All inlet synonyms
inΒ·let
I i noun inlet
- basin β A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
- fjord β a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
- sound β The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3β30 miles (5β48 km) wide.
- canal β A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
- creek β A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
- gulf β a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
- harbor β a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- strait β Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- cove β A cove is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards so that the sea is partly enclosed.
- bay β A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
- bayou β A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy area of water in the southern United States, especially Louisiana.
- ingress β the act of going in or entering.
- bight β a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
- slough β the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- passage β a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
- slew β simple past tense of slay.
- channel β A channel is a television station.
- narrows β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- loch β a lake.
- delta β A delta is an area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea.
- firth β John Rupert, 1890β1960, English linguist.
- estuary β The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
- entrance β An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.
- harbour β a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
verb inlet
- intercalate β to interpolate; interpose.
- freighted β goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- throw in β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- work in β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- freighting β Present participle of freight.
- introduce β to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- interlard β to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed by with): to interlard one's speech with oaths.
- put in β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- inset β something inserted; insert.