dene

dene

noun \ˈdēn\

Definition of DENE

British

: valley

Examples of DENE

1. <there are some deeply wooded denes in that part of Northumberland>

Origin of DENE

Middle English, from Old English denu

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DENE

Synonyms: dale, valley [British], hollow, vale

Related Words: canyon (also cañon), combe (also coombe or coomb) [British], dell, depression, dingle, glen, gorge, gulch, gully (also gulley), kloof [South African], ravine, rift valley; basin, bowl

Near Antonyms: alp, mount, mountain, peak; height, mountaintop, pinnacle, summit; plateau, tableland

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Rhymes with DENE

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, e'en, gene, glean, green, jean, keen, lean, lien, mean, mesne, mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spean, spleen, teen, tween, wean, ween, wheen, yean