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TERRA |
Earth; land |
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TERRAQUEOUS |
Consisting of land and water; as, the earth is a
terraqueous globe. |
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ATTERRATION |
The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land
with alluvial earth. |
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TRENCH |
A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench
for draining land. |
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WINDROW |
The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the
earth on other land to mend it. |
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TERRESTRIAL |
Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on
the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an
astronomical telescope. |
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HILL |
A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above
the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a
mountain. |
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QUAKE |
To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being
solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as,
the earth quakes; the mountains quake. |
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ALLUVIUM |
Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported
matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not
permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas. |
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ISSUE |
Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or
other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years,
with all the issues, rents, and profits. |
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LAND |
The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to
water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and
seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage. |
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SLIDE |
The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or
mountain side; as, a land slide, or a snow slide; also, the track of
bare rock left by a land slide. |
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MOUNTAIN |
A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common
level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated
peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount. |
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INTERVALE |
... banks
of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the
river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hill... |
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MOUNT |
A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably
above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high
hill; -- used alwa... |
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SURVEY |
... position,
or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether
land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any port... |
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DITCH |
A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a trench
for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing inclosures, or for
preventing an ap... |
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TREASURE-TROVE |
Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the
earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England
such treasure belongs to ... |