noun
- a small valley, usually wooded
Usage: literary
Examples
- The cottage was nestled in a peaceful dell surrounded by oak trees.
- Children played hide-and-seek in the shady dell behind the farmhouse.
- A stream meandered through the grassy dell.
- The poet wrote about a fairy dell where wildflowers bloomed.
- We discovered a hidden dell while hiking through the forest.
- The dell provided shelter from the wind on cold days.