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cwm¹

  • /kuːm/ UK, US
  • /kʊm/ UK, US

Sounds like combe, coom, khoum (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -uːm

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.

noun cwms

  1. A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre. A fine glacier descends from Mount Longstaff. It has cut very deep and the walls stand at an angle of at least 50°. Otherwise, although there are many cwms on the lower ranges, the mountains themselves seem little carved.

    Similar: cirque, combe, corrie

CWM²

noun CWMs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of Cincinnati water maze
  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of contemporary worship music

Cwm³

Where it comes from

From Welsh cwm (“valley”).

proper noun

  1. A village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1805).
  2. A small village and community in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0677).

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noun valley head created through glacial erosion

Españolcirco
日本語カール kāru, 圏谷 kenkoku
中文山側凹地 /山侧凹地 shāncè āodì
Françaiscirque
DeutschKar
Русскийцирк cirk

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"cwm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cwm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cwm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cwm

Chicago

"cwm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cwm.

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@misc{cwm_2026,
  title = {cwm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cwm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}