valleys
Lowlands between peaks
Valleys is the plural of valley—low areas of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream running through them.
Valleys often shelter communities and agriculture: The valleys were green with spring crops.
Figuratively, valleys represent low points between peaks: the peaks and valleys of economic cycles.
Gradual wearing away
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
fault · rift · U-shaped · V-shaped · formation · bedrock · moraine · watershed
Tall elevated landmasses
- lowlandsLow-elevation flat terrain
- riversFlowing bodies of water
- terrainLand's physical features
- basinsConcave water containers
gorges · canyons · ridges · plateaus · watersheds · floodplains · foothills · ravines
Highest points attained
- troughsLong narrow containers
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- lowsMinimum points reached
- nadirLowest possible point
highs · cycles · fluctuations · downturns · recovery · shadow · darkness · struggle
Land cultivated for wine grapes
- orchardsFruit tree plantations
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
- farmingCultivating land for food
crops · pastures · terraces · cultivation · harvest · bottomland · fields · grazing
Light blocked by object
- deathCessation of life
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
trial · faith · deliverance · peace · refuge · meditation · sanctuary · solitude
erosion
Gradual wearing away
sediment · fault · rift · U-shaped · V-shaped · formation · bedrock · moraine · watershed · tributary
mountains
Tall elevated landmasses
basins · gorges · canyons · ridges · plateaus · watersheds · floodplains · foothills · ravines · hollows
peaks
Highest points attained
nadir · highs · cycles · fluctuations · downturns · recovery · shadow · darkness · struggle · despair
vineyards
Land cultivated for wine grapes
- orchardsFruit tree plantations
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
farming · crops · pastures · terraces · cultivation · harvest · bottomland · fields · grazing · dairy
shadow
Light blocked by object
pilgrimage · trial · faith · deliverance · peace · refuge · meditation · sanctuary · solitude · contemplation
Loire
France's principal western river
Nile · Ganges · Kathmandu · Swat · Kashmir · Yosemite · Hudson · Tennessee · Willamette · Sonoma
- hikingtrail, hike, hiker, trails, day hikes
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, volcano, crust
- Alpine countrysideAlps, meadows, pastures, chalets, farmhouses
- Alpine terrainpeaks, glacial lakes, mountain passes, ridges, slopes
- AlpsAlps, Swiss Alps, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Austrian Alps
valleyspeaks
Highest points attained
highs · high points · summits · heights · mountaintops
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- peaks and valleysAlternating extremes of experience
- valley floorsLow terrain between heights
- valley of deathDeadly gorge or passage
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- valley girlUptalk-using suburban teen