Valley Definition

vălē
valleys
noun
valleys
A stretch of lowland lying between hills or mountains and usually having a river or stream flowing through it.
Webster's New World
The land drained or watered by a great river system.
The Mississippi Valley.
Webster's New World
Any long dip or hollow, as the trough of a wave.
Webster's New World
The trough formed where two slopes of a roof meet, or where the roof meets a wall.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
The San Fernando Valley in southern California.
Wiktionary

A city in Nebraska.

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Other Word Forms of Valley

Noun

Singular:
valley
Plural:
valleys

Origin of Valley

  • Middle English valey from Old French valee from Vulgar Latin vallāta from Latin vallēs wel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Valley Sentence Examples

  • She followed him across the valley and up a steep slope.

  • It's the only way to get out of the Valley of Voe.

  • He took the children far away to a green valley where his flocks were feeding.

  • Over the dusty hood, the yawning valley beckoned, and then... the sound of metal grinding against rock.

  • But even when it's overcast, like today, you can get some interesting images; not so much close ups, but distance shots, with fog rolling down the valley and blankets of flowers shrouded in mist.

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Words Starting With

VVAVAL

Words Ending With

YEYLEY

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valley

Words Starting With V and Ending With Y

Starts With V & Ends With YStarts With VA & Ends With YStarts With V & Ends With EY

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With Y