linn

linn

noun \ˈlin\

Definition of LINN

1

chiefly Scottish : waterfall

2

chiefly Scottish : a steep ravine

Examples of LINN

1. <climb to the cairn above the loch, and from there you'll get a broad view of the linn>

Origin of LINN

Scottish Gaelic linne pool

First Known Use: 1513

Related to LINN

Synonyms: col, couloir, defile, flume, gap, gill [British], gorge, gulch, gulf, kloof [South African], canyon [chiefly Scottish], notch, pass, ravine, saddle

Related Words: abyss, chasm, cirque, cleft, crevasse, crevice, cwm [chiefly British], fissure; combe (also coombe or coomb) [British], dale, dell, glen, hollow, shut-in, vale, valley; basin, floodplain, kettle; arroyo, barranca (also barranco), coulee, draw, gully (also gulley), gutter, nullah, trench, trough, wadi, wash [West]

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Rhymes with LINN

bin, blin, chin, din, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, Lynn, pin, shin, Shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, tin, twin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin