Word BookShort entry

Rill

noun/ɹˈɪl/

Definition

a small stream

a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɪl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

run streamlet rivulet runnel

Word Forms

run	verb	move along, of liquids
stream	noun	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bächlein

ein kleiner Bach

🇫🇷French

ruisseau

un petit ruisseau

🇪🇸Spanish

riachuelo

un pequeño arroyo

🇮🇹Italian

ruscello

un piccolo ruscello

🇳🇱Dutch

beekje

een kleine stroom

🇵🇹Portuguese

riacho

um pequeno riacho

🇷🇺Russian

бур

небольшой ручей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाला

एक छोटी सी धारा

🇧🇩Bengali

রিল

একটি ছোট স্রোত

🇮🇳Tamil

ரில்

ஒரு சிறிய ஓடை

🇮🇳Telugu

రిల్

ఒక చిన్న ప్రవాహం

🇮🇳Marathi

रिल

एक छोटा प्रवाह

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિલ

એક નાનો પ્રવાહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಲ್

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಮ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

റൈൽ

ഒരു ചെറിയ അരുവി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਲ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਧਾਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

رِل

ایک چھوٹی ندی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小溪

一条小溪

🇯🇵Japanese

リル

小さな流れ

🇰🇷Korean

작은 내

작은 개울

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quay cuồng

một dòng suối nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ลำธาร

ลำธารเล็กๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sungai kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غدير

تيار صغير

🇮🇷Persian

رول

یک جریان کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

dere

küçük bir dere

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֶלֶג

נחל קטן

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'rill'?

The primary meaning of 'rill' is 'a small stream'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rill' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'rill' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rill' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rill' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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