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Rijeka
rijsttafel
rikishi
Riksdag
Riksmål
rile
Riley
rilievo
rill
rille
rillet
rillettes
riluzole
RIM
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rim brake
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rill

rill [ ril ]


noun  (plural rills)
Definition:
 
1. stream: a little stream or brook

2. groove in soil: a small channel cut in soil

3. trench on moon: a long narrow valley on the Moon's surface

4. garden feature: an artificial channel, often a straight and narrow one, along which water is made to flow, used in landscaping a garden



transitive verb 
Definition:
 
form channels in field: to form small channels in a plowed field as a result of the runoff of rainwater

[Mid-16th century. < Low German rille< Indo-European, "run"]
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