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# runnel

noun (a runnel, runnels)

«runnel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A very small stream or brook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#m1)
2. A small channel of running water, such as rain running down a path or gutter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#m2)

### In the lessons

Nature and geography words for water: smaller than a stream. In stories it gives a quiet, detailed picture of the countryside, like the ditches and little streams along the river bank in The Wind in the Willows.

### Examples

- A little runnel trickled down the hillside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#x1)
- Rain made runnels in the sandy path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#x2)
- We built a dam across the runnel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#x3)
- Runnels of water ran off the roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#x4)
- The frog sat by a muddy runnel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#x5)
- Sweat ran in runnels down his face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/#x6)

### Note

Plural: runnels. Smaller than a brook or stream; similar words: rill, rivulet, trickle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «runnel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runnel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«runnel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/runnel.html) on Mova free.