Wordage.info

the free tool for word discovery

Wordage.info / talus

Exact Match:

talus: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff

Synonyms:

no synonyms found

Related Words:

gradient collapse: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"; a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

basalt collapse: the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene

sandstone collapse: a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)

schist collapse: any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

gneiss collapse: a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite

saprolite collapse: a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place

scree collapse

rubble collapse

granite collapse: something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"; plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

breccia collapse: a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand

lava collapse: rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

crag collapse: a steep rugged rock or cliff

slope collapse: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"; be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

scoria collapse

glacis collapse

scarp collapse

monolith collapse: a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

bevel collapse: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size; two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees; cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"

bone collapse: a shade of white the color of bleached bones; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates; the porous calcified substance from which bones are made; consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"; remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"

bedrock collapse: solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil

chute collapse: sloping channel through which things can descend; jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

incline collapse: lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"; bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"

1

Advertisement