LANDFORMS Synonyms

• an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

• an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

• the sound of a hound on the scent

• small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

• a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital

• a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose

• a small recess opening off a larger room

• a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

• (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

• utter in deep prolonged tones

• bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

• an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

• land on a beach

• a strip of land projecting into a body of water

• a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

• a steep high face of rock

• the outline of a coast

• a small inlet

• small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

• a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

• an object shaped like an equilateral triangle

• the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

• a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

• a slowly moving mass of ice

• a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

• a zone or area resembling an island

• a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

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

• a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

• a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

• a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

• a treeless grassy plain

• a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

• a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

• one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

• lower and bring partially inboard

• roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

• reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

• a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

• a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen