Burn and Rill

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Burn noun - A natural body of running water smaller than a river.

Usage example: the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorse

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Rill is a synonym for burn in nature topic. In some cases you can use "Rill" instead a noun "Burn", when it comes to topics like stream, brook.

Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Rill noun - A natural body of running water smaller than a river.

Usage example: there are a few tiny fish in the rill

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Burn is a synonym for rill (British) in stream topic. You can use "Burn" instead a noun "Rill", if it concerns topics such as brook.

Nearby Words: rilled, rilling

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