upthrusts
Pushes from below
Upthrusts is the plural of upthrust—a forceful upward movement or push.
In geology, an upthrust is a section of earth's crust pushed upward by tectonic forces: The mountain range formed through a series of upthrusts over millions of years.
More generally, any vigorous upward motion: upthrusts of flame, the upthrust of a boxer's fist.
Quick, straight blow
Of crustal forces
- faultImperfection or blame
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- mountainTall natural landmass
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
orogeny · crust · strata · displacement · escarpment · horst · elevation · plate
Discharge or capture
- sproutNew plant emergence
- growthIncrease in size
- stemPlant's central axis
- emergenceComing into existence
germination · seedling · tendril · protrusion · spike · stalk · vegetation · root
jab
Quick, straight blow
lunge · propel · force · heave · drive · ram · poke · stab · jolt · surge
tectonic
Of crustal forces
uplift · orogeny · crust · strata · displacement · escarpment · horst · elevation · plate · seismic
shoot
Discharge or capture
emergence · germination · seedling · tendril · protrusion · spike · stalk · vegetation · root · burgeon
upthrustssubsidence
Gradual ground sinking
sinking · subsides · settling · depression · collapse
upthrustsdepressions
Sunken areas or downturns
troughs · basins · rifts · hollows · indentations