CORDILLERAS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word cordilleras. (close relations)
Definition of CORDILLERAS
cordillera
Best Alternative Words for CORDILLERAS
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massif | nounn | |||||||
noun • a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range | ||||||||
range | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limits within which something can be effective • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze • a series of hills or mountains • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds • a variety of different things or activities • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined • the limit of capability • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food verb • change or be different within limits • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun • range or extend over; occupy a certain area • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line • feed as in a meadow or pasture • let eat • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
sierra | nounn | |||||||
noun • a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline) • a Spanish mackerel of western North America | ||||||||
mountains | nounn | |||||||
noun • a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | ||||||||
ridges | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long narrow natural elevation or striation • any long raised strip • a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean • a long narrow range of hills • any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane • a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters verb • extend in ridges • plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip • throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides • spade into alternate ridges and troughs • form into a ridge |