UPLAND Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word upland. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for UPLAND
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highland | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • used of high or hilly country noun • elevated (e.g., mountainous) land | ||||||||
bluff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) • pretense that your position is stronger than it really is • the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards adjective satellite • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front • bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured verb • deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand • frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is | ||||||||
hill | nounn | |||||||
noun • a local and well-defined elevation of the land • United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) • structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones • risque English comedian (1925-1992) • (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands verb • form into a hill | ||||||||
mesa | nounn | |||||||
noun • a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix • flat tableland with steep edges | ||||||||
moor | nounn | |||||||
noun • open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss • one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century verb • secure in or as if in a berth or dock • come into or dock at a wharf • secure with cables or ropes | ||||||||
mountain | 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 | ||||||||
plateau | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relatively flat highland | ||||||||
ridge | 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 | ||||||||
tableland | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relatively flat highland |