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POLYNYA Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word polynya. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word polynya. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for POLYNYA

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breach
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

fenestra
nounn
noun

• a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)

fracture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• breaking of hard tissue such as bone

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• the act of cracking something

verb

• violate or abuse

• interrupt, break, or destroy

• break into pieces

• become fractured

• break (a bone)

• fracture a bone of

gap
nounn
noun

• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a narrow opening

• a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

• a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

verb

• make an opening or gap in

hole
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an opening into or through something

• an opening deliberately made in or through something

• one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

• an unoccupied space

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

• a fault

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• informal terms for the mouth

verb

• hit the ball into the hole

• make holes in

opening
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• first or beginning

noun

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

rift
nounn
noun

• a gap between cloud masses

• a narrow fissure in rock

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

glade
nounn
noun

• a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

Best Hypernyms For POLYNYA

Here is a list of related hypernyms for polynya, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
water
Phrases (1)
body of water

Alternatives for BREACH

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