gully

  • 21Gully — Rinne; Abfluss; Gosse (umgangssprachlich); Abzugskanal; Entwässerungsgraben; Abflusskanal; Ablasskanal * * * Gụl|ly 〈m. 6 oder n. 15〉 Abzugskanal, Einlaufschacht für Straßenabwässer [engl.] * * * …

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  • 22Gully — adj. Usu. seen in phrase Keep it Gully, designating a state of affairs where things have been maintained in a positive, productive, and down to earth condition like in Fern Gully when they were living in the rainforest they had to keep it raw.… …

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  • 23Gully — adj. Usu. seen in phrase Keep it Gully, designating a state of affairs where things have been maintained in a positive, productive, and down to earth condition like in Fern Gully when they were living in the rainforest they had to keep it raw.… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 24gully — UK [ˈɡʌlɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms gully : singular gully plural gullies 1) a long narrow valley with steep sides a) a long narrow hole in rock or earth, usually made by water flowing along it b) a long narrow passage made for something… …

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  • 25gully — I. noun (plural gullies) Etymology: short for English dialect gully knife Date: 1582 dialect British a large knife II. noun also gulley (plural gullies) Etymology: obsolete English gul …

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  • 26Gully — This interesting surname, with variant spellings Gully, Gullyes and Golley, originated as a nickname for a giant or large man from the medieval English golias , giant, from the hebrew personal name Golyat , Goliah, which occurs in the Bible as… …

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  • 27gully — [[t]gʌ̱li[/t]] gullies also gulley N COUNT A gully is a long narrow valley with steep sides. The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully …

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  • 28gully — noun 1) a steep icy gully Syn: ravine, canyon, gorge, pass, defile, couloir, gulch, coulee, draw 2) water runs from the drainpipe into a gully Syn: channel, conduit, trench …

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  • 29gully — gully1 /gul ee/, n., pl. gullies, v., gullied, gullying. n. 1. a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains. 2. a ditch or gutter. 3. Cricket. a. the position of a fielder …

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  • 30gully — noun /ˈɡʌli/ a) a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. With that I made my mind up, took out my gully, opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another... b) a small valley See Also:… …

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