cwm

noun

Definition of cwmnext
chiefly British
as in cleft

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Recent Examples of cwm Now, just one remains, lodged into a cwm west of Pico Humboldt. — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cwm
  1. cleft
  2. fissure
  3. col
  4. crevasse
  5. canyon
  6. cirque
  7. crevice
  8. ravine
Noun
  • Reaching the beach requires descending a narrow ladder through a cleft in the rock, making the arrival nearly as memorable as the snorkeling itself.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of cleft
Noun
  • The pitched and often emotional vote over Proposition 40 exposed deep fissures in the state party over how to respond to growing grassroots anger over wealth inequality.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Another fissure appeared, slicing a haphazard path through its pale-blue heart.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of fissure
Noun
  • Jacob Whitehead will, once again, be reporting from the roads, boulevards and cols of France, and The Athletic will be publishing daily takeaways after each stage.
    — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • After the days of hiking through dense foliage to reach the 9,900-foot Waddington-Combatant col, the climb to the summit felt straightforward by comparison.
    — Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of col
Noun
  • The plumage, meanwhile, is formed by stresses in the ice which create deep crevasses, depicted as sharp green lines, in the surrounding landscape.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • What looks like a bird's tail is a stream of ice flowing northeast all the way out to the ocean, and what appear to be feathers splaying outward from the mountaintop are actually crevasses down the mountain.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of crevasse
Noun
  • Canine teams also have been used in the search through steep canyons and dense vegetation.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Defending Big Bend At Santa Elena Canyon, local river guide Billy Miller speaks into a megaphone – his voice slightly bouncing off the canyon walls.
    — Carlos Morales, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of canyon
Noun
  • Opryland features more than 10 holiday events, from ice tubing to a cirque show.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
  • See this high-flying spectacle performed by the world's most elite cirque performers.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of cirque
Noun
  • However, the way those handles are attached to the cooking pot also create a few more crevices for moisture and reside to hide.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The baby falcons hatched in early May after their falcon parents, Vixen and Dave, nested in a crevice on the second floor of the exterior of Aurora City Hall.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of crevice
Noun
  • Built into a natural ravine, the stadium’s site was used for ancient Greek athletic contests and later Roman spectacles before falling into centuries of disuse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Rising from near the Aegean coast to 9,573-foot Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, the mountain encompasses forests, ravines, limestone cliffs, and alpine habitat with unusually rich plant diversity.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of ravine

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“Cwm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cwm. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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