dell

Everyday

1. A small valley or hollow, usually with trees and grass around it. tree →
2. (a name) Dell is also a family name and a computer company name. tree →

In the lessons

A word from stories, poems and nursery rhymes: «The farmer's in his dell» (a playground singing game). Fairy tales put fairies and picnics in a woodland dell. In The Wind in the Willows the woods and river bank have hidden hollows and dells. It tells the reader of a quiet, sheltered, pretty place.

Examples

• We had a picnic in a shady dell. tree →
• «The farmer's in his dell» is an old singing game. tree →
• Bluebells covered the floor of the dell. tree →
• The fox had a den in a hidden dell. tree →
• A little stream ran through the dell. tree →
• Children played in the dell until sunset. tree →
• The wood was black about him, but there was a red glow in a dell close by. tree →

Note

Countable. Mostly in stories and poems; a «valley» is bigger.