gorge
Deep rocky passage
A gorge is a deep, narrow valley with steep rocky walls, typically carved by a river over time: We hiked along the rim of the gorge.
The word also names the throat or gullet.
To gorge is to eat greedily until stuffed: We gorged ourselves on Thanksgiving dinner.
Something gorgeous was originally throat-adorning—a necklace or ruff—before it came to mean beautiful generally.
Deep, narrow valley
- chasmDeep, steep-sided gap
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- gulchSteep narrow ravine
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
cliff · precipice · escarpment · abyss · rift · defile · arroyo · barranca
Eat greedily and fast
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- cramForce into tight space
- wolf downEat very quickly
- gobbleEat fast and greedily
gulp · swallow · eat · feast · overeat · binge · glut · satiate
Partake to excess
- excessSurplus beyond need
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- voracityIntense, consuming hunger
- insatiabilityInability to feel satisfied
greed · overconsumption · surfeit · stuffed · bloated · fullness · satiation · intemperance
Large flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
cascade · torrent · whitewater · current · watershed · riverbed · riverbank · confluence
Throat or food passage
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- swallowSend down the throat
- neckHead-body junction
passage · constriction · choking · gagging · bile · rising · nausea · disgust
Miss or commanding view
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
rim · trail · hiking · bridge · suspension bridge · scenic · wilderness · national park
ravine
Deep, narrow valley
crevasse · cliff · precipice · escarpment · abyss · rift · defile · arroyo · barranca · couloir
devour
Eat greedily and fast
gobble · gulp · swallow · eat · feast · overeat · binge · glut · satiate · fill
overindulge
Partake to excess
insatiability · greed · overconsumption · surfeit · stuffed · bloated · fullness · satiation · intemperance · gourmandize
river
Large flowing watercourse
waterfall · cascade · torrent · whitewater · current · watershed · riverbed · riverbank · confluence · headwaters
gullet
Throat or food passage
neck · passage · constriction · choking · gagging · bile · rising · nausea · disgust · revulsion
overlook
Miss or commanding view
lookout · rim · trail · hiking · bridge · suspension bridge · scenic · wilderness · national park · formation
- African landscapesSahara, Serengeti, savanna, Sahel, Kalahari
- corps humainbras, dos, main, pied, cartilage
- excess behaviorsovereat, binge, overindulge, overspend, overuse
- hungerhunger, hungry, starving, starvation, famished
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, slopes
- river gorgesDeep valleys with streams
- narrow gorge
- Three Gorges DamYangtze hydroelectric megastructure
- Three GorgesYangtze's dramatic narrow valleys
gorged, gorging, disgorge, gorges, engorge, engorged, engorgement, disgorged, disgorging