MEANING
A small stream or a thin streamlike flow of liquid.
Use it for
Small drainage flows, hillside streams, and water on surfaces.Reduce a watercourse to an intimate scale.
Words that belong together
- tiny rivulet
- rivulet of water
- winding rivulet
On the page
A rivulet wound through the meadow.
Rain formed rivulets down the face of the boulder.
They stepped over a rivulet scarcely wider than a boot.
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Word forms
- Base
- rivulet
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. More descriptive than technical; also useful for water running over surfaces. Plural: rivulets
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