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Upthrow

To throw up.

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Ascension 76% connected

The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.

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Ascent 76% connected

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Rising 76% connected

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Upheaval 92% connected

The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Uplift 92% connected

To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock.

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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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Abase adjective · 78% connection

To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.

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Aftercast noun · 78% connection

A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late.

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Ambs-ace noun · 78% connection

Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.

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Aplysia noun · 78% connection

A genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liqu…

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Arbalist noun · 78% connection

A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bendi…

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At preposition · 78% connection

Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock,…

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Avoid adjective · 78% connection

To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.

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Backfall noun · 78% connection

A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.

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Backwards adverb · 78% connection

Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.

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Bail verb · 78% connection

To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat.

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Bedevil verb · 78% connection

To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment.

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Belch verb · 78% connection

To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.

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Betumble verb · 78% connection

To throw into disorder; to tumble.

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