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gully

gul·ly

gully

 
 
pronunciation:
guh li
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
inflections: gullies
definition 1: a ravine or valley worn away by a watercourse or flooding and still serving as a drainage course for overflow.
These gullies fill up with water in the spring, but they're dry all summer.
similar words:
canyon, chasm, gorge, gulch, gulf, ravine, trough
definition 2: any gutter or ditch.
synonyms:
conduit, ditch, gutter
similar words:
channel, culvert, drain, duct, watercourse
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: gullies, gullying, gullied
definition: to form a gully or gullies in by erosion.
similar words:
erode, furrow, gouge, groove
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