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Watershed

The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.

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Juncture 76% connected

A joining; a union; an alliance.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Occasion 76% connected

A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.

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Separate 74% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Separate 74% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Basin 92% connected

A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.

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Divide 92% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Landmark 92% connected

A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of…

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Aquifer noun · 86% connection

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Environmental science, Geography, Rivers, lakes and water, Hydrology and rivers, Water and aquatic environments.
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Bayou noun · 86% connection

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

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Bog noun · 86% connection

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried…

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Catchment area noun · 86% 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 · 86% 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 area noun · 86% 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 · 86% 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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Fen noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Fenland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Horsepond noun · 86% connection

a pond for watering horses

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Lagoon noun · 86% connection

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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Lagune noun · 86% connection

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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Lake noun · 86% connection

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

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Liman noun · 86% connection

a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river

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Loch noun · 86% connection

Scottish word for a lake

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Lough noun · 86% connection

Irish word for a lake

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Marsh noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Marshland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Accessary noun · 78% connection

One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: whole, region, extent, country, contributes.
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Affluent noun · 78% connection

A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: whole, region, extent, country, contributes.
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All adjective · 78% connection

The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; as, all the…

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Amia noun · 78% connection

A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, an…

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Borderer noun · 78% connection

One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place…

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Causal mechanism phrase · 78% connection

The steps that explain how a cause leads to an effect.

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Cisco noun · 78% connection

The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to C. Hoyi, a re…

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Cognitive factor noun · 78% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Comfort noun · 78% connection

A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.

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Contributer noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine.

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Contributory negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…

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Country adverb · 78% connection

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronou…

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