vale
/ˈveɪl/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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vale and veil are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. vale means “a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river”. veil means “a garment that covers the head and face”. veil is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈveɪl/
1.n.a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
/ˈveɪl/
1.n.a garment that covers the head and face
2.n.a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
3.n.the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
| vale | veil | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈveɪl/ | /ˈveɪl/ |
| Said | vayl | vayl |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 1 | 6 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | valley | head covering |
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