Definition of valley

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Valley (n.) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle..

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Till :: Till (n.) A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination, formed in a glacier valley by means of the waters derived from the melting glaciers; -- sometimes applied to alluvium of an upper river terrace, when not laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same manner..
Lovely :: Lovely (superl.) Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody..
Tophet :: Tophet (n.) A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom..
Flood :: Flood (v. t.) To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley..
Valley :: Valley (n.) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle..
Mohawk :: Mohawk (n.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.
Paddlefish :: Paddlefish (n.) A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and spoonbill sturgeon..
Slack :: Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell..
Dusky :: Dusky (a.) Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley..
Pecan :: Pecan (n.) A species of hickory (Carya olivaeformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat..
Cirque :: Cirque (n.) A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain, walled around by precipices of great height..
Clough :: Clough (n.) A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.
Rille :: Rille (n.) One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon..
Cretinism :: Cretinism (n.) A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter), frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps..
Crappie :: Crappie (n.) A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus Pomoxys, found in the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species..
Convallamarin :: Convallamarin (n.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria Majalis). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet..
Viaduct :: Viaduct (n.) A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework..
Yoncopin :: Yoncopin (n.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Tunguses :: Tunguses (n. pl.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols.
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