coomb

or coombe

[ koom, kohm ]

/ kum, koʊm /

noun

combe.

Words nearby coomb

cool school, coolth, cooly, coom, Coomaraswamy, coomb, Coombs' serum, Coombs' test, coon, coonass, cooncan

Definition for coomb (2 of 2)

coomb²

[ koom ]

/ kum /

noun

coom.

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Example sentences from the Web for coomb

This coomb is seen on the eastern side of the valley of the Ouse, in the suburbs of the town of Lewes.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
It would be rapture, belike, in a Devon coomb, or on a Hampshire hill-top.
The Record of Nicholas Freydon|A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
The entrance to a coomb, the widening mouth of a valley, is beyond, with copses on the slopes.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
I bethought me, however, to try the creek which drained the coomb, and see whether it might not have made itself a smoother way.
Erewhon|Samuel Butler

As the coomb opened, the squire went along a hedge near but not quite to the top.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for coomb

coomb

combe, coombe or comb

/ (kuːm) /

noun

mainly Southern English a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas

mainly Northern English another name for cirque

Word Origin for coomb

Old English cumb (in place names), probably of Celtic origin; compare Old French combe small valley and Welsh cwm valley

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	coomb
释义	coomb ¹ or coombe [ koom, kohm ] / kum, koʊm / noun combe. Words nearby coomb cool school, coolth, cooly, coom, Coomaraswamy, coomb, Coombs' serum, Coombs' test, coon, coonass, cooncan Definition for coomb (2 of 2) coomb² [ koom ] / kum / noun coom. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coomb This coomb is seen on the eastern side of the valley of the Ouse, in the suburbs of the town of Lewes. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. It would be rapture, belike, in a Devon coomb, or on a Hampshire hill-top. The Record of Nicholas Freydon\|A. J. (Alec John) Dawson The entrance to a coomb, the widening mouth of a valley, is beyond, with copses on the slopes. The Open Air\|Richard Jefferies I bethought me, however, to try the creek which drained the coomb, and see whether it might not have made itself a smoother way. Erewhon\|Samuel Butler As the coomb opened, the squire went along a hedge near but not quite to the top. Field and Hedgerow\|Richard Jefferies British Dictionary definitions for coomb coomb combe, coombe or comb / (kuːm) / noun mainly Southern English a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas mainly Northern English another name for cirque Word Origin for coomb Old English cumb (in place names), probably of Celtic origin; compare Old French combe small valley and Welsh cwm valley Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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