Landscape Words

JDL (United States of America)
A quick list of words to capture the hills, streams and the nature around you.
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  1. arroyo
    a stream or brook
  2. bluff
    a high steep bank
  3. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  4. creek
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  5. fen
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
  6. fjord
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
  7. glen
    a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
  8. heath
    uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
  9. hummock
    a small natural mound
  10. knoll
    a small natural mound
  11. marsh
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
  12. prairie
    a treeless grassy plain
  13. ravine
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley
  14. rivulet
    a small stream
  15. steppe
    an extensive plain without trees
  16. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
  17. vale
    a valley
  18. bluff
    a high steep bank
  19. cress
    any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
  20. meadow
    a field where grass or alfalfa is grown to be made into hay
Created on Mon Jul 22 02:44:31 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Jan 11 22:21:48 EST 2014)

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