combe

or comb, coomb, coombe

[ koom, kohm ]

/ kum, koʊm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR combe ON THESAURUS.COM

noun British.

a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.

Origin of combe

Old English cumb valley <British Celtic; cf. cwm

Words nearby combe

combat-ready, combat team, combat trousers, combat zone, comb back, combe, Combe-Capelle man, combed yarn, comber, comber board, comb-footed spider

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Example sentences from the Web for combe

A combe, in west of England parlance, is a deep, ravinelike valley.
In Unfamiliar England|Thomas Dowler Murphy
Lady Holland relates a practical joke of her father's, which the witty canon carried out at his rectory of Combe Florey.
Heads and Tales|Various
On the other hand, Aurelia would probably know that I should choose the combe road.
Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger|John Masefield
The other, Burgh Walls, on the Bristol side of the combe, was destroyed to make room for the present villas.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade

It had therefore been arranged that he should stay at Combe Park until the following morning.
That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3(of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for combe

combe

comb

/ (kuːm) /

noun

variant spellings of coomb

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单词	combe
释义	combe or comb, coomb, coombe [ koom, kohm ] / kum, koʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR combe ON THESAURUS.COM noun British. a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side. Origin of combe Old English cumb valley <British Celtic; cf. cwm Words nearby combe combat-ready, combat team, combat trousers, combat zone, comb back, combe, Combe-Capelle man, combed yarn, comber, comber board, comb-footed spider Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for combe A combe, in west of England parlance, is a deep, ravinelike valley. In Unfamiliar England\|Thomas Dowler Murphy Lady Holland relates a practical joke of her father's, which the witty canon carried out at his rectory of Combe Florey. Heads and Tales\|Various On the other hand, Aurelia would probably know that I should choose the combe road. Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger\|John Masefield The other, Burgh Walls, on the Bristol side of the combe, was destroyed to make room for the present villas. Somerset\|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade It had therefore been arranged that he should stay at Combe Park until the following morning. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3(of 3)\|Frances Eleanor Trollope British Dictionary definitions for combe combe comb / (kuːm) / noun variant spellings of coomb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to combe dale, dell, glade, canyon, gorge, vale
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combe

or comb, coomb, coombe

noun British.

Origin of combe

Words nearby combe

Example sentences from the Web for combe

British Dictionary definitions for combe

comb

noun

Words related to combe