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All upland synonyms

up·land
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noun upland

  • chine — the backbone
  • eminence — Fame or recognized superiority, esp. within a particular sphere or profession.
  • hogback — a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.
  • highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
  • esker — A long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.
  • downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • hummock — Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
  • highlands — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
  • hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
  • hillside — a township in NE New Jersey.
  • hilltop — the top or summit of a hill.
  • moor — a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
  • moorland — an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
  • butte — an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
  • mesa — a city in SW California.
  • fell — simple past tense of fall.
  • moraine — a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
  • heath — Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916–2005, British statesman: prime minister 1970–74.
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