What is another word for Runlet?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈʌnlət] (IPA)

A runlet is a small stream of water that flows with a gentle movement. There are several synonyms for the word runlet that you can use to describe this type of watercourse. These include streamlet, rivulet, rill, brook, and creek among others. Each of these words has a slightly different connotation, but they all refer to a small body of water that runs along a more or less defined path. Streamlet is the closest synonym to runlet, and it is often used interchangeably. Rill is used to describe a tiny and shallow stream. Brook and creek, on the other hand, imply a slightly larger size and can sometimes refer to permanent water sources.

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What are the hypernyms for Runlet?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Runlet

They had crossed a gully through which a mountain Runlet descended, unrolling a ribbon of green mossy herbage on its way, and slipping out of sight over the edge of a precipice of two hundred feet or so.
"Hetty Wesley"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
This Kingussie Creek was sometimes a swift, dangerous stream, but oftener it was a mere Runlet with deep water-holes carved here and there in the yielding shale.
"The Reclaimers"
Margaret Hill McCarter
Then Tun it into a Runlet wherein Sack hath been, that is somewhat too big for that quantity of Liquor; for example, that it fill it not by a Gallon; You may then put a little Limon-pill in with it.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby

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