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1rill

noun \ˈril\

Definition of RILL

:  a very small brook
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Origin of RILL

Dutch ril or Low German rille; akin to Old English rīth rivulet
First Known Use: 1538

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with RILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will

2rill

verb

Definition of RILL

intransitive verb
:  to flow like a rill

First Known Use of RILL

1610

3rill

noun \ˈril\

Definition of RILL

:  any of several long narrow valleys on the moon's surface

Variants of RILL

rill or rille \ˈril, ˈri-lə\

Origin of RILL

German Rille, literally, channel made by a small stream, from Low German, rill
First Known Use: 1868

Other Astronomy Terms

gibbous, nadir, nebulous, penumbra, retrograde, sidereal, syzygy, wane, wax, zenith
RILL Defined for Kids

rill

noun \ˈril\

Definition of RILL for Kids

:  a very small stream

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rill
  2. rill stope
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