LexiTopic: Geology and Geography
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ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Elements and MetalsExcavation and Earthworks not agriculture, not miningGlaciersLandforms and LandmarksMaps, Boundaries, Charts, and DataMinerals, Rocks, and StonesSoils, Earths, and DepositsTectonics and Land Movement includes volcanoesWaters, Shores, and WaterwaysWords about Geology and Geography
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to earth sciences, landforms, soils, waters, etc.
Elements and metals are also indexed in CHEMISTRY.
Words related to geologic time are in TIME.
Words related to metallurgy, mines, and mining are in MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTS, AND PACKAGING.
Words related to jewels, gemstones, and lapidary art are in VISUAL ARTS. Words related to items of jewelry are in ATTIRE, FASHION, AND STYLE.
More words related to waters, shores, and waterways, specifically as they relate to boats and boating, are in NAUTICAL AND MARITIME.
Words related to public lands, parks, etc., are in GOVERNMENT, CIVICS, AND POLITICS.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
Elements and Metals
ALKALI: an alkali metal, any of the monovalent mostly basic metals of group I of the periodic table comprising lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and franciumALUM: aluminum, a silver-white metallic chemical element with atomic number 13 that has good electrical and thermal conductivity, high reflectivity, and resistance to oxidationALUMINA: the oxide of aluminum Al2O3 that occurs both in pure form as corundum and in hydrated forms (as in bauxite)ALUMINUM: a silver-white metallic chemical element with atomic number 13 that has good electrical and thermal conductivity, high reflectivity, and resistance to oxidation —often used before another noun
ANTIMONY: a trivalent and pentavalent metalloid element with atomic number 51 that commonly occurs in a brittle, metallic, silvery white crystalline form and that is used especially in alloys, semiconductors, and flame-retardant substancesARGON: a colorless odorless inert gaseous element found in the air and in volcanic gases and used especially in welding, lasers, and electric bulbsBORON: a metalloid chemical elementCARBON: a nonmetallic chemical element with atomic number 6 that readily forms compounds with many other elements and is a constituent of organic compounds in all known living tissueCOBALT: a magnetic metallic element that is used especially in alloys, in batteries, and as a pigment in paint and glassCURIUM: a metallic radioactive chemical element that is only produced artificially; New Latin, from Marie & Pierre CurieGALLIUM: a bluish-white metallic element obtained especially as a by-product in refining various ores and used especially in semiconductors and optoelectronic devices; named by its discoverer “in honor of France (Gallia).”GILT: gold or something that resembles gold laid on a surfaceGOLD: a yellow metallic element that occurs naturally in pure form and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and electronicsGOLDEN: consisting of, relating to, or containing gold, a yellow metallic element that occurs naturally in pure form and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and electronicsGRAIN: an individual crystal in a metalHALOGEN: any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine that form part of group VIIA of the periodic table and exist in the free state normally as diatomic moleculesINDIUM: a silvery malleable fusible chiefly trivalent metallic element that occurs especially in sphalerite ores and is used especially as a plating material, in alloys, and in electronicsIODINE: a nonmetallic halogen element that is an essential nutrient in the human diet and is used especially in medicine, photography, and analytical chemistryIRON: a silver-white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element …; of, relating to, or made of iron; resembling ironKRYPTON: a colorless relatively inert gaseous element found in air in trace amounts and used especially in electric lampsLEAD: (noun) a soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation; also, also, to cover, line, or weight with lead; to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound (leaded gasoline)LEADED: (noun) a soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation; also, also, to cover, line, or weight with lead; to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound (leaded gasoline)LEADEN: made of leadNEON: a nonmetallic chemical element that is found in minute amounts in air and is used especially in electric lamps, in lasers, and as a cryogenic refrigerant; also, (adj.) of, relating to, or using neonNICKEL: or less commonly nickle: a silver-white hard malleable ductile metallic element capable of a high polish and resistant to corrosion that is used chiefly in alloys and as a catalystRADON: a heavy radioactive gaseous element formed by the decay of radiumTANTALUM: a gray-white ductile acid-resisting metallic element found combined in rare minerals (such as tantalite and columbite) and used especially in electronic components; from Latin Tantalus; from its inability to absorb acid (Tantalus: a legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand up to the chin in a pool of water in Hades and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat)TITANIUM: a silvery-gray light strong metallic element with atomic number 22 obtained from ilmenite and rutile and used especially in alloys, refractory materials, pigments, and medical and dental devices; New Latin, from Greek Titan: any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian godsURANIUM: a silvery heavy radioactive polyvalent metallic element that is found especially in uraninite and exists naturally as a mixture of mostly nonfissionable isotopes; from Uranus, the sky personified as a god and father of the Titans in Greek mythology WHITE: made of silverXENON: a heavy colorless and relatively inert gaseous element that occurs in air as about one part in 20 million and is used especially in specialized electric lamps (such as flash tubes) and in scientific researchYTTRIA*: yttrium oxide Y2O3 obtained as a heavy white powder and used especially formerly in incandescent gas mantles, from yttri- (irregular from Ytterby, Sweden, where gadolinite is found) + -aYTTRIC*: of, relating to, or containing yttrium, a metallic element with atomic number 39 usually included in the rare-earth group that occurs usually with other rare earth elements in minerals and is used especially in phosphors, YAG lasers, alloys, and treatments for certain cancers, from yttria yttrium oxide (Y2O3), irregular from Ytterby, town in southern SwedenYTTRIUM: yttrium, a metallic element with atomic number 39 usually included in the rare-earth group that occurs usually with other rare earth elements in minerals and is used especially in phosphors, YAG lasers, alloys, and treatments for certain cancers, from yttria yttrium oxide (Y2O3), irregular from Ytterby, town in southern SwedenZINC: a bluish-white metallic element with atomic number 30 that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures and becomes ductile on slight heating, occurs abundantly in minerals, is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals, and is used especially in alloys and as a protective coating in galvanizing iron and steel —often used before another noun (a zinc coating); also, to treat or coat with zinc: to galvanize
Excavation and Earthworks not agriculture, not mining
BACKFILL: to refill (something, such as an excavation) usually with excavated materialBARROW: mountain, mound —used only in the names of hills in England; a large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulusBENCH: a shelf or ridge formed in working an open excavation on more than one levelBURY: to conceal by or as if by covering with earth (buried treasure)CAVE: to fall in or down especially from being undermined —usually used with in; to collapse; to cause to fall or collapse —usually used with in; to form a cave in or underCAVED: to fall in or down especially from being undermined —usually used with in; to collapse; to cause to fall or collapse —usually used with inCAVING: to fall in or down especially from being undermined —usually used with in; to collapse; to cause to fall or collapse —usually used with inDIGGING: to hollow out or form by removing earth: to excavate (dig a hole, dig a tunnel); to form a cavity or hole in; to form by hollowing out; to dig out and remove; to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering (excavate the remains of a temple); to make excavationsDIGGING: to hollow out or form by removing earth: to excavate (dig a hole, dig a tunnel)DOZE: to bulldoze: to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a bulldozerDOZED: to bulldoze: to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a bulldozerDOZING: to bulldoze: to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a bulldozerEMBANK: to enclose or confine by an embankmentEMBANKED: to enclose or confine by an embankmentEMBANKMENT: a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used especially to hold back water or to carry a roadwayEXCAVATE: to form a cavity or hole in; to form by hollowing out; to dig out and remove; to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering (excavate the remains of a temple); to make excavationsEXCAVATED: to form a cavity or hole in; to form by hollowing out; to dig out and remove; to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering (excavate the remains of a temple); to make excavationsFILL: to raise the level of with fill (filled land)FILLABLE: to raise the level of with fill (filled land)FILLED: to raise the level of with fill (filled land)FILLING: to raise the level of with fill (filled land)GRUB: to dig in the ground especially for something that is difficult to find or extract; to search aboutGRUBBING: to dig in the ground especially for something that is difficult to find or extract; to search aboutHOLE: a cave, pit, or well in the groundLANDFILL: an area built up by landfillMINE: to burrow beneath the surface ofMINED: to burrow beneath the surface ofMINING: to burrow beneath the surface of MUCK: material removed in the process of excavating or mining; also, to move or load muck (as in a mine)PICK: to dig into: to probePICKED: to dig into: to probePITTED: a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground; also, marked with pits; also, to place, cast, bury, or store in a pitPITTING: a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground; also, marked with pits; also, an arrangement of pits; also, the action or process of forming pits; also, to place, cast, bury, or store in a pitPUDDLE: an earthy mixture (as of clay, sand, and gravel) worked while wet into a compact mass that becomes impervious to water when dry; also, to work (a wet mixture of earth or concrete) into a dense impervious mass; also, to compact (soil) especially by working when too wetPUDDLED: an earthy mixture (as of clay, sand, and gravel) worked while wet into a compact mass that becomes impervious to water when dry; also, to work (a wet mixture of earth or concrete) into a dense impervious mass; also, to compact (soil) especially by working when too wetQUARRY: to delve in or as if in a quarryQUARRY: an open excavation usually for obtaining building stone, slate, or limestone; also, to dig or take from or as if from a quarry (to quarry marble); also, to make a quarry in (quarry a hill)ROOT: to poke or dig aboutROUT: to poke around with the snout: to root (pigs routing in the earth); also, to force out as if by digging —usually used with outTELL: hill, mound, specifically: an ancient mound in the Middle East composed of remains of successive settlementsWORK: works plural: structures in engineering (such as docks, bridges, or embankments) or mining (such as shafts or tunnels)WORKING: an excavation or group of excavations made in mining, quarrying, or tunneling —usually used in plural
Glaciers
CALVE: of an ice mass: to separate or break so that a part becomes detachedDRIFT: a deposit of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders transported by a glacier or by running water from a glacierDRUM: short for drumlin, an elongate or oval hill of glacial driftGLACIAL: of, relating to, or produced by glaciersGLACIALLY: of, relating to, or produced by glaciersGLACIOLOGY: any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochsICEFALL: the mass of usually jagged blocks into which a glacier may break when it moves down a steep declivityLEAD: a channel of water especially through a field of ice; also, to serve as a channel for (a pipe leads water to the house)TILL: unstratified glacial drift consisting of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders intermingledVEIN: a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in ice
Landforms and Landmarks
BALD: lacking a natural or usual covering (as of vegetation) (a bald mountain); also, to make bald, to become baldBALDING: lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap) (a bald mountain); also, to make bald, to become baldBANK: the rising ground forming the edge of a cut or hollow, or a steep slope (as of a hill)BARROW: mountain, mound —used only in the names of hills in England; a large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulusBLUFF: a high steep bank: a cliff (stood on the bluff overlooking the rocky shore)BOWL: a natural formation or geographical region shaped like a bowlBUTTE: an isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides usually having a smaller summit area than a mesaCANON: cañon: less common spelling of canyon, a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through itCANYON: or less commonly cañon: a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through itCAVE: a natural chamber or series of chambers in the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff; also, to form a cave in or underCAVED: to form a cave in or underCAVING: to form a cave in or underCHIMNEY: a narrow cleft or passage in rockCLIFF: a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice: precipiceCONTINENT: one of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globeCONTOUR: (adj.) following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them (contour flooding, contour farming)COUNTRY: an indefinite usually extended expanse of land: region (miles of open country)COVE: a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain or a level area sheltered by hills or mountainsCRAG: a steep rugged rock or cliffCRAGGY: a steep rugged rock or cliffDALE: a valley or valeDEFILE: a narrow passage (as between hills, rocks, or cliffs)DELL: a secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turfDEPTH: an abyss: an immeasurably deep gulf or great spaceDIKE: a tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissureDIVIDE: a dividing ridge between drainage areasDOME: an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions; also, a natural formation [such as a hill or mountain] that resembles the dome or cupola of a buildingDOWN: an undulating usually treeless upland with sparse soil —used in pluralDRAW: a gully shallower than a ravineDRUM: short for drumlin, an elongate or oval hill of glacial driftEMINENCE: a natural elevationFIELD: an open land area free of woods and buildingsFLANK: the side of a hill or mountainFLAT: a stretch of land without obstacles, or a level surface of land —used in plural (tidal flats)FLOOR: a ground surface (the ocean floor)FOLD: to bend (something, such as a layer of rock) into folds, or a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rockFOLDED: to bend (something, such as a layer of rock) into foldsFOLDING: to bend (something, such as a layer of rock) into foldsGEOID: the surface within or around the earth that is everywhere normal to the direction of gravity and coincides with mean sea level in the oceansGLEN: a secluded narrow valleyGROTTO: a caveGROUND: the surface of a planet (such as the earth or Mars), especially: the surface of the earth or a particular part of it sometimes as contrasted with the air or seaGULF: a deep chasm: an abyssGULLY: a small valley or gulchHEADLAND: a point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water: a promontoryHEIGHT: an extent of land rising to a considerable degree above the surrounding countryHIGH: an elevated place or region: such as a hill, knoll; a highlandHIGHLAND: elevated or mountainous landHILL: a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountainHILLY: abounding in hillsHOLLOW: a depressed or low part of a surface especially: a small valley or basinHOODOO: a natural column of rock in western North America often in fantastic formHORN: a sharp mountain peak; a body of land shaped like a hornHUMP: a mound or hummock; a mountain or rangeINLAND: the interior part of a country; of or relating to the interior of a countryKETTLE: a pothole, a sizable rounded often water-filled depression in land; also, a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial driftKNOB: a rounded usually isolated hill or mountainKNOLL: a small round hill: a moundLAND: the solid part of the surface of the earth; also: a corresponding part of a celestial body (such as the moon); also, the surface of the earth and all its natural resourcesLANDMARK: an object (such as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of landLEDGE: a narrow flat surface or shelf, especially: one that projects from a wall of rockLEVEL: a practically horizontal surface or area (as of land) (the level of the plateau); the plane of the horizon or a line in it; parallel with the plane of the horizon: horizontal; having no part higher than another: conforming to the curvature of the liquid parts of the earth's surfaceLOWLAND: low or level country; of or relating to a lowlandMAIN: mainland: a continent or the main part of a continent as distinguished from an offshore island or sometimes from a cape or peninsulaMAINLAND: a continent or the main part of a continent as distinguished from an offshore island or sometimes from a cape or peninsulaMIDLAND: the interior or central region of a countryMONOLITH: a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column (A granite monolith stands at the center of the park.)MOUNT: a high hill: a mountain —used especially before an identifying name (Mount Everest)MOUTH: the surface opening of an underground cavity (the mouth of a well, the mouth of a volcano)NECK: a narrow stretch of landNOTCH: a deep close pass: a mountain gapOUTBACK: isolated rural country especially of AustraliaOUTCROP: a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground; also, the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground; also, to project from the surrounding soil (ledges outcropping from the eroded slope)PEAK: promontory (a steep rocky peak); also, the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point; also, a prominent mountain usually having a well-defined summitPEDIMENT: a broad gently sloping bedrock surface with low relief that is situated at the base of a steeper slope and is usually thinly covered with alluvial gravel and sandPINNACLE: a structure or formation suggesting a pinnacle, specifically: a lofty peakPIPE: a roughly cylindrical and vertical geologic formationPLAIN: an extensive area of level or rolling treeless country; a broad unbroken expansePLAT: a small piece of ground (such as a lot or quadrat): a plot; also, plateau [by shortening]: a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side: a tableland; a region of little or no change in a graphic representationPLATEAU: a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side: a tableland; a region of little or no change in a graphic representationPOINT: a projecting usually tapering piece of land or a sharp prominencePROMONTORY: a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water; also, a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowlandRAMPART: a wall-like ridge (as of rock fragments, earth, or debris)RIFT: a fissure, a crevasse (a rift in the rock)ROUGH: having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface (rough terrain); difficult to travel through or penetrate: wildTABLE: a tableland, a broad level elevated area: a plateauTALI: plural of talus, a slope formed especially by an accumulation of rock debris, or rock debris at the base of a cliffTECTONIC: of or relating to tectonics, geologic structural features as a wholeTELL: hill, mound, specifically: an ancient mound in the Middle East composed of remains of successive settlementsTONGUE: a long narrow strip of land projecting into a body of waterTROUGH: a long and narrow or shallow channel or depression (as between waves or hills), especially: a long but shallow depression in the bed of the seaVALE: valley, daleVALLEY: an elongated depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains; also, an area drained by a river and its tributariesVOLCANO: a hill or mountain composed wholly or in part of material ejected from a volcano; from Latin Volcanus Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworkingYOUNG: (geology) youthful, having accomplished or undergone little erosion (youthful mountains)YOUTHFUL: having accomplished or undergone little erosion (youthful mountains)
Maps, Boundaries, Charts, and Data
ALPINE: often not capitalized: of, relating to, or resembling the Alps or any mountainsANTARCTIC: M-W often capitalized: of or relating to the south pole or to the region near itARCTIC: M-W often capitalized: of, relating to, or suitable for use at the north pole or the region near itBOUND: usually bounds: borderland, territory at or near a border (the land within certain bounds) (woodland bounds); also, to name the boundaries of (Students were asked to bound their state.)BOUNDED: usually bounds: borderland, territory at or near a border (the land within certain bounds) (woodland bounds); also, to name the boundaries of (Students were asked to bound their state.)BOXING: to name the 32 points of (the compass) in their order —used figuratively in the phrase box the compass to describe making a complete reversalCHART: a map, especially one used for navigationGEOTAG: location information (such as GPS coordinates) added to a digital file or image; also, to add location information to (something, such as a digital image)GLOBAL: of, relating to, or involving the entire world: worldwideGRID: a network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map)HEIGHT: the extent of elevation above a level (e.g., feet above sea level)HIGH: relatively far from the equator (e.g., high latitude)HOMOLOGY: a branch of the theory of topology concerned with partitioning space into geometric components (such as points, lines, and triangles) and with the study of the number and interrelationships of these components especially by the use of group theoryJUVENILE: derived from sources within the earth and coming to the surface for the first time, used especially of water and gasLANDMARK: an object (such as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of landLATITUDINAL: of or relating to latitude: angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as the angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured through 90 degrees, or a region or locality as marked by its latitudeLEGEND: an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chartLINE: a circle of latitude or longitude on a map; also, the equator; also, a mark (as on a map) recording a boundary, division, or contour; also, a boundary of an area (the state line)LOCATE: to determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of (locate the lines of the property)LOCATOR: one that locates something (such as a mining claim or the course of a road)MAPPED: to make a map of; to make a survey of for or as if for the purpose of making a mapMAPPING: to make a map of; to make a survey of for or as if for the purpose of making a mapMARCH: a border region: frontier; especially: a district originally set up to defend a boundary —usually used in plural (the Welsh marches); also, to have common borders or frontiers (a region that marches with Canada in the north and the Pacific in the west)MARK: one of the bits of leather or colored bunting placed on a sounding line at intervals; also, to plot the course of: to chart; also, a boundary land; also, to fix or trace out the bounds or limits of; to set apart by or as if by a line or boundary —usually used with offMETE: (noun) boundary (metes and bounds)MONUMENT: a boundary or position marker (such as a stone)NORTH: often capitalized: the one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the north or at the top of a diagram; also, the direction of the north terrestrial pole: the direction to the left of one facing east; the compass point directly opposite to south; also, to, toward, or in the north; situated toward or at the north (the north entrance); coming from the north (a north wind)PANHANDLE: a narrow projection of a larger territory (such as a state) (the Oklahoma Panhandle)PHOTOMAP: a photograph which is taken vertically from above (as from an airplane) and upon which a grid and data pertinent to maps have been addedPLAN: a large-scale map of a small areaPLAT: a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with actual or proposed features (such as lots); also: the land represented; also, to make a plat ofPLOT: a measured piece of land: a lot; a ground plan, a plat; also, to lay out in plots; to make a plot, map, or plan of; also, to mark or note on or as if on a map or chartPLOTTING: a measured piece of land: a lot; a ground plan, a plat; also, to lay out in plots; to make a plot, map, or plan of; also, to mark or note on or as if on a map or chartPOINT: one of the 32 equidistant spots of a compass card for indicating direction; also, the difference of 11¹/₄ degrees between two such successive points; also, a direction indicated by a compass point (from all points of the compass)POLAR: of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it; also, coming from or having the characteristics of such a region; also, passing over a celestial body's north and south poles (a satellite in a polar orbit); traveling in a polar orbit (a polar satellite); also, resembling a pole or axis around which all else revolves: pivotal (polar events)POLE: either extremity of an axis of a sphere and especially of the earth's axisQUAD: a quadrangle, a tract of country represented by one of a series of map sheetsROADMAP: M-W has open compound road map, a map showing roads especially for automobile travel; Collins has “also roadmap”TIMEZONE: M-W has time zone, a geographic region within which the same standard time is used; Collins has time zone; NOAD has no entry.TOPOLOGY: topographic study of a particular place, specifically: the history of a region as indicated by its topographyTOPONYM: a place-name, the name of a geographic locality; back-formation from toponymyTOPONYMY: the place-names of a region or language or especially the etymological study of themTROPIC: either of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude at a distance of about 23½ degrees north or south of the equator where the sun is directly overhead when it reaches its most northerly or southerly point in the sky; also, tropics or Tropics plural: the region lying between the tropics; also, of, relating to, or occurring in the tropicsZONE: any of five great divisions of the earth's surface with respect to latitude and temperature
Minerals, Rocks, and Stones
ACID: rich in silica (e.g., acid rocks)ADAMANT: a stone (such as a diamond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardnessAGATE: a fine-grained variegated chalcedony having its colors arranged in stripes, blended in clouds, or showing mosslike formsANTIMONY: stibnite: a mineral that consists of the trisulfide of antimony and occurs in orthorhombic lead-gray crystals of metallic luster or in massive formBAND: a strip (as of living tissue or rock) differentiable (as by color, texture, or structure) from the adjacent material or areaCALCIFY: to make or become calcareous by deposit of calcium saltsCALCITE: a mineral CaCO3 consisting of calcium carbonate crystallized in hexagonal form and including common limestone, chalk, and marbleCEMENT: the fine-grained groundmass or glass of a porphyry, a rock consisting of feldspar crystals embedded in a compact dark red or purple groundmass, or an igneous rock of porphyritic textureCHALK: a soft white, gray, or buff limestone [rock] composed chiefly of the shells of foraminifersCINNABAR: a red mineral consisting of native mercuric sulfide HgS that is the only important ore of mercuryCLOUD: a dark or opaque vein or spot (as in marble or a precious stone)COBBLE: a cobblestone: a naturally rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulderCOUNTRY: geology: country rock, the rock in which a mineral deposit or intrusion is enclosedDIAMOND: a native crystalline carbon that is the hardest known mineral, that is usually nearly colorless, that when transparent and free from flaws is highly valued as a precious stone, and that is used industrially especially as an abrasiveDOME: a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof EMBED: to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix (fossils embedded in stone)EMBEDDED: to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix (fossils embedded in stone)FLAG: a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving; also, a piece of such stone; also, to lay (something, such as a pavement) with flagsFLAGGING: a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving; also, a piece of such stone; also, to lay (something, such as a pavement) with flagsFLINT: a massive hard dark quartz [mineral] that produces a spark when struck by steel; or, a piece of flintFLINTY: resembling flint in hardnessFLOW: to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing —used especially of minerals and rocksFLOWED: to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing —used especially of minerals and rocksFLOWING: to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing —used especially of minerals and rocksGALENA*: a bluish-gray cubic mineral with metallic luster consisting of lead sulfide and constituting the principal ore of leadGEMOLOGY: the science of gemsGEODE: a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter, or the cavity in a geodeGRIT: any of several sandstones; ; also, the structure of a stone that adapts it to grindingGROUP: a bed or layer of rocks deposited during an eraHABIT: of a crystal: characteristic assemblage of forms at crystallization leading to a usual appearance: shapeHEMATITE: a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of ferric oxide, constituting an important iron ore, and occurring in crystals or as earthy red ocherHORNY: of a mineral: compact and homogeneous with a dull lusterHYACINTH: a gem zircon or hessonite (hessonite is the yellow-orange to reddish orange variety of grossular garnet); also, a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphireJADE: either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish: jadeite or nephriteJOINT: a fracture or crack in rock not accompanied by dislocationLAVA: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon; also: such rock that has cooled and hardenedLEDGE: rock that is solid or continuous enough to form ledges: bedrock (the field was full of ledge)LICK: a natural salt deposit (such as a salt spring) that animals lickMAGNET: lodestone, naturally occurring magnetite possessing polarity; from Greek magnēs (lithos), literally, stone of Magnesia, ancient city in Asia MinorMICA: any of various colored or transparent mineral silicates crystallizing in monoclinic forms that readily separate into very thin leavesMONOLITH: a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column (A granite monolith stands at the center of the park.)MORPH: abbreviation of morphology, the external structure of rocks in relation to the development of erosional forms or topographic featuresNODULE: a small rounded lump of a mineral or mineral aggregateONYX: a translucent chalcedony in parallel layers of different colorsOPAL: a usually amorphous mineral that is a hydrated silica softer and less dense than quartz and typically with definite and often marked iridescent play of colors and is used especially as a gemOUTCROP: a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground; also, the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground; also, to project from the surrounding soil (ledges outcropping from the eroded slope)PEBBLE: a small usually rounded stone especially when worn by the action of water; also, transparent and colorless quartz: rock crystalPOOL: a continuous area of porous sedimentary rock that yields petroleum or gasROCK: a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak; a concreted mass of stony material; also: broken pieces of such masses; also, consolidated or unconsolidated solid mineral matter; also: a particular mass of it; also, slang, a gem; specifically, a diamondROCKFALL: a mass of falling or fallen rocksROCKY: abounding in or consisting of rocksRUBBLY*: relating to, abounding in, composed of, or resembling rubbleRUBY: a precious stone that is a red corundum; also, something (such as a watch bearing) made of rubyTALC: a very soft mineral that is a basic silicate of magnesium, has a soapy feel, and is used especially in making talcum powder (powdered talc, a toilet powder composed of perfumed talc or talc and a mild antiseptic)TALI: plural of talus, a slope formed especially by an accumulation of rock debris, or rock debris at the base of a cliffTANZANITE: a mineral that is a deep blue variety of zoisite and is used as a gemstone, named for Tanzania, AfricaTRAP: traprock, any of various dark-colored fine-grained igneous rocks (such as basalt) used especially in road making—often used before another noun (trap soils, trap basalt); also, an arrangement of rock strata that favors the accumulation of oil and gasVOLCANIC: a volcanic rock; from Latin Volcanus Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworkingZIRCON: a tetragonal mineral consisting of a silicate of zirconium and occurring usually in brown or grayish square prisms of adamantine luster or sometimes in transparent forms which are used as gemsZONAL: of, relating to, or being a soil or a major soil group marked by well-developed characteristics that are determined primarily by the action of climate and organisms (such as vegetation)ZONE: a distinctive belt, layer, or series of layers of earth materials (such as rock)
Soils, Earths, and Deposits
ADOBE: a heavy clay used in making adobe bricks; broadly: alluvial or playa clay in desert or arid regionsALLUVIAL: relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium (clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water); also, an alluvial depositAPRON: an extensive fan-shaped deposit of detritusCLAY: an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery; specifically: soil composed chiefly of this material having particles less than a specified size; also, earth or mudCLAYEY: an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery; specifically: soil composed chiefly of this material having particles less than a specified size; also, earth or mudCLOD: a lump or mass especially of earth or clayCOAL: a black or brownish-black solid combustible substance [sedimentary deposit] formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter without free access of air and under the influence of moisture and often increased pressure and temperature that is widely used as a natural fuelDELTA: the [delta-shaped] alluvial deposit at the mouth of a riverDIRT: loose or packed soil or sand: earthDIRTY: loose or packed soil or sand: earthDRIFT: a mass of matter (such as sand) deposited together by or as if by wind or water; rock debris deposited by natural agentsDUNE: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the windFAMILY: a group of soils with similar chemical and physical properties (such as texture, pH, and mineral content) that comprise a category ranking above the series and below the subgroup in soil classificationGRIT: sand or gravel; also: material (as many abrasives) composed of such granules
GRITTY: containing or resembling gritGROUND: soil or earthHARDPAN: a cemented or compacted and often clayey layer in soil that is impenetrable by rootsHEAVY: of soil: full of clay and inclined to hold waterLAND: ground or soil of a specified situation, nature, or quality (dry land)LEACH: to remove (nutritive or harmful elements) from soil by percolation (soil leached of its salts by torrential rains); to pass out or through by percolation (Nutrients leached out of the soil with rainwater.)LEACHED: to remove (nutritive or harmful elements) from soil by percolation (soil leached of its salts by torrential rains); to pass out or through by percolation (Nutrients leached out of the soil with rainwater.)LIGHT: coarse and sandy or easily pulverized (light soil)LOAM: soil; specifically, a soil consisting of a friable mixture of varying proportions of clay, silt, and sandLOAMY: soil; specifically, a soil consisting of a friable mixture of varying proportions of clay, silt, and sandLUNETTE: a low crescentic mound (as of sand) formed by the windMELLOW: of soil: having a soft and loamy consistencyMOLD: crumbling soft friable earth suited to plant growth: soil, especially: soil rich in humusMUCK: dark highly organic soil; mire, mudMULL: friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneathOOZE: a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of waterOPEN: being porous and friable (open soil); also, to loosen and make less compact (open the soil)OPENED: being porous and friable (open soil); also, to loosen and make less compact (open the soil)
Tectonics and Land Movement includes volcanoes
ACTIVE: of a volcano: currently erupting or likely to eruptAVALANCHE: a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipiceBOMB: a rounded mass of lava exploded from a volcanoCONE: the apex of a volcanoCOULEE: a thick sheet or stream of lavaDEAD: no longer active: extinct (a dead volcano)DORMANT: of a volcano: temporarily devoid of external activityEJECTA: material thrown out (as from a volcano)EXTINCT: of a volcano: no longer burning; no longer activeFAULT: a fracture in the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fracture; also, to produce a geologic fault in; to fracture so as to produce a geologic faultFAULTED: a fracture in the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fracture; also, to produce a geologic fault in; to fracture so as to produce a geologic faultFLOW: a mass of material which has flowed when molten (an old lava flow)FOOTWALL: the lower wall of an inclined faultHEAVE: geology: horizontal displacement especially by the faulting of a rockLAVA: molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet (such as earth) or moon; also: such rock that has cooled and hardenedMAGMA: molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock results by coolingMANTLE: the part of the interior of a terrestrial planet and especially the earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core; also, the regolith: unconsolidated residual or transported material that overlies the solid rock on the earth, moon, or a planetNECK: a column of solidified magma of a volcanic pipe or laccolithPIPE: the eruptive channel opening into the crater of a volcanoPLATE: any of the large movable segments into which the earth's lithosphere is divided according to the theory of plate tectonicsPLUME: any of several columns of molten rock rising from the earth's lower mantle that are theorized to drive tectonic plate movement and to underlie hot spots
QUAKE: an instance of shaking or trembling (as of the earth or moon), especially: earthquake; also, to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instabilityQUAKES: an instance of shaking or trembling (as of the earth or moon), especially: earthquake; also, to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instabilityRIFT: a fault, a fracture in the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fractureSEAQUAKE: a submarine earthquake; from sea + earthquakeSEAQUAKES: a submarine earthquake; from sea + earthquakeTECTONIC: of or relating to tectonics, a branch of geology concerned with the structure of the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon and especially with the formation of folds and faults in it; tectonism, the process of deformation that produces in the earth's crust its continents and ocean basins, plateaus and mountains, folds of strata, and faultsTHROW: the amount of vertical displacement produced by a geologic faultTIDE: a periodic movement in the earth's crust caused by the same forces that produce ocean tidesUPHEAVAL: the action or an instance of upheaving especially of part of the earth's crustVENT: a pipe, the eruptive channel opening into the crater of a volcano, or a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue, or a hydrothermal ventVOLCANIC: of, relating to, or produced by a volcano; characterized by volcanoes (a volcanic range); made of materials from volcanoes; from Latin Volcanus Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworkingVOLCANO: a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet or a moon from which usually molten or hot rock and steam issue; also: a hill or mountain composed wholly or in part of the ejected material; from Latin Volcanus Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking
Waters, Shores, and Waterways
AFFLUENT: a tributary streamANOXIA: the absence of dissolved oxygen in a body of waterANOXIC: greatly deficient in oxygen: oxygenless (anoxic water)ARROYO: a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region; a water-carved gully or channelASEA: M-W hyphenates a-sea: at sea, seaward (noun) the direction or side away from land and toward the open sea; also (adv) toward the sea; also, (adj) directed or situated toward the sea, or coming from the sea (a seaward wind); Collins has asea (adj or adv): to or toward the sea; seaward; at seaATOLL: a coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoonBANK: the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea; also, a large area of elevated sea floor; an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelfBAYOU: a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another body of water, or any of various usually marshy or sluggish bodies of waterBEACH: shore pebbles: shingle; a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments; a seashore areaBEACHY: covered with pebbles or shingle; or characterized by beachesBENCH: a former wave-cut shore of a sea or lake or floodplain of a riverBIGHT: a bend in a coast forming an open bay; a bay formed by such a bendBILLABONG: Australia: a blind channel leading out from a river; also, a usually dry streambed that is filled seasonally; also, a backwater forming a stagnant poolBOTTOM: the surface on which a body of water lies (the bottom of the ocean); also, bottomland, the low-lying land along a watercourseBRANCH: a stream that flows into another usually larger streamBRINY: of, relating to, or resembling brine or the seaBROOK: a creekBUBBLE: to flow with a gurgling soundBUBBLED: to flow with a gurgling soundBUBBLING: to flow with a gurgling soundBURBLING: to make a bubbling soundCANAL: channel, watercourse, or an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating landCAPE: a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting pointCATARACT: a waterfall, esp. a large one over a precipice; or steep rapids in a river; or a downpour or floodCATCHMENT: something that catches water, or a geographical area over which water flows and is caught in rivers, etc. CHANNEL: the bed where a natural stream of water runs, or the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait, or a strait or narrow sea between two close landmassesCHANNELED: to form, cut, or wear a channel in (“The river channeled a new course”)CHIMNEY: a tall column of rock on the ocean floor that is formed by the precipitation of minerals from superheated water issuing from a hydrothermal vent and rising through the column of rockCONDUIT: a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed (e.g., a conduit for rainwater)CONFLUENCE: the flowing together of two or more streams; or the place of meeting of two streams; or the stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams: a combined floodCOULEE: a small stream; a dry streambed; a usually small or shallow ravine; gullyCOVE: a small sheltered inlet or bayCRICK: a creek (dialectical)CURL: a hollow arch of water formed when the crest of a breaking wave spills forwardCUTOFF: the new and relatively short channel formed when a stream cuts through the neck of an oxbow; or a channel made to straighten a streamDAMMED: to provide or restrain with a barrier that prevents the flow of water: to provide or restrain with a damDAMMING: to provide or restrain with a barrier that prevents the flow of water: to provide or restrain with a damDEAD: not running or circulating: stagnant (dead water); dead water: slack water, neap tide; standing or still waterDEBACLE: a tumultuous breakup of ice in a riverDELTA: the [delta-shaped] alluvial deposit at the mouth of a riverDIKE: in civil engineering: an artificial watercourse or ditch; a bank, usually of earth constructed to control or confine water, or levee; or a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable; or a raised causeway DITCH: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage); or to dig a ditchDITCHED: a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage); or to dig a ditchDRAIN: to carry away the surface water of (the river that drains the valley); to discharge surface or surplus water (the river drains into the Gulf of Mexico); to flow off graduallyDRAINING: to carry away the surface water of (the river that drains the valley); to discharge surface or surplus water (the river drains into the Gulf of Mexico); to flow off graduallyDRIFT: the flow or the velocity of the current of a river or ocean streamEBBED: to recede from the flood; the reflux of the tide toward the seaEBBING: to recede from the flood; the reflux of the tide toward the seaEDDIED: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyEDDY: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyEDDYING: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially: a circular current: a whirlpool; also, to cause to move in an eddy; to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddyEFFLUENCE: an outflowing branch of a main stream or lakeEFFLUENT: an outflowing branch of a main stream or lakeEMANANT*: issuing or flowing forth: emerging from or as if from a source (water emanant from the earth)FALL: a precipitous descent of water: waterfall —Used in plural but singular or plural in constructionFALLS: a precipitous descent of water: waterfall —Used in plural but singular or plural in constructionFIRTH: an estuary, a water passage where the tide meets a river current; especially: an arm of the sea at the lower end of a riverFLOE: floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water; or an ice floe, a usually large flat free mass of floating sea iceFLOODWALL: a wall (as a levee) built to prevent inundation by high waterFLOW: a stream, river, or brook; also, to issue or move in a stream (rivers flow into the sea)FLOWED: a stream, river, or brook; also, to issue or move in a stream (rivers flow into the sea)FLOWING: a stream, river, or brook; also, to issue or move in a stream (rivers flow into the sea)FOAM: (poetic) the seaFONT: or fount: a fountain or source: a spring of water issuing from the earth; or a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed FORD: a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading; also, to cross (a body of water) by wadingFORK: a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches; a confluenceFOUNT: or font: a fountain or source: a spring of water issuing from the earth; or a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed GLIDE: a calm stretch of shallow water flowing smoothlyGROIN: a rigid structure built out from a shore to protect the shore from erosion, to trap sand, or to direct a current for scouring a channelGULF: a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land; also, a whirlpoolGULLY: a trench which was originally worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rainsGURGLING: to flow in a broken irregular currentHATCH: a floodgate, a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water: a sluiceHEAD: a body of water kept in reserve at a height; also: the containing bank, dam, or wall; also, a mass of water in motion (as in a rip current)HEAD: the source of a stream or riverHIGH: of a body of water: rising farther up the banks than usualHOLE: an unusually deep place in a body of water (such as a river)HORN: a body of water shaped like a hornHYDROLOGY: a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface and in the atmosphereICEFALL: a frozen waterfallINLET: a bay or recess in the shore of a sea, lake, or river; also, a narrow water passage between peninsulas or through a barrier island leading to a bay or lagoon; also, a creekKETTLE: a pothole, a sizable rounded often water-filled depression in land; also, a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial driftKILL: often capitalized: a channel or creek, used chiefly in place names in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New YorkLAGOON: a shallow artificial pool or pond (as for the processing of sewage or storage of a liquid)LAGOON: a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of waterLAKE: a considerable inland body of standing waterLAKEBED: the lake basin: the depression occupied by a lake, or the area from which drainage reaches a lakeLEDGE: an underwater ridge or reef especially near the shoreLEVEE: an embankment for preventing flooding; also, a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded; also (verb) to provide with a leveeLIMB: extension, branch (a limb of the sea)LITTORAL: of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea; a coastal region, especially: the shore zone between high tide and low tide pointLOCK: an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level; also, to move or permit to pass (something, such as a ship) by raising or lowering in a lock; to go or pass by means of a lock (as in a canal)LOCKED: an enclosure (as in a canal) with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level; also, to move or permit to pass (something, such as a ship) by raising or lowering in a lock; to go or pass by means of a lock (as in a canal)MAIN: high sea: the open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial watersMOLE: a massive work formed of masonry and large stones or earth laid in the sea as a pier or breakwater; also, the harbor formed by a moleMOUTH: the place where a stream enters a larger body of waterMUDFLAT: a level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water or alternately covered and left bare by the tideNARROW: a narrow part or passage, specifically: a strait connecting two bodies of water —usually used in plural but singular or plural in constructionNEAP: of, relating to, or constituting a neap tide, a tide of minimum range occurring at the first and the third quarters of the moonNECK: a strait, a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water —often used in plural but singular in constructionOCEAN: the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth; also, any of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is divided (the oceans of the world)OFFING: the part of the deep sea seen from the shoreOOZE: a piece of soft wet plastic ground: a marsh or bog that results from the flow of a spring, stream, or brookletOPEN: of large bodies of water: away from the coastal regions: pelagic (the open ocean)OUTLET: a stream flowing out of a lake or pondPLAT: plateau [by shortening]: an undersea feature [similar to a land plateau: extensive, having a relatively flat surface raised sharply above adjacent surface on at least one side]PLATEAU: an undersea feature [similar to a land plateau: extensive, having a relatively flat surface raised sharply above adjacent surface on at least one side]POND: a body of water usually smaller than a lake; also, to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pondPOOL: a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water; also, a quiet place in a stream; also, a body of water forming above a damPURL: a purling or swirling stream or rill; an eddy, a swirl [of water]RAPID: a part of a river where the current is fast and the surface is usually broken by obstructions —usually used in plural but singular or plural in constructionRIGHT: located on the right when facing downstream (the right bank of a river)RILL: a very small brook; also, to flow like a rillRIPPLY: characterized by ripples: a shallow stretch of rough water in a stream; the ruffling of the surface of water; a small wave; also, one of a series of small ridges produced especially on sand by the action of wind, a current of water, or wavesRUNOFF: the portion of precipitation on land that ultimately reaches streams often with dissolved or suspended materialSEAS: a great body of salt water that covers much of the earth; broadly: the waters of the earth as distinguished from the land and air; also, a body of salt water of second rank more or less landlocked (the Mediterranean sea); an ocean; also, an inland body of water —used especially for names of such bodies (the Caspian Sea)TIDAL: of, relating to, caused by, or having tides (tidal erosion); periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbing (tidal waters); also, dependent (as to the time of arrival or departure) upon the state of the tide (a tidal steamer)TIDALLY: of, relating to, caused by, or having tides (tidal erosion); periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbing (tidal waters); also, dependent (as to the time of arrival or departure) upon the state of the tide (a tidal steamer)TIDE: the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun); also, a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water; also, the flood tide, a rising tide; also, a flowing stream: a current; also, the waters of the ocean; also, the overflow of a flooding stream; also, to flow as or in a tide: to surge; to cause to float with or as if with the tideTIDED: the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun); also, a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water; also, the flood tide, a rising tide; also, a flowing stream: a current; also, the waters of the ocean; also, the overflow of a flooding stream; also, to flow as or in a tide: to surge; to cause to float with or as if with the tideTIDING: the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun); also, a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water; also, the flood tide, a rising tide; also, a flowing stream: a current; also, the waters of the ocean; also, the overflow of a flooding stream; also, to flow as or in a tide: to surge; to cause to float with or as if with the tideTRIBUTARY: a stream feeding a larger stream or a lakeTROUGH: a long and narrow or shallow channel or depression (as between waves or hills), especially: a long but shallow depression in the bed of the seaVALLEY: an area drained by a river and its tributariesVEIN: a narrow water channel in rock or earth or in iceWAVE: chiefly literary: water, the seaWELL: an issue of water from the earth: a pool fed by a spring; also, a pit or hole sunk into the earth to reach a supply of water; also, a deep vertical hole; also, something resembling a well in being damp, cool, deep, or darkWHIRLPOOL: water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn: an eddy, a vortex
Words about Geology and Geography
GEOLOGY: a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks; also, a study of the solid matter of a celestial body (such as the moon); also, geologic features (the geology of Arizona); also, a treatise on geologyWORLD: the earth with its inhabitants and all things upon it; also, a part or section of the earth that is a separate independent unit
Spelling Bee words related to
GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
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