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Cove

A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.

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Cave 76% connected

A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.

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Inlet 76% connected

A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance.

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Recess 76% connected

A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.

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Lough 76% connected

A loch or lake; -- so spelt in Ireland.

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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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Alcove noun · 78% connection

A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Angle noun · 78% connection

The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Ashore adverb · 78% connection

On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Beach noun · 78% connection

The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Berlin noun · 78% connection

A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Bosomy adjective · 78% connection

Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Brook verb · 78% connection

A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Corner noun · 78% connection

A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Covered adjective · 78% connection

Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Covert verb · 78% connection

Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Creek noun · 78% connection

A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Creeky adjective · 78% connection

Containing, or abounding in, creeks; characterized by creeks; like a creek; winding.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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Fleet verb · 78% connection

A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: retired, nook, small, sheltered, inlet.
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