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Cliff

A high, steep rock; a precipice.

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Crag 76% connected

A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge.

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Precipice 76% connected

A sudden or headlong fall.

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Formation 76% connected

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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Drop 92% connected

The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a flui…

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Accretion noun · 86% connection

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

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Bed noun · 86% connection

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

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Break noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Clast noun · 86% connection

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

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Clastic rock noun · 86% connection

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

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Deflation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…

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Eating away noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Eroding noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Erosion noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Esker noun · 86% connection

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

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Exceedance noun · 86% connection

(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…

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Fault line noun · 86% connection

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

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Fracture noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geologic process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geological fault noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geological formation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the geological features of the earth

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Geological process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geology noun · 86% connection

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

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Abrupt adjective · 78% connection

Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Avalanche noun · 78% connection

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Bluff noun · 78% connection

A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Brant adjective · 78% connection

Steep; high.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Brink noun · 78% connection

The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brin…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Brow noun · 78% connection

The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Caon noun · 78% connection

A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Cascade noun · 78% connection

A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Cataract noun · 78% connection

A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Diapir noun · 78% connection

a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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Drop-off noun · 78% connection

a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: high, steep, rock, precipice.
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