Dune

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A mound, ridge, or hill of loose sand, heaped up by the wind on the sea-coast, or rarely on the shore of a large lake, as on Lake Superior.
  • n. An ancient fort with a hemispherical or conical roof.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
  • Antonym
    dike    dyke   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ridge   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    dun   
    Hyponym
    seif dune   
    Form
    dunesand   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sand dune    sand-dune   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bethune    Boone    Calhoun    June    Karun    Kuhn    Moon    Noone    Rangoon    Sassoon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bluff    ridge    crag    canyon    plateau    boulder    hillside    headland    hillock    knoll