valley

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl. === Pronunciation === enPR: văl'ē (Received Pronunciation, General American, Australia) IPA(key): /ˈvæli/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈvalɪj/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈvale/, /-lɪ/, /-li/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈvɛli/ Rhymes: -æli Hyphenation: val‧ley === Noun === valley (plural valleys or (obsolete) vallies) An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it. Synonyms: dale, (poetic) vale; see also Thesaurus:valley An area which drains itself into a river. Any structure resembling one, e.g. the interior angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes. ==== Antonyms ==== levée ==== Hyponyms ==== closed-cut valley open valley ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === valley (third-person singular simple present valleys, present participle valleying, simple past and past participle valleyed) (intransitive, poetic, rare) To form the shape of a valley. === References === “valley, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “valley, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === Lavely, y'all've == Manx == === Noun === valley lenited form of balley