Moraine: alternatives and connections

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils…

a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See Butt, n.]

A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface.

marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier

to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap.

A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided.

That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the sili…

To impel forward slowly; as, to forge a ship forward.

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.

That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large portion…

the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first…

A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.

a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.

the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest.

An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the…