rills

noun

plural of rill
as in creeks
a natural body of running water smaller than a river there are a few tiny fish in the rill

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Recent Examples of rills What had looked like a dense palm grove from above is actually a lush network of wheat, zucchini, mint, and tomato plots fed by a network of rills that carry water from a natural pool to the crops below. — Christopher Garis, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rills
  1. creeks
  2. brooks
  3. rivulets
Noun
  • Heavy downpours are possible, which may lead to flooding as creeks, streams, and rivers rise across the area, especially in northern and northeast Missouri.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Life threatening flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses continues.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of creeks
Noun
  • In addition to canceling outside noise, the headphones provide crisp audio and relaxing white-noise options, including rainy parks and babbling brooks.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • Insects drone over running brooks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of brooks
Noun
  • Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Our beach quickly turned into a morass of clay, cut through by dozens of fast-flowing rivulets.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of rivulets

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