dune

Meaning of dune

noun
  1. a mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.
    a sand dune

early 17th century: from Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as down3.

Information about dune

Hyphenation of dune

dune

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • dune is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

dune synonyms

Meaning the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake:

bank

Meaning a small hill:

mound

Meaning a small hill or mound:

hillock, knoll

Meaning a hillock or knoll:

hummock

Meaning an upward movement; an instance of rising:

rise

Meaning a long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed:

ridge

Meaning an untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other:

heap

Meaning a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind:

drift

Meaning the acquisition or gradual gathering of something:

accumulation

Translation of dune

Anagrams of dune

nude, unde

Words that rhyme with dune

foredune

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