shoal (noun)

  • 61Littoral zone — Littoral redirects here. For other uses, see Littoral (disambiguation). Marine habitats Different disciplines and agencies divide the littoral zone into different subregions, according to how they want to view the zone. This diagram show …

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  • 62West Virginia Waterways — finds its source at the highland watersheds of the Allegheny Mountains. These watersheds supply drainage to the creeks often passing through deep and narrow hollows. From the hollows, rushing highland streams collect in bottom land brooks and… …

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  • 63SURFACE — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index surface noun appearance, face (2), form (2), hide2, image, outline, shoal, skin (3), terrain, trivia adjective …

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  • 64bar — bar1 noun 1》 a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.     ↘a sandbank or shoal at the mouth of a harbour or an estuary.     ↘Brit. a metal strip below the clasp of a medal, awarded as… …

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  • 65placer — placer1 noun 1》 a person who places something. 2》 a person or animal gaining a specified place. 3》 Brit. informal a dealer in stolen goods. placer2 noun [often as modifier] a deposit of sand or gravel in the bed of a river or lake, containing… …

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  • 66purse seine — [seɪn] noun a seine net which may be drawn into the shape of a bag, used for catching shoal fish. Derivatives purse seiner noun …

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  • 67bank — I 1. noun 1) the bank of the great river Syn: edge, side, shore, coast, embankment, bankside, levee, border, verge, boundary, margin, rim, fringe; literary marge, skirt 2) a grassy bank …

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  • 68bank — I 1. noun 1) the banks of Lake Michigan Syn: edge, shore, side, embankment, levee, margin, verge, brink 2) a grassy bank Syn: slope, rise, incline …

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  • 69shallow — /ˈʃæloʊ / (say shaloh) adjective 1. of little depth; not deep: shallow water; a shallow dish. 2. lacking depth; superficial: a shallow mind. –noun 3. (usually plural) a shallow part of a body of water; a shoal. –verb (t) 4. to make shallow. –verb …

  • 70rif|fle — rif|fle1 «RIHF uhl», noun, verb, fled, fling. –n. 1. a shoal or other object in a stream causing a stretch of choppy water. 2. such a stretch of water; rapid. 3. = ripple. (Cf. ↑ripple) 4. the act of shuffling cards by bending the edges sligh …

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