# Nature & Landscape

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 281

## About

Rivers, mountains, forests, oceans, and the shapes of the natural world.

## Words by Level

### A1
- sea — The large area of salt water that covers much of the earth, or a particular part of it.; frequency rank 890
- park — A public area of grass and trees in a town where people relax and play.; frequency rank 921
- island — A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water; frequency rank 1044
- tree — A tall plant with a wooden trunk, branches, and leaves.; frequency rank 1060
- river — A large natural stream of water flowing across land toward the sea, a lake, or another river.; frequency rank 1112
- beach — An area of sand or small stones next to the sea or a lake.; frequency rank 1364
- mountain — A very high, steep hill, usually with rocky sides and a peak.; frequency rank 1581
- flower — The colourful part of a plant that produces seeds, often with a pleasant smell.; frequency rank 2288

### A2
- earth — The planet that we live on, third from the Sun.; frequency rank 586
- land — The solid, dry part of the earth's surface.; frequency rank 690
- moon — The large round object that shines in the sky at night and circles the Earth.; frequency rank 1126
- nature — The physical world of plants, animals, and landscapes that people did not make.; frequency rank 1307
- wild — Living or growing in nature, not kept or raised by people.; frequency rank 1321
- stone — The hard substance that rock is made of, often used as a building material.; frequency rank 1350
- natural — Existing in nature and not made or caused by people.; frequency rank 1474
- lake — A large body of water surrounded by land.; frequency rank 1778
- hill — A raised area of land, higher than the ground around it but smaller than a mountain.; frequency rank 1853
- forest — A large area thickly covered with trees.; frequency rank 1859
- ocean — The vast body of salt water that covers most of the Earth.; frequency rank 1926
- desert — A large dry area of land, often covered with sand, where little grows.; frequency rank 2245
- coast — The land along the edge of the sea.; frequency rank 2346
- valley — A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.; frequency rank 2568
- bay — A part of the sea or a lake that curves into the land.; frequency rank 2652
- grass — A common green plant with thin leaves that covers fields, lawns, and gardens.; frequency rank 3020
- bush — A low woody plant with many stems, smaller than a tree.; frequency rank 3573
- shore — The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.; frequency rank 3846
- landscape — A wide view of an area of countryside, including its hills, fields, and other features.; frequency rank 6118
- dam — A barrier built across a river to hold back or control the water.; frequency rank 6120

### B1
- surface — The outer or top layer of something.; frequency rank 2299
- dirt — A substance such as mud or dust that makes things unclean.; frequency rank 2739
- cave — A large natural hole in the side of a hill or under the ground.; frequency rank 2978
- satellite — A machine sent into space to orbit the Earth and send back signals or information.; frequency rank 4054
- marine — Relating to the sea or living in the sea.; frequency rank 4141
- essential — Extremely important and necessary.; frequency rank 5552
- pond — A small area of still water, smaller than a lake and often man-made.; frequency rank 5617
- leaf — The flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch.; frequency rank 5700
- shelf — A flat board fixed to a wall or inside a cupboard, used to hold or store things.; frequency rank 6473
- preserve — To keep something safe and protect it from harm, loss, or damage.; frequency rank 6548
- volcano — A mountain with an opening through which lava, ash, and gas erupt from inside the earth.; frequency rank 6809
- horizon — The line in the distance where the sky seems to meet the land or sea.; frequency rank 6975
- environmental — Relating to the natural world and its protection from harm.; frequency rank 7974
- bathe — To wash yourself or someone else in water; to take a bath.; frequency rank 9366
- basin — A large round bowl used for holding water, especially for washing.; frequency rank 13174
- seaweed — A plant or alga that grows in the sea.; frequency rank 13979
- ness — A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea; a cape or headland.; frequency rank 14711
- ecosystem — All the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and their environment.; frequency rank 19138
- upstream — toward a river's source or against the direction of its current; frequency rank 20935
- farmland — Land that is used or suitable for growing crops and raising animals.; frequency rank 25682
- seawater — The salty water of the sea or ocean.; frequency rank 26325
- riverbank — the sloping ground along the edge of a river; frequency rank 27913
- oceanic — constituting or living in the open sea; frequency rank 28783
- outcrop — a place where bedrock or another geological deposit is exposed at the ground's surface; frequency rank 55850
- acorn — the nut of the oak tree, typically rounded and held in a rough, scaly cupule

### B2
- seal — A sea animal with smooth fur and flippers that lives partly in water and partly on land.; frequency rank 3099
- blade — The flat, sharp cutting part of a knife, sword, or tool.; frequency rank 3709
- creek — A small natural stream of water, smaller than a river.; frequency rank 5711
- hay — Grass that is cut and dried to feed animals.; frequency rank 6957
- wilderness — A wild, natural area where few or no people live.; frequency rank 7912
- supernatural — Not able to be explained by the laws of nature; relating to ghosts, magic, or other mysterious forces.; frequency rank 8226
- prairie — an extensive, relatively flat area of grassland with few or no trees, especially in North America; frequency rank 12877
- boulder — a large, naturally detached or rounded rock; frequency rank 13399
- complexion — The natural colour and look of the skin on a person's face.; frequency rank 14500
- gorge — A deep, narrow valley with steep, rocky sides, usually with a river running through it.; frequency rank 15596
- coastline — The outline or shape of a coast where the land meets the sea.; frequency rank 17987
- quicksand — loose, water-saturated sand that appears firm but gives way under weight and can trap people or objects; frequency rank 21712
- elemental — Basic and fundamental; forming an essential part of something.; frequency rank 24152
- sediment — matter that has been deposited by some natural process; frequency rank 25314
- playfully — in a playful manner; frequency rank 29798
- mountainside — the sloping side of a mountain; frequency rank 32410
- moonbeam — a ray or shaft of light from the moon; frequency rank 39315
- seashell — the hard shell of a marine mollusk, especially an empty shell found on a shore; frequency rank 46199
- stonework — The parts of a building made of stone.; frequency rank 61371
- moonscape — A bare, empty landscape that looks like the surface of the moon.; frequency rank 158952
- naturalize — to establish a plant or animal outside its native range so that it reproduces without human help; frequency rank 393043
- freshwater — living in, made of, or relating to water that is not salty
- seacoast — land along the edge of the sea

### C1
- glen — a narrow, secluded valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland and often containing a stream; frequency rank 7239
- sod — a piece or layer of grass-covered surface soil held together by its roots; frequency rank 9949
- terrain — An area of land, especially with regard to its natural features.; frequency rank 11061
- ing — northern English dialect: a low meadow, especially one beside a river and liable to flooding; frequency rank 12044
- iceberg — a very large mass of floating ice that has broken away from a glacier or ice shelf; frequency rank 13291
- peninsula — A long piece of land that sticks out into the sea, with water on most sides.; frequency rank 14222
- solemnly — in a grave and sedate manner; frequency rank 15014
- geological — relating to the rocks, soil, and physical structure of the Earth and how they have formed; frequency rank 15424
- highland — an elevated, hilly, or mountainous area of land; frequency rank 16731
- waterfront — The land or part of a town next to a river, lake, or sea.; frequency rank 18081
- otter — A small river or sea animal with webbed feet and thick brown fur that eats fish.; frequency rank 18681
- elevation — The height of a place above sea level.; frequency rank 21368
- gully — a narrow channel or small ravine cut into the ground by running water; frequency rank 24897
- aquatic — operating or living or growing in water; frequency rank 25978
- whirlpool — a powerful circular current of water; frequency rank 26784
- terrestrial — operating or living or growing on land; frequency rank 27875
- knoll — a small, rounded natural hill or mound; frequency rank 28415
- mountainous — like a mountain in size and impressiveness; frequency rank 34474
- transatlantic — Crossing or spanning the Atlantic Ocean.; frequency rank 36020
- intuitively — In a way based on instinct or natural understanding, rather than reasoning.; frequency rank 50722
- tributary — a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake; frequency rank 51305
- craggy — full of steep rocks or crags; rough and rugged; frequency rank 53701
- geologically — In terms of geology; from the point of view of the earth's rocks and structure.; frequency rank 59277
- vainly — In a vain pursuit; to no avail.; frequency rank 60321
- sandbar — a long, narrow ridge of sand formed in a river, lake, or sea by moving water or waves; frequency rank 67526
- upland — The area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.; frequency rank 75900
- outcropping — a part of a rock formation that is exposed at the surface of the surrounding ground; frequency rank 101870
- synthetically — In a way that is made artificially rather than coming from nature.; frequency rank 119158
- loess — a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind; frequency rank 135149

### C2
- turf — the surface layer of earth held together by grass and roots; frequency rank 8154
- lea — an open grassy field, meadow, or pasture; chiefly literary; frequency rank 10682
- avalanche — a large mass of snow, ice, and sometimes rock that suddenly rushes down a mountain; frequency rank 14021
- riverside — the land along or beside a river; frequency rank 15865
- underwood — shrubs, small trees, and other low vegetation growing beneath taller woodland trees; frequency rank 16663
- minefield — A situation full of hidden risks, dangers, or difficulties.; frequency rank 19002
- aptitude — A natural ability or talent for learning or doing something.; frequency rank 24831
- grotto — a small picturesque cave, especially one associated with water or unusual rock formations; frequency rank 25242
- skyline — the outline of buildings, mountains, or other objects seen against the sky; frequency rank 25500
- backwater — a part of a river away from the main current, where the water is still or slow-moving; frequency rank 28165
- fen — a low, waterlogged wetland fed by groundwater or runoff, often peat-forming and richer in minerals than a bog; frequency rank 28240
- wavy — of hair, having waves; frequency rank 28526
- grassy — abounding in grass; frequency rank 28581
- seashore — the shore of a sea or ocean; frequency rank 28791
- arroyo — a steep-sided channel or creek bed in an arid region, usually dry but liable to fill after rain; frequency rank 29009
- hilltop — The peak or crest of a hill.; frequency rank 30511
- fjord — a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes or cliffs, typically carved by a glacier; frequency rank 32137
- geyser — a hot spring that periodically throws jets of water and steam into the air; frequency rank 33529
- clod — a compact lump of earth, clay, or a similar material; frequency rank 33588
- shoal — A large group of fish swimming together.; frequency rank 33782
- supremely — to the maximum degree; frequency rank 34522
- driftwood — wood carried along by a river, lake, or sea, or washed ashore by the water; frequency rank 34904
- swampy — Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.; frequency rank 35595
- tarn — a small mountain lake or pool, especially one formed in a hollow excavated by a glacier; frequency rank 37164
- savanna — a tropical or subtropical grassland with scattered trees and an open canopy, typically shaped by seasonal rainfall, fire, and grazing; frequency rank 40655
- buccaneer — A pirate, especially one who attacked Spanish ships in the Caribbean in the 1600s.; frequency rank 44660
- moorish — lowercase, literary: resembling or characteristic of moorland; boggy or marshy; frequency rank 49096
- headland — a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea); frequency rank 50257
- musky — Resembling or characteristic of musk, especially in scent.; frequency rank 50295
- escarpment — a long, steep slope or cliff separating two areas of relatively level ground; frequency rank 51398
- floe — A flat sheet of ice floating on the surface of the sea.; frequency rank 52407
- crevasse — a deep crack or fissure in a glacier, ice sheet, or snowfield; frequency rank 52723
- affectation — A way of behaving or speaking that is not natural and is meant to impress others.; frequency rank 53279
- rincon — in the southwestern United States and Spanish America, a small secluded valley, nook, or angular recess in a cliff; frequency rank 53594
- intrinsically — In a way that belongs to the basic nature of something; essentially.; frequency rank 53776
- salina — a salt marsh, salt pond, saline lake, or spring; frequency rank 53858
- swath — a strip of grass, grain, or other vegetation cut by a scythe or mowing machine; frequency rank 55576
- wold — an open, rolling tract of upland country, especially one used as a regional name in England; frequency rank 56493
- brackish — slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); frequency rank 58000
- underbrush — shrubs, young trees, ferns, and other dense vegetation growing beneath taller trees; frequency rank 60681
- champaign — literary or archaic: an extensive area of level, open countryside; a plain; frequency rank 62649
- moorland — open, uncultivated land with acidic or peaty soil, typically covered with heather, grasses, or bracken; frequency rank 71996
- schist — a coarse-grained metamorphic rock whose aligned platy minerals allow it to split into thin layers; frequency rank 73211
- hedgerow — a line of closely planted shrubs or small trees forming a boundary between fields, gardens, or roads; frequency rank 73600
- starlit — illuminated by stars or starlight; frequency rank 77591
- spinney — chiefly British: a small wood or copse, especially one planted to shelter game birds; frequency rank 83284
- moraine — a mass or ridge of rock, soil, and other debris carried and deposited by a glacier; frequency rank 91013
- treeless — having no trees; frequency rank 94875
- llano — a broad, nearly treeless grassy plain in Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas, especially the tropical plains of Venezuela and Colombia; frequency rank 94989
- snowcap — a covering of snow on the summit of a mountain or over a polar region; frequency rank 103318
- swash — the surge or wash of water against a shore, or the sound it makes; frequency rank 104394
- waterless — containing no water or lacking an adequate supply of water; frequency rank 107464
- idiomatic — Using language in a natural way that sounds like a native speaker.; frequency rank 108723
- starless — having no stars visible; frequency rank 121491
- barrenness — the quality of yielding nothing of value; frequency rank 128007
- watercourse — a stream, river, or other natural body of running water; frequency rank 139932
- fumarole — an opening in or near a volcano through which steam and hot gases escape; frequency rank 144800
- littoral — relating to the shore of a sea or lake, especially the zone between or near water-level limits; frequency rank 149583
- sward — the surface layer of soil held together by grass and its roots; turf; frequency rank 161371
- spume — foam or froth formed on a liquid, especially on breaking waves; frequency rank 162846
- mool — Scots and Northern English: loose earth or soil, especially the earth of a grave; frequency rank 165249
- streamlet — a small or narrow stream; frequency rank 170421
- foreland — a piece of land projecting into the sea; a headland or promontory; frequency rank 183947
- tussock — a compact tuft or clump of grass or similar vegetation, often forming a small raised mound; frequency rank 192815
- mudflat — a broad, level area of mud beside a sea, estuary, or river, often exposed at low tide; frequency rank 195654
- moorside — the side, slope, or edge of a moor; frequency rank 204311
- tidemark — a line on a shore or structure showing the highest or lowest level reached by a tide; frequency rank 241853
- headwater — the source and uppermost part of a stream or river, often used in the plural headwaters; frequency rank 251086
- runnel — a small stream or rivulet; frequency rank 251147
- towhead — US: a sandbar or low alluvial island in a river, often with trees or other vegetation growing on it; frequency rank 251902
- hummock — a small rounded hill, mound, or raised patch of ground; frequency rank 287046
- aiguille — a sharp, needle-shaped pinnacle of rock, especially in the Alps; frequency rank 344876
- denudation — geology: the wearing away of rock and soil by erosion and weathering, leaving a surface exposed; frequency rank 415708
- idiomatically — In a natural way that sounds like a native speaker.; frequency rank 418953
- freshet — a sudden rise or overflow of a stream caused by heavy rain or melting snow; frequency rank 496791
- mudbank — a raised or exposed area of mud beside or within a body of water; frequency rank 513437
- aboriginally — From or in the earliest known times.; frequency rank 517422
- turfy — covered with, consisting of, or resembling turf; frequency rank 548928
- downland — open, rolling hill country, especially grassy land over chalk or limestone in southern England; frequency rank 602394
- woodlot — a limited area of woodland, often privately managed as a source of firewood, posts, or timber; frequency rank 644498
- embower — to shelter or enclose in or as if in a bower of foliage; frequency rank 875801
- fordable — shallow, calm, or firm enough to be crossed at a ford on foot, on horseback, or in a vehicle; frequency rank 936297
- lacustrine — relating to, formed in, or living in lakes; frequency rank 1074982
- acclivity — an upward slope or rising incline, especially on a hill or road; frequency rank 1134284
- fluviatile — of, relating to, living in, or produced by a river; frequency rank 1273429
- alluvion — clay, silt, sand, or gravel deposited by flowing water; alluvium; frequency rank 1363889
- sea-loch — a long, narrow arm of the sea extending into the land, especially on the coast of Scotland
- headspring — a spring or source from which a stream begins; a fountainhead
- diluvial — relating to, caused by, or deposited by a great flood
- downthrow — the downward displacement of rock strata on one side of a geological fault, or the amount of that displacement
- metamorphism — the mineralogical and structural alteration of rock by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids without complete melting
- sublittoral — situated or formed in the permanently submerged coastal zone below the low-tide line

### C2+
- marsh — low wet land, often with grasses or reeds; frequency rank 6326
- ditchwater — stagnant, usually dirty water collected in a roadside or field ditch; frequency rank 142032
- connatural — innate or belonging by nature; of the same nature
- vale — a valley, especially in literary or poetic usage
- apogee — the highest point; the point farthest from Earth in an orbit
- brow — the forehead, or the edge of a hill or cliff
- dale — a broad open valley, especially in northern England
- immanent — existing or operating within; inherent and pervading the natural world
- indeterminate — not exactly known, established, or fixed in nature or extent
- innately — in a way that is inborn or natural rather than learned
- metamorphosis — a complete change of form or nature, as a caterpillar into a butterfly
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way
- strained — showing signs of tension or effort; not relaxed or natural
- transmute — to change in form, nature, or substance into something else
- axiomatical — self-evident; of the nature of an axiom
- cataclysmal — of the nature of a cataclysm; catastrophically destructive
- excavation — the act of digging out earth, or a site so dug
- flair — a natural talent or stylish distinctiveness
- geologic — relating to the structure or history of the earth
- holding — land, property, or assets owned or controlled by someone
- inclination — a natural tendency, leaning, or preference toward something
- lethe — forgetfulness or oblivion, after the mythical river of the dead
- mound — a rounded heap or pile of earth or other material
- observatory — a building equipped for observing astronomical or natural phenomena
- oceanside — situated beside or facing the ocean
- serf — a feudal laborer bound to and transferred with the land
- timberland — land covered with forest suitable for producing timber
- tombstone — a stone marker placed over a grave, usually bearing the deceased's name
- additionary — of the nature of an addition; supplementary
- aftergrass — grass that grows after the first crop of hay is cut
- agriculturally — with respect to farming or the cultivation of land
- ait — a small island, especially one in a river
- animalish — resembling an animal; brutish or instinctive in nature
- artlessly — in a natural, ingenuous manner free of guile or cunning
- atoll — a ring-shaped coral reef or island enclosing a lagoon
- augurous — of the nature of an omen; foreboding or predictive
- baltic — of the Baltic Sea or its region; informally, bitterly cold
- barkbound — of a tree, stunted because its bark is too tight to allow growth
- benchland — a level terrace of land bounded by steeper slopes
- boulevard — a broad, often tree-lined city avenue
- bushland — uncultivated land covered with natural scrub or bush, especially in Australia
- canyon — a deep gorge with steep sides, often cut by a river
- cape — a sleeveless cloak; a headland jutting into the sea
- catastrophal — of the nature of a catastrophe; catastrophic
- coastland — land bordering the sea; coastal country
- congenial — pleasant and agreeable in nature or compatible in disposition
- consultive — of or relating to consultation; advisory in nature
- contranatural — contrary to or against the laws of nature
- cropland — land used or suitable for growing crops
- decretory — of the nature of a decree; decisive or definitive
- demesne — land attached to a manor and held for the owner's own use
- earthy — resembling soil; plainly natural or coarsely direct
- excavate — to dig out and remove earth, or to uncover by digging
- forsake — to abandon or desert; to renounce
- gulf — a large area of sea partly enclosed by land; a wide gap
- holm — a small island in a river or lake, or low flat ground beside a river
- interjectory — of the nature of an interjection; thrown in parenthetically
- islandic — of or relating to an island; insular
- knap — to break or chip stone, especially flint, by striking
- lapidate — to stone, especially to stone to death
- lith — a stone or rock; a limb or joint (archaic)
- lithic — of or relating to stone, especially stone tools
- miraculous — like a miracle; remarkable and inexplicable by natural laws
- mont — a mountain or hill, chiefly in place names
- nat — a nature spirit in Burmese folk belief
- overrefinement — excessive subtlety or polish carried beyond what is natural or useful
- phantomic — resembling or having the nature of a phantom; ghostly
- reclamation — the act of reclaiming land or recovering useful material from waste
- sandbank — a raised bank of sand in a river or sea, often a hazard to boats
- seaquake — an earthquake occurring beneath or under the sea
- seism — an earthquake or earth tremor
- stony — full of or resembling stone; cold and unfeeling
- subsea — situated or operating beneath the surface of the sea
- subterranean — existing, occurring, or done under the surface of the earth
- surficial — of or relating to the surface, especially the earth's surface in geology
- talentless — having no special natural ability or aptitude
- temblor — an earthquake or earth tremor
- tortoise — a slow-moving land reptile with a domed protective shell
- whatness — the essential nature of a thing; its quiddity or whatness
- woodsy — characteristic of or suggestive of woods or a forest
- ignis fatuus — a pale, wandering light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground; a will-o'-the-wisp
- grassplat — a small level plot of ground covered with grass; a lawn
- mudpuddle — a shallow pool of muddy water
- piscatory — relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing