Definition of DELL

dell

Plural: dells

Noun

  • A small, secluded, usually wooded valley or hollow.
  • a small wooded hollow
  • A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
  • A young woman; a wench.

Examples

  • The board seemed to open up like a peaceful DELL after a long string of tight plays.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English delle, del, from Old English dell (“small dale”), from Proto-West Germanic *dalljā, from Proto-Germanic *daljō. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *dolъ (“below, down; valley, pit”), Welsh dôl (“meadow, dale”) and English dale.

Synonyms

dingle, dale, vale, valley

Scrabble Score: 5

dell: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dell: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dell: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

dell: valid Words With Friends Word