| Main Entry: | ravine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap in earth's surface |
Synonyms: |
abyss, arroyo, break, canyon, chasm, clove, coulee, crevasse, crevice, cut, defile, ditch, fissure, flume, gorge, gulch, gulf, gully, notch, pass, valley, wash |
| Notes: | a canyon is a narrow chasm with steep cliff walls formed by running water; a gorge is a deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides formed by running water; a ravine is a deep narrow steep-sided valley formed by running water |
Antonyms: |
plain |
| Main Entry: | canyon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gulf in mountain area |
Synonyms: |
coulee, glen, gorge, gulch, gully, ravine, valley |
| Notes: | a canyon is a narrow chasm with steep cliff walls formed by running water; a gorge is a deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides formed by running water; a ravine is a deep narrow steep-sided valley formed by running water |
Antonyms: |
mountain |
| Main Entry: | chasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap, abyss |
Synonyms: |
abysm, alienation, arroyo, blank, breach, cavity, cleavage, cleft, clough, clove, crater, crevasse, fissure, flume, gorge, gulch, gulf, hiatus, hole, hollow, omission, opening, oversight, preterition, ravine, rent, rift, schism, skip, split, void, yawn |
Antonyms: |
closure, junction, juncture |
| Main Entry: | cleft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, gap |
Synonyms: |
aperture, arroyo, breach, canyon, chasm, chink, cleavage, clough, clove, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, fissure, fracture, gorge, gulch, opening, ravine, rent, rift, rima, rimation, rime, schism, slit |
Antonyms: |
closing, closure, solid |
| Main Entry: | gap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, breach |
Synonyms: |
aperture, arroyo, blank, caesura, canyon, chasm, cleft, clove, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, defile, difference, disagreement, discontinuity, disparity, divergence, divide, division, fracture, gorge, gulch, gully, hiatus, hole, hollow, inconsistency, interlude, intermission, interruption, interspace, interstice, interval, lacuna, lull, notch, opening, orifice, pause, ravine, recess, rent, respite, rest, rift, rupture, separation, slit, slot, space, vacuity, void |
Antonyms: |
closure |
| Main Entry: | gorge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | valley |
Synonyms: |
abyss, arroyo, canyon, chasm, cleft, clough, clove, crevasse, fissure, flume, gap, glen, gulch, pass, ravine |
| Main Entry: | gulf |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deep, gaping hole |
Synonyms: |
abyss, breach, cave, cavity, chasm, cleft, crevasse, depth, depths, distance, expanse, gap, gulch, hiatus, hollow, opening, pit, ravine, rent, rift, separation, shaft, split, void, well, whirlpool |
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening through solid |
Synonyms: |
canyon, cut, gap, gorge, passage, passageway, path, ravine |
Antonyms: |
closing, closure |
| Main Entry: | arroyo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | watercourse |
Synonyms: |
brook, channel, creek, gorge, gully, ravine, stream |
| Main Entry: | dale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | valley |
Synonyms: |
dell, dene, dingle, glen, ravine, spout, trough, vale |