gully
Water-carved trench
A gully is a narrow channel or ravine carved by running water, larger than a ditch but smaller than a valley: Spring rains cut deep gullies into the hillside.
The word extends to any similar groove or channel.
In cricket, gully is a fielding position between point and slips.
As a verb, to gully is to erode channels into earth.
Deep, narrow valley
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- chasmDeep, steep-sided gap
- channelPassage for transmission
- ditchShallow excavated channel
trench · furrow · hollow · gulch · arroyo · coulee · wash · draw
Excess water drainage
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- soilGround matter for planting
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
degradation · gullying · rill · topsoil · deforestation · overgrazing · terracing · conservation
Pin-toppling player
- batsmanCricket's offensive player
- fielderDefensive ball retriever
- slipMinor error or misstep
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
catch · edge · snick · wicketkeeper · position · boundary · outfield · diving
Steady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- rivuletVery small stream
- runnelSmall flowing waterway
channel · drainage · tributary · freshet · streamlet · waterway · seasonal · intermittent
Narrow way between buildings
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- laneDesignated travel strip
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- alleywayNarrow urban passage
narrow · passage · gangway · shortcut · thoroughfare · backway · close
ravine
Deep, narrow valley
ditch · trench · furrow · hollow · gulch · arroyo · coulee · wash · draw · cut
runoff
Excess water drainage
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- soilGround matter for planting
scouring · degradation · gullying · rill · topsoil · deforestation · overgrazing · terracing · conservation · agriculture
bowler
Pin-toppling player
cordon · catch · edge · snick · wicketkeeper · position · boundary · outfield · diving · stopping
stream
Steady continuous flow
runnel · channel · drainage · tributary · freshet · streamlet · waterway · seasonal · intermittent · spring
alley
Narrow way between buildings
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- laneDesignated travel strip
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
alleyway · narrow · passage · gangway · shortcut · thoroughfare · backway · close
- mountain terrainpeak, ridge, slope, gorge, pass
- badlandsbadlands, butte, buttes, mesa, hoodoo
- cliff featuresprecipice, cliff face, crag, rock ledge, ledge
- gulliesgulch, ravine, arroyo, coulee, draw
- hikingtrail, hike, hiker, trails, day hikes
- ditchesdrainage ditch, irrigation ditch, roadside ditch, trench, furrow
- gully washerBrief, violent rainstorm
- stuck in someone's gulletCauses lasting resentment
- sticks in someone's gulletRemains annoyingly unacceptable