combe
Small English valley
A combe is a short valley or hollow on a hillside, especially one enclosed on three sides.
The word is chiefly British, appearing in place names throughout southwestern England: We followed the path down into the combe.
Also spelled coomb or coombe.
Low ground between heights
dingle · ravine · gulch · gully · basin · depression · vale · bottom
Sloping terrain face
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- downlandRolling chalk hill terrain
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- woldTreeless upland tract
ridge · slope · scarp · hillock · knoll · downs · headland · bluff
Kept safe from harm
- secludedSet apart, private
- hiddenKept out of sight
- tuckedFolded or pushed in
- nestledSettled into a sheltered position
enclosed · sequestered · retreat · refuge · sanctuary · undisturbed · quiet · remote
valley
Low ground between heights
glen · dingle · ravine · gulch · gully · basin · depression · vale · bottom · cleft
hillside
Sloping terrain face
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- downlandRolling chalk hill terrain
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
wold · ridge · slope · scarp · hillock · knoll · downs · headland · bluff · brae
sheltered
Kept safe from harm
nestled · enclosed · sequestered · retreat · refuge · sanctuary · undisturbed · quiet · remote · isolated
hamlet
Tiny rural settlement
pasture · meadow · croft · drystone · farmstead · shepherd · flock · orchard · barn · lane
picturesque
Visually pleasing, paintable
lush · unspoiled · charming · tranquil · serene · bucolic · rolling · gentle · peaceful · quaint
- comb throughSearch systematically and thoroughly
- fine-toothed combNarrow-spaced grooming tool
- fine-tooth combClosely-spaced grooming implement
- comb overBalding man's hairstyle
- combed throughSearched methodically and completely
- combing throughSearching methodically and thoroughly
comb, combed, honeycomb, uncombed, combing, honeycombed, comber, recombed, combers