Dune

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  • noun. A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An ancient fort with a hemispherical or conical roof.
  • noun. A mound, ridge, or hill of loose sand, heaped up by the wind on the sea-coast, or rarely on the shore of a large lake, as on Lake Superior.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
    • Word Usage
    "In effect, he cannot tell a sand dune from a sandworm."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    dike  dyke  
    cross-reference
    active dune  barrier dune  gray dune  land dune  sea dune  
    Form
    dunesand  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ridge  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    seif dune  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bethune  Boone  Calhoun  June  Karun  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Shoreline  bluff  boulder  canyon  crag  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    anthill  bank  barrow  brae  butte  
    variant
    dun  
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