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dune

noun

/djuːn/

Meaning

A hill or ridge of sand formed by the wind, usually found in deserts or near beaches.

The children played on the sand dune by the beach.

sandhill, ridge, mound, knoll, bank

valley, pit, hollow

sand dune, desert dune, coastal dune, wind-swept dune

a particular area of activity or interest that someone focuses on; expertise in a specific field

a person whose job is to prepare dead bodies for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals

a group of three closely related things; in Christianity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

The action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation

A gland in the abdomen that produces insulin and digestive enzymes.

a climbing plant with curved red and orange flowers resembling a parrot's beak