Synonyms for rill

Most common

stream · creek · brook · rivulet · rima

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.

Related words

Other spellings

rille

Forms

Plural

rills → rivulets, brooks, creeks, streams…

Example sentences

• stream It must be dangerous to swim in this rapid stream.
• creek There was a creek about a mile from where we were.
• brook A little brook trickles at the end of the garden.
• rima Yanni is a Berber name and Rima is an Arabic name.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

run¹

4 letters

rima², rith

5 letters

creek¹, brook¹

6 letters

stream¹, runnel

7 letters

rivulet

9 letters

streamlet

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rima² = 2 syllables).