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All highlands synonyms

HighΒ·lands
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noun highlands

  • pile β€” the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
  • slope β€” to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
  • dune β€” a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
  • bluff β€” A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
  • cliff β€” A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
  • hillside β€” a township in NE New Jersey.
  • hilltop β€” the top or summit of a hill.
  • rising β€” advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke.
  • upsurge β€” to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
  • surge β€” a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
  • prominence β€” Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
  • raise β€” to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
  • hillock β€” a small hill.
  • altitude β€” If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
  • rise β€” to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
  • height β€” extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
  • project β€” something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
  • hill β€” the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
  • summit β€” a city in NE New Jersey.
  • peak β€” the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
  • knoll β€” A small hill or mound.
  • ridge β€” a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
  • promontory β€” a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
  • loftiness β€” extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
  • highness β€” the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
  • upland β€” a city in S California.
  • highland β€” a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
  • down β€” from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • headland β€” a promontory extending into a large body of water.
  • stack β€” a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
  • ascent β€” An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
  • gradient β€” the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
  • precipice β€” a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.
  • inclination β€” a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
  • protuberance β€” the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
  • drift β€” a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
  • fell β€” simple past tense of fall.
  • heap β€” a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
  • mesa β€” a city in SW California.
  • mound β€” a globe topped with a cross that symbolizes power and constitutes part of the regalia of an English sovereign.
  • acclivity β€” an upward slope, esp of the ground
  • incline β€” to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
  • mount β€” to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
  • shock β€” a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
  • range β€” the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
  • climb β€” If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
  • talus β€” the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
  • butte β€” an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
  • hummock β€” Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
  • tor β€” a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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