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Canyon as a Noun
Definitions of "Canyon" as a noun
Synonyms of "Canyon" as a noun (7 Words)
Usage Examples of "Canyon" as a noun
Associations of "Canyon" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Canyon” are: canon, ravine, gorge, gully, pass, defile, couloir

Canyon as a Noun

Definitions of "Canyon" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “canyon” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America.
A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall.

Synonyms of "Canyon" as a noun (7 Words)

canon	The works of a particular author or artist that are recognized as genuine. Legislation which enables the Church of England General Synod to provide by canon* for women to be ordained.*
couloir	A steep, narrow gully on a mountainside.
defile	A narrow pass (especially one between mountains.
gorge	The crop of a hawk.
gully	A fielder at gully. He was caught in the gully* by Jones.*
pass	Any authorization to pass or go somewhere. The coach sent in a passing play on third and long.
ravine	A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.

Usage Examples of "Canyon" as a noun

The Grand Canyon.

Associations of "Canyon" (30 Words)

arroyo	A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western US.
bog	An area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body. A bog* of legal complications.*
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. A cascade* of anti war literature.*
chasm	A deep fissure in the earth’s surface. The chasm* between rich and poor.*
clay	A hardened clay surface for a tennis court. A clay* tile.*
cliff	A steep high face of rock. A coast path along the top of rugged cliffs.
damp	Damp air or atmosphere. An ensemble of drums including a foot damped instrument.
dank	Unpleasantly cool and humid. A dank* cellar.*
defile	Spot, stain, or pollute. The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it.
foothill	A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes.
glen	A narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
gorge	Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas.
marsh	Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water. Thousands of acres of marshland.
mire	Soil with mud muck or mire. The mud mired our cart.
morass	An area of muddy or boggy ground. She would become lost in a morass* of lies and explanations.*
precipice	A very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one. We swerved toward the edge of the precipice.
quagmire	A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot. Torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire.
ravine	A deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water.
riparian	Of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream. The ranch s most expansive riparian* habitat.*
river	Used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers e g river dolphin. River pollution.
shoal	Of fish form shoals. These fish can safely be released to shoal* with most adult species.*
steep	A steep mountain slope. She pushed the bike up the steep* hill.*
stream	The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. A perfect trout stream.
swamp	(of a boat) become overwhelmed with water and sink. The ceaseless deluge had turned the lawn into a swamp.
swampy	Soft and watery. A swampy* area.*
thames	The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea.
vale	A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river. The Vale* of Glamorgan.*
valley	A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river. The valley* floor.*
waterfall	A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline. Each phase of a waterfall* project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase.*
wetland	Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land. The draining of British wetlands.