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Glen

A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.

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Vale 76% connected

A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley.

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Valley 76% connected

The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually…

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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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Abbey noun · 78% connection

A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic buil…

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Addition noun · 78% connection

A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Wa…

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Anastrophe noun · 78% connection

An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.

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Basin noun · 78% connection

A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or tr…

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Bottom noun · 78% connection

Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river; low-lying ground; a dale; a valley.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secluded, narrow, valley, dale, depression.
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By-walk noun · 78% connection

A secluded or private walk.

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Byway noun · 78% connection

A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one.

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Caada noun · 78% connection

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

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Chain noun · 78% connection

a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secluded, narrow, valley, dale, depression.
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Chain of mountains noun · 78% connection

a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secluded, narrow, valley, dale, depression.
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Close verb · 78% connection

Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: secluded, narrow, valley, dale, depression.
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Clough noun · 78% connection

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

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Conclave noun · 78% connection

The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a po…

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