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    rivulet
    /ˈrɪvjʊlɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a small stream of water or another liquid: "sweat ran in rivulets down his back"
    • 2. a brownish European moth with white markings, occurring in rough grassland.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRIVULET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a very small stream or flow of liquid: Rivulets of sweat / rain / blood ran down his face. Synonyms. dribble (SLOW FLOW) drip (LIQUID) flow (MOVEMENT) stream (CONTINUOUS FLOW) trickle (LIQUID) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Watercourses & waterfalls. amazon. arroyo. beck. bourne. brook. canalization. cascade. cataract. Congo. crick.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rivuletRivulet Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. riv· u· let ˈri-vyə-lət. -və- Synonyms of rivulet. : a small stream. Synonyms. beck [British] bourne. brooklet. burn [British] creek. gill [British] rill. run [chiefly Midland] runlet. runnel. streamlet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of rivulet in a Sentence. small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRIVULET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a very small stream or flow of liquid: Rivulets of sweat / rain / blood ran down his face. Synonyms. dribble (SLOW FLOW) drip (LIQUID) flow (MOVEMENT) stream (CONTINUOUS FLOW) trickle (LIQUID) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Watercourses & waterfalls. amazon. arroyo. beck. bourne. brook. canalization. cascade. cataract. Congo. crick.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rivuletRivulet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A rivulet is a small stream. A rivulet is to a river as a baby is to an adult. There are several ways to remember this word. One is the similarity of its sound to "river." Another is the suffix -let, which indicates small things. For example, a piglet is a small pig or baby pig.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrivulet noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of rivulet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRIVULET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    rivulet. (rɪvjʊlɪt ) Word forms: rivulets. countable noun. A rivulet is a small stream. [formal] He learned that kind of well was fed by hundreds of tiny underground rivulets. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › rivulet_nrivulet, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for rivulet is from 1577, in the writing of William Harrison, historian and topographer. rivulet is of multiple origins. Probably partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item; modelled on a Latin lexical item.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › rivuletRivulet - definition of rivulet by The Free Dictionary

    Define rivulet. rivulet synonyms, rivulet pronunciation, rivulet translation, English dictionary definition of rivulet. n. A small brook or stream; a streamlet.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRIVULET - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "RIVULET": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › rivuletRivulet Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    rivulet. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: rivulet (noun) rivulet / ˈ rɪvjələt/ noun. plural rivulets. Britannica Dictionary definition of RIVULET. [count] : a small stream of water or liquid. rivulets of water/sweat.