dell

/dɛl/

name 5noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

lonely

We found a lonely dell nestled between the rolling green hills.

VERB + DELL

called

We called the small wooded valley a dell when we were children exploring the countryside.

PREP.

from, in

The children played hide-and-seek in the dell behind the old farmhouse.

Definitions

noun

A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.

To this day they dwell In a lonely dell.

In dells and dales, conceal'd from human sight.

noun

A young woman; a wench.

Sweet doxies and dells

1896, John Stephen Farmer, editor, Musa Pedestris: Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes (1536-1896), page -11

1896, John Stephen Farmer, editor, Musa Pedestris: Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes (1536-1896), page -11: A Dell is a yonge wenche, able for generation, and not yet knowen or broken by the vpright man.

name

A surname.

A number of places in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a small wooded hollow

dingle

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

To this day they dwell In a lonely dell.

Wiktionary

In dells and dales, conceal'd from human sight.

Wiktionary

Sweet doxies and dells

Wiktionary

Someone called Mr Dell is waiting for you in your office, Mrs Stevens.

Tatoeba · #1218152

Ziri is from Dell.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, dell is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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