clearings
Gaps among trees
Clearings is the plural of clearing—an open space in a forest or woods where trees have been removed or never grew.
Clearings appear naturally or through deliberate cutting, creating gaps in otherwise dense woodland: We found a small clearing and set up camp.
In banking, clearings refers to the process of settling transactions between financial institutions.
Woodland's open space
woodland · trees · sunlight · canopy · understory · grove · copse · thicket
Not closed
- spaciousHaving ample room
- expansiveCovering a large area
- unobstructedHaving no barriers
- wideOf great breadth
broad · visible · exposed · sky · horizon · vista · panorama · uncluttered
Large-scale woodland elimination
- loggingRecording system events
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- swiddenBurned forest farmland
- bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
stumpage · firebreak · felling · chainsaw · machinery · agriculture · settlement · homestead
Newly made, not stale
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- sunnyBright with daylight
light · crisp · clean · breathable · ventilated · refreshing · invigorating · pure
glade
Woodland's open space
break · woodland · trees · sunlight · canopy · understory · grove · copse · thicket · brush
open
Not closed
- spaciousHaving ample room
- expansiveCovering a large area
- unobstructedHaving no barriers
wide · broad · visible · exposed · sky · horizon · vista · panorama · uncluttered · empty
deforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
- loggingRecording system events
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- swiddenBurned forest farmland
bulldozing · stumpage · firebreak · felling · chainsaw · machinery · agriculture · settlement · homestead · pasture
fresh
Newly made, not stale
sunny · light · crisp · clean · breathable · ventilated · refreshing · invigorating · pure · unpolluted
- frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- wildlife habitatswildlife refuge, breeding grounds, nesting sites, forests, game reserve
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- outdoor spacesgardens, park, parks, field, patio
- rainforestrainforest, jungle, tropical, tropics, canopy
clearingsthickets
Dense shrub growths
dense forest · undergrowth · brush · woodlands · groves
clearingsclosures
Acts of sealing shut
blockages · obstructions · barriers · congestion · bottlenecks
clearingsrejections
Formal refusals given
bounces · chargebacks · declines · holdups · dishonors
- clearing upBecoming less cloudy
- clearing outEmptying completely
- clearing the airDispelling misunderstanding openly
- check clearingBank-to-bank fund transfer
- clearing awayRemoving to make space
- clearing the decksRemoving clutter before starting