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gulley

gulley is the alternative spelling of gully.

Meaning of gully

Noun

gully (plural gullies)

  1. A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
    Synonyms:
    gill
  2. A small valley.
  3. (UK) A drop kerb.
  4. A road drain.
    • A new drainage run and rainwater gullies are to be installed between the station and Oxford Road, with completion planned for December 1.2021 June 16, “Network News: Drainage work at Guiseley station”, in RAIL, number 933, page 19
  5. A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
    Synonyms:
    box
  6. (UK) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.

See all 10 meanings of gully

Proper noun capitalized: Gulley

Gulley (plural Gulleys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of gulley

Noun
pluralgulleys
Verb
third-person singular presentgulleys
present participlegulleying
past participlegulleyed
pastgulleyed
Proper noun
pluralGulleys

Questions about gulley

What does gulley mean?
Gulley means a surname.
What is gulley the alternative spelling of?
Gulley is the alternative spelling of gully.
What part of speech is gulley?
Gulley is a proper noun.

Words near gulley in the dictionary

  1. gullets
  2. Gullett
  3. Gullette
  4. Gullettes
  5. Gulletts
  6. gulley
  7. gulleyed
  8. gulleying
  9. gulleys
  10. Gullfoss
  11. gullgubber

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gulley (page history and authors); Gulley (page history and authors); gully (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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