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Overview of noun beach

      »   The noun beach has 1 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• beach -- (an Area1.) Area, country -- (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country")
  
  2.) Sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena -- (a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit")
  
  area of Sand1.) Sand -- (a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral)
  
  2.) Sand, George Sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant -- (French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876))
  
  sand sloping down to the Water1.) Water, H2O -- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
  
  2.) Body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")
  
  water of a Sea1.) Sea -- (a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)
  
  2.) Ocean, sea -- (anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume)
  
  sea or lake)

Overview of verb beach
      »   The verb beach has 1 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• beach -- (Land1.) Land -- (the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city")
  
  2.) Land, ground, soil -- (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil")
  
  land on a beach; "the Ship1.) Ship -- (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
  
  1.) Transport, send, ship -- (transport commercially)
  
  ship beached near the port")

Related Terms - "Beaches"

1 sense of Beach1.) Beach -- (an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake)

1.) Beach -- (land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port")

Beach - An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake Meaning 1 of Beachesbeach geological formation, formation

• Aquifer1.) Aquifer -- (underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc)
  
  Aquifer - Underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

• beach - no definition found

• Cave1.) Cave -- (a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea)
  
  1.) Cave, undermine -- (hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks")
  
  Cave - A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

• Cliff1.) Cliff, drop, drop-off -- (a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop")
  
  Cliff, Drop1.) Drop, drib, driblet -- (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling)
  
  2.) Drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")
  
  Drop, Drop-off1.) Slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off -- (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality")
  
  2.) Cliff, drop, drop-off -- (a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop")
  
  Drop-off - A steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"

• Delta1.) Delta -- (a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water)
  
  2.) Delta -- (the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet)
  
  Delta - A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

• Diapir1.) Diapir -- (a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata)
  
  Diapir - A domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

• Folium1.) Folium -- (a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock)
  
  Folium - A thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock

• Foreshore1.) Foreshore -- (the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark)
  
  Foreshore - The part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark

• Ice mass1.) Ice mass -- (a large mass of ice)
  
  Ice mass - A large mass of ice

• Lakefront1.) Lakefront -- (land bordering a lake)
  
  Lakefront - Land bordering a lake

• Massif1.) Massif -- (a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range)
  
  Massif - A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range

• Monocline1.) Monocline -- (a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction)
  
  Monocline - A geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

• Mouth1.) Mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris -- (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy")
  
  2.) Mouth -- (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth")
  
  Mouth - The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"

• Natural depression1.) Natural depression, depression -- (a sunken or depressed geological formation)
  
  Natural depression, Depression1.) Depression -- (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)
  
  2.) Depression, slump, economic crisis -- (a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment)
  
  Depression - A sunken or depressed geological formation

• Natural elevation1.) Natural elevation, elevation -- (a raised or elevated geological formation)
  
  Natural elevation, Elevation1.) Elevation, lift, raising -- (the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity")
  
  2.) Acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top -- (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession")
  
  Elevation - A raised or elevated geological formation

• Oceanfront1.) Oceanfront -- (land bordering an ocean)
  
  Oceanfront - Land bordering an ocean

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• Pillars of Hercules1.) Pillars of Hercules -- (the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules)
  
  Pillars of Hercules - The two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules

• Range1.) Scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit -- (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power")
  
  2.) Range, reach -- (the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire")
  
  Range, Mountain range1.) Range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains -- (a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range")
  
  Mountain range, Range of mountains1.) Range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains -- (a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range")
  
  Range of mountains, Chain1.) Chain, concatenation -- (a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances")
  
  2.) Chain, chemical chain -- ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))
  
  Chain, Mountain chain1.) Range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains -- (a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range")
  
  Mountain chain, Chain of mountains1.) Range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains -- (a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range")
  
  Chain of mountains - An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

• Relict1.) Relict -- (an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated)
  
  2.) Relict -- (geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared)
  
  Relict - An organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated

• Ridge1.) Ridge -- (a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
  
  2.) Ridge -- (any long raised strip)
  
  Ridge, Ridgeline1.) Ridge, Ridge1.) Ridge -- (a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
  
  2.) Ridge -- (any long raised strip)
  
  Ridge - A long narrow natural elevation or striationline -- (a long narrow range of hills)
  
  Ridgeline - A long narrow natural elevation or striation

• ridge - no definition found

• Shore1.) Shore -- (the land along the edge of a body of water)
  
  2.) Shore, shoring -- (a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support)
  
  Shore - The land along the edge of a body of water

• Slope1.) Slope, incline, side -- (an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain")
  
  2.) Gradient, slope -- (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient")
  
  Slope, Incline1.) Slope, incline, side -- (an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain")
  
  2.) Ramp, incline -- (an inclined surface connecting two levels)
  
  Incline, Side1.) Side -- (a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side")
  
  2.) Side -- (one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack")
  
  Side - An elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"

• Spring1.) Spring, springtime -- (the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year")
  
  2.) Spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring -- (a natural flow of ground water)
  
  Spring, Fountain1.) Fountain -- (a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises)
  
  2.) Spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring -- (a natural flow of ground water)
  
  Fountain, Outflow1.) Escape, leak, leakage, outflow -- (the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak")
  
  2.) Outflow, effluence, efflux -- (the process of flowing out)
  
  Outflow, Outpouring1.) Spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring -- (a natural flow of ground water)
  
  2.) Flush, gush, outpouring -- (a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words")
  
  Outpouring, Natural spring1.) Spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring -- (a natural flow of ground water)
  
  Natural spring - The season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"

• Talus1.) Talus, scree -- (a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff)
  
  2.) Anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus -- (the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)
  
  Talus, Scree1.) Talus, scree -- (a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff)
  
  Scree - A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff

• Vein1.) Vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")
  
  2.) Vein -- (a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes")
  
  Vein, Mineral vein1.) Vein, mineral vein -- (a layer of ore between layers of rock)
  
  Mineral vein - A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"

• Volcanic crater1.) Volcanic crater, crater -- (a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano)
  
  Volcanic crater, Crater1.) Volcanic crater, crater -- (a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano)
  
  2.) Crater -- (a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus)
  
  Crater - A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

• Wall1.) Wall -- (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures")
  
  2.) Rampart, bulwark, wall -- (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down")
  
  Wall - An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

• Water table1.) Water table, water level, groundwater level -- (underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table")
  
  Water table, Water level1.) Water level -- (the level of the surface of a body of water)
  
  2.) Water table, water level, groundwater level -- (underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table")
  
  Water level, Groundwater level1.) Water table, water level, groundwater level -- (underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table")
  
  Groundwater level - Underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"