# Nature & Landscape

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 122

## 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
- island — A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water; frequency rank 1044
- 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

### A2
- earth — The planet that we live on, third from the Sun.; frequency rank 586
- 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
- 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
- roundabout — A circular road junction where traffic moves around a central island.; frequency rank 20918

### B1
- cave — A large natural hole in the side of a hill or under the ground.; frequency rank 2978
- jungle — A thick tropical forest full of wild plants and animals.; frequency rank 3143
- stream — A small, narrow river.; frequency rank 5086
- 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
- summit — The highest point of a mountain or hill.; frequency rank 7816
- isle — An island, especially a small one (often used in poetry or place names); frequency rank 12318
- ness — A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea; a cape or headland.; frequency rank 14711
- 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
- mountaintop — The highest part or peak of a mountain.; frequency rank 28991

### B2
- desert — To leave someone or something, especially when you should stay.; frequency rank 2245
- tunnel — A passage built under the ground or through a hill, often for trains, cars, or people.; frequency rank 2949
- ranger — An official who looks after and protects a forest or park.; frequency rank 5188
- creek — A small natural stream of water, smaller than a river.; frequency rank 5711
- peak — The pointed top of a mountain.; frequency rank 6518
- wilderness — A wild, natural area where few or no people live.; frequency rank 7912
- 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
- mountainside — the sloping side of a mountain; frequency rank 32410
- moonscape — A bare, empty landscape that looks like the surface of the moon.; frequency rank 158952
- 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
- 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
- peninsula — A long piece of land that sticks out into the sea, with water on most sides.; frequency rank 14222
- otter — A small river or sea animal with webbed feet and thick brown fur that eats fish.; frequency rank 18681
- knoll — a small, rounded natural hill or mound; frequency rank 28415
- glade — An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.; frequency rank 32309
- pinewood — a forest or grove of pine trees; frequency rank 41534
- Tasmanian — a native or inhabitant of Tasmania, an island state of Australia; frequency rank 48818
- tributary — a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake; frequency rank 51305
- sandbar — a long, narrow ridge of sand formed in a river, lake, or sea by moving water or waves; frequency rank 67526
- rivulet — a small stream or brook, often a minor tributary of a river

### C2
- turf — the surface layer of earth held together by grass and roots; frequency rank 8154
- 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
- loch — in Scotland, a lake or a narrow arm of the sea; frequency rank 16291
- ravine — a deep narrow steep-sided valley, especially one formed by running water; frequency rank 17322
- weir — a low dam built across a stream or river to raise the water level, regulate it, or divert its flow; frequency rank 18684
- hillside — The side of a hill.; frequency rank 19296
- backwater — a part of a river away from the main current, where the water is still or slow-moving; frequency rank 28165
- seashore — the shore of a sea or ocean; frequency rank 28791
- hilltop — The peak or crest of a hill.; frequency rank 30511
- driftwood — wood carried along by a river, lake, or sea, or washed ashore by the water; frequency rank 34904
- tarn — a small mountain lake or pool, especially one formed in a hollow excavated by a glacier; frequency rank 37164
- undergrowth — The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).; frequency rank 39244
- levee — The steep bank of a river.; frequency rank 39450
- gunboat — a relatively small warship armed with one or more mounted guns, often designed for coastal or river operations; frequency rank 47662
- vert — historical forest law: green vegetation in a forest, especially as cover or food for game; frequency rank 48113
- headland — a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea); frequency rank 50257
- ibex — a wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, typically with large backward-curving horns; frequency rank 50263
- ochre — a natural earth pigment containing iron oxide, ranging from yellow to reddish brown; frequency rank 52959
- rincon — in the southwestern United States and Spanish America, a small secluded valley, nook, or angular recess in a cliff; frequency rank 53594
- salina — a salt marsh, salt pond, saline lake, or spring; frequency rank 53858
- kava — a Pacific island shrub, Piper methysticum, whose roots contain psychoactive kavalactones; frequency rank 57269
- cay — A small, low island made of sand or coral.; frequency rank 57461
- riverfront — land, buildings, or a district directly beside a river; frequency rank 60769
- hillock — A small hill.; frequency rank 60916
- naiad — in Greek mythology, a female nymph believed to inhabit and protect a spring, river, lake, or fountain; frequency rank 84541
- towpath — a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats; frequency rank 86472
- snowcap — a covering of snow on the summit of a mountain or over a polar region; frequency rank 103318
- Mandan — a member of an Indigenous people whose traditional homelands lie along the upper Missouri River in the northern Great Plains; frequency rank 103987
- Javan — a native or inhabitant of the Indonesian island of Java; Javanese is now more usual for the principal ethnic group; frequency rank 132485
- watercourse — a stream, river, or other natural body of running water; frequency rank 139932
- foreland — a piece of land projecting into the sea; a headland or promontory; frequency rank 183947
- tragopan — any of several Asian forest pheasants of the genus Tragopan, whose brightly colored males have two fleshy head horns and an inflatable throat lappet; frequency rank 249554
- headwater — the source and uppermost part of a stream or river, often used in the plural headwaters; frequency rank 251086
- 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
- kopje — a small, usually rocky hill or mound, especially on the South African veld; frequency rank 345213
- downland — open, rolling hill country, especially grassy land over chalk or limestone in southern England; frequency rank 602394
- acclivity — an upward slope or rising incline, especially on a hill or road; frequency rank 1134284
- texas — on a western river steamboat, the uppermost cabin structure, usually containing officers' or crew quarters near the pilothouse

### C2+
- meadow — A field or pasture; a piece of land either intentionally cultivated with grass or (especially) naturally covered with grass, especially one that is intended to be mown for hay or to be grazed.; frequency rank 10688
- mast — The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.; frequency rank 16434
- sandhopper — a small beach-dwelling amphipod crustacean, especially a talitrid, that moves by hopping; frequency rank 406021
- seabeach — A beach lying along the sea.; frequency rank 470617
- crest — the top of a hill or wave; a heraldic emblem; to reach the top
- vale — a valley, especially in literary or poetic usage
- brow — the forehead, or the edge of a hill or cliff
- dale — a broad open valley, especially in northern England
- lethe — forgetfulness or oblivion, after the mythical river of the dead
- surfboard — a long narrow board used for riding ocean waves
- timberland — land covered with forest suitable for producing timber
- ait — a small island, especially one in a river
- atoll — a ring-shaped coral reef or island enclosing a lagoon
- ben — a high mountain or peak, especially in Scotland
- billabong — an Australian backwater or stagnant pool left by a river
- bushland — uncultivated land covered with natural scrub or bush, especially in Australia
- canyon — a deep gorge with steep sides, often cut by a river
- clearing — an open space in a forest; the settling of accounts between banks
- dell — a small, secluded, wooded valley
- holm — a small island in a river or lake, or low flat ground beside a river
- hurst — a wooded hill or a small grove of trees
- insularity — narrow-mindedness resulting from isolation or being like an island
- islet — a very small island
- mont — a mountain or hill, chiefly in place names
- oasis — a fertile spot in a desert; a place of refuge or calm
- sandbank — a raised bank of sand in a river or sea, often a hazard to boats
- chucao — the chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula), a secretive, loud-calling forest bird with a reddish throat and breast, native to central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina
- peage — archaic: a toll or duty charged for passage along a road or across a bridge, river, or other route, often on transported goods
- woodnymph — in classical mythology and later literature, a nymph or female nature spirit inhabiting a forest or tree; a dryad