outcropped
Protruded from ground
Outcropped is the past tense of outcrop, meaning to appear at the surface of the ground.
Rocks and mineral deposits outcrop when geological forces expose them: Limestone outcropped along the riverbank.
The word appears most often in geology and mining contexts.
Solid stone underground
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- formationCreation or arrangement
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
rockface · crag · shelf · seam · vein · dike · sill · intrusion
Vertical rock wall
- bluffCalculated false front
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- hillsideSloping terrain face
- mountainsideSloping face of peak
slope · gorge · ravine · mesa · butte · tor · kopje · inselberg
Extending sharply outward
- exposedOut in open
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- thrustingPushing with force
- extrudingForcing through an opening
bulging · overhanging · beetling · cantilevered · prominent · obtruding · proud · emergent
Eroded by exposure
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- denudedStripped of natural covering
- exposedOut in open
- strippedHad coverings removed
worn · scoured · undercut · bare · revealed · uncovered · skeletal · exhumed
Secondary business pursuit
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- neglectFailure to provide care
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- ignoreRefuse to notice
dismiss · relegate · demote · disenfranchise · underrepresent · devalue · diminish · overshadow
bedrock
Solid stone underground
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- formationCreation or arrangement
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
escarpment · rockface · crag · shelf · seam · vein · dike · sill · intrusion · exposure
cliff
Vertical rock wall
mountainside · slope · gorge · ravine · mesa · butte · tor · kopje · inselberg · monadnock
jutting
Extending sharply outward
- exposedOut in open
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- thrustingPushing with force
extruding · bulging · overhanging · beetling · cantilevered · prominent · obtruding · proud · emergent · raised
weathered
Eroded by exposure
stripped · worn · scoured · undercut · bare · revealed · uncovered · skeletal · exhumed · unearthed
sideline
Secondary business pursuit
ignore · dismiss · relegate · demote · disenfranchise · underrepresent · devalue · diminish · overshadow · undervalue
outcroppedburied
Placed beneath earth
submerged · covered · subsurface · underground · hidden