dale

dale

noun \ˈdāl\

Definition of DALE

: valley, vale <went riding over hill and dale>

Examples of DALE

1. the beautiful hills and dales of our county
2. <a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country>

Origin of DALE

Middle English, from Old English dæl; akin to Old High German tal valley, Welsh dôl

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to DALE

Synonyms: valley, dene [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 DALE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale