runnel
4 synonyms for runnel, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small, narrow stream of water.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English runel, rennel, rinel, from Old English rynel ("that which runs; runner; stream"), from Proto-Germanic *runilaz, equivalent to run + -el. Cognate with Scots rinel, rinnal ("stream; runnel") and Swedish rännel ("runner; runnel").
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