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Synonyms for wadi

Most common

river wash dry wash arroyo nahal donga oued

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

    Near-synonyms: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)

Forms

Plural
wadis → arroyos, rivers, washes, draws…

Example sentences

  • river The river that flows through London is the Thames.
  • wash About how many times a month do you wash your car?
  • arroyo Arroyo is just another name for a wash.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wadisteady
riversteady
washrising
arroyosteady
nahalfalling

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

By length

4 letters
draw1, wash1, oued
5 letters
river2, nahal, donga
6 letters
arroyo3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (river2 = 2 syllables).

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Wadi