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Dale vs Downs - What's the difference?

dale | downs |

As nouns the difference between dale and downs

is that dale is a valley in an otherwise hilly area while downs is plural of lang=en.

As proper nouns the difference between dale and downs

is that dale is {{surname|from=Middle English}} for someone living in a dale while Downs is the South Downs.

As a verb downs is

third-person singular of down.

dale

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK) a valley in an otherwise hilly area.
  • * Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,'' - ''
  • A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
    • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * dell, dells * vale * valley

    Related terms

    * dollar

    Anagrams

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    downs

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (down)