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Plateau

A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land.

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Bench 76% connected

A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

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Mesa 76% connected

A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.

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Table 76% connected

A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.

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Terrace 76% connected

A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or…

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Highland 76% connected

Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.

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Upland 76% connected

High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally…

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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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Area noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, surface, broad, level, elevated.
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Brilliant adjective · 78% connection

A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendere…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, surface, broad, level, elevated.
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Broad superl. · 78% connection

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

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Catchment area noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment basin noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Crested adjective · 78% connection

Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft.

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Drainage area noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage basin noun · 78% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Elevation noun · 78% connection

That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, surface, broad, level, elevated.
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Evenness noun · 78% connection

The state of being ven, level, or disturbed; smoothness; horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness; equanimity; appropri…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, surface, broad, level, elevated.
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Expanse noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, surface, broad, level, elevated.
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Face verb · 78% connection

To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smoot…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: flat, surface, broad, level, elevated.
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Fascia noun · 78% connection

A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architra…

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