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noun - An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.
- An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
- (nautical) The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare with pitch.
verb (heaves, heaving, heaved or, nautical, hove, heaved or, nautical hove)
- (context, transitive, archaic) To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards or forwards.
- (transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- We heaved the chest-of-doors on to the second-floor landing.
- (context, transitive, mining, geology) To displace (a vein, stratum).
- (context, transitive, now, _, rare) To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
- The wind heaved the waves.
- (intransitive) To rise and fall.
- Her chest heaved with emotion.
- (transitive) To utter with effort.
- She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.
- (context, transitive, now, _, nautical) To throw, cast.
- The cap'n hove the body overboard.
- (context, transitive, nautical) To pull up with a rope or cable.
- Heave up the anchor there, boys!
- (intransitive) To make an effort to vomit; to retch.
- The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave.
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noun
- (geology) The Holocene epoch.
adjective
- (geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Neogene period from about 11,000 years ago to the present; the age of man.
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noun
- The horizontal line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky.
- The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest.
- (geology) A specific layer of soil or strata
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noun
- The back of a horse.
- A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.
adverb
- On the back of a horse.
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noun - (geology) an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land
- 1968: Your body is a and mine a graben, because horst is the opposite of graben. " Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside
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noun (wikipedia, hotspot (geology))
(plural hot spots)
- (geology) the surface manifestation of a plume that rises from deep in the Earth"s mantle
- a dangerous place of violent political unrest
- a lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub
- an area of radioactive contamination
- (genetics) the region of a gene in which there is higher than normal rate of mutation
- (computing) a location in which WiFi? Internet access is available
(wikipedia, hotspot (wifi))
| | hot spring |
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noun
- A natural spring producing water whose temperature is greater than about 20°C
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noun
- The geology of groundwater, especially concerning the physical, biological and chemical properties of its occurrence and movement.
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noun - The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere
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adjective
- of, or relating to hot water
- (geology) of or relating to emanations of hot water that are rich in minerals, or to the rocks formed from them
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adjective - (geology) (of rock) that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before reaching the Earth's surface
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