, usually with trees

noun

A vale, especially the deep, narrow wooded valley of a small river.

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Rottingdean

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A bare sandy tract or low sandhill by the sea.

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The dene and wide flat sandy beaches of crimdon became very popular with holiday makers and day tri…

adjective

Relating to the dene or their languages.

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In 2002, 32 athletes went to the games in iqaluit and nuuk, and won 20 medals, nine in the inuit ga…

noun

Feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

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Self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

noun

A feeling of sadness, or medical a type of mental illness that causes long periods of unhappiness

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I’m just beginning to get over the depression from losing my job., medical tiredness, loss of appet…

noun

A recession (= time of low economic activity, when investments lose value, businesses fail and people lose their jobs) that lasts for a long period of time, usually several years

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Plunge/slide into depression the thirties saw the world plunge into depression., the wall street cr…

noun

A deep wooded valley or dell.

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He described the scene thus in 1941 - ‘the river ure flows through a valley once more charming than…

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

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An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

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Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

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A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

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Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

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A narrow valley, especially in scotland or ireland.

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The choice of venue - glasgow, the road junction for gaelic immigration from the highlands of scotl…

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A deep, narrow valley, especially among mountains

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The glens of scotland, glen maye

noun

A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.

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Their great pale grey slopes are breached all along the coast by a number of steep, rocky gorges wi…

verb

Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food.

Usage examples:

They gorged themselves on cornish cream teas

noun

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually formed by a river or stream cutting through rock

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The only way to cross the gorge was over a flimsy wooden bridge., [ t ] she sat in front of the tel…

noun

A ravine formed by the action of water.

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The tidal bore comes in faster than a galloping horse, but first wilful surging water fills gullies…

verb

(of water) make gullies or deep channels in (land).

Usage examples:

The track was gulleyed by rain

noun

A channel cut by running water, which is usually dry except after heavy rain

noun

A hollow place in a solid body or surface.

Usage examples:

The dog had dug a hole in the ground

verb

Make a hole or holes in.

Usage examples:

A fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started

adjective

Having a hole or empty space inside.

Usage examples:

A hollow metal tube

noun

A hole or depression in something.

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A hollow at the base of a large tree

verb

Form by making a hole.

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A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range

noun

(in south africa) a steep-sided, wooded ravine or valley.

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One can only marvel at the vision of andrew geddes bain, south africa's famous pioneer road builder…

noun

A watercourse, riverbed, or ravine.

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Temporary bunds on nullahs, rivulets or small rivers erected by using empty cement bags, popularly …

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

noun

An act or instance of moving past or through something.

Usage examples:

Repeated passes with the swipe card

exclamation

Said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.

Usage examples:

To the enigmatic question we answered ‘pass’

noun

A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.

Usage examples:

I can hide from the patrols, using ravines and deep gorges.

noun

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

noun

A crack, split, or break in something.

Usage examples:

The wind had torn open a rift in the clouds

verb

Break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.

Usage examples:

The indian landmass rifted from madagascar about 90 million years ago

noun

Something that divides partners or friends

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The border dispute caused a rift between canada and the us.

noun

An open space between banks or woods; a valley.

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Chapmanslade

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A broad mountain valley.

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Strathclyde

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A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term).

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The vale of glamorgan

exclamation

Farewell.

Usage examples:

He was a very gentle man. vale!

noun

A written or spoken farewell.

Usage examples:

And a warm vale to the cardinal, who died on sunday.

noun

(in spain and spanish america) a large grassy plain or valley.

Usage examples:

The fertile, irrigated vega to the west provided the caliphs with a lavish table.

proper noun

The fifth-brightest star in the sky, and the brightest in the constellation lyra, overhead in summer to observers in the northern hemisphere.

noun

(in certain arabic-speaking countries) a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season.

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In the gaza strip, runoff water is collected in small wadis and valleys within the area.