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Dell

A small, retired valley; a ravine.

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Hollow 76% connected

Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dingle 92% connected

A narrow dale; a small dell; a small, secluded, and embowered valley.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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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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Bank noun · 78% connection

A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Barranca noun · 78% connection

A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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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: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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By-place noun · 78% connection

A retired or private place.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Caada noun · 78% connection

A small caon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Cabinet noun · 78% connection

A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Canon noun · 78% connection

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Canyon noun · 78% connection

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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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: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Chamber noun · 78% connection

A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Chine noun · 78% connection

A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Clough noun · 78% connection

A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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Clove verb · 78% connection

A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, retired, valley, ravine.
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