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Rivulet

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runverbTo move swiftly.
rillnounA very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
runnelnounA small stream, a rivulet.
streamletnounA small stream.

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runnelnounA small stream, a rivulet.
streamletnounA small stream.
rillnounA very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
runnounAct or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
bournnounA village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3256).
brooknoun(Northeastern US) A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
strandnounEach of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
gillnoun(zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
burrocknounA small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.
grasslingnounA small or young sprout of grass
feedernounOne who feeds, or gives food to another.
swimnounAn act or instance of swimming.
brookienounA dessert with one layer being a cookie and the other being a brownie.
gillrakernounAlternative form of gill raker. [(ichthyology) A bony, finger-like projection of the gill arch filaments of fish, used for food retention in some species.]
streamwaternounThe water of a stream.
minnownounAny small fish.
bayounounA swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
lakeletnounA small lake.
minimnounA unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, ¹⁄₆₀ fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
grainnoun(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

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