volcano's

Lava-spewing mountain's

Volcano's is the possessive form of volcano, indicating something belonging to or associated with a volcano: the volcano's crater, the volcano's last eruption.

Less commonly, it appears as a contraction of "volcano is" or "volcano has" in casual speech: The volcano's been dormant for centuries.

eruption

lava flow

Moving volcanic discharge

smoke plume · tephra · lahar · blast zone · dormancy · warning signs · evacuation · devastation

geological

crater

Impact or volcanic basin

cone · lava dome · fissure · mantle · tectonic plate · hotspot · pyroclastic · seamount · stratovolcano · shield

metaphor

anger

Intense hostile emotion

volatile · simmering · outburst · temper · pressure · boiling point · rage · intensity · unpredictable · dormant

landforms

Mount Fuji

Japan's tallest summit

  • VesuviusItalian volcano, historically destructive
  • EtnaSicilian active volcano
  • KilaueaActive Hawaiian shield volcano

Krakatoa · Mauna Loa · Popocatepetl · Santorini · Mount St. Helens · Stromboli · Mount Rainier · Yellowstone

mythology

Vulcan

Roman forge god

Hephaestus · divine wrath · creation myth · sacrifice · legend · supernatural

Opposites
geological activity

volcano'sbedrock

Solid stone underground

plateau's · shield · plain · plateau · dormant volcano

thermal characteristics

volcano'sglacier

Slow-moving ice mass

ice cap · iceberg · polar ice · permafrost · frozen tundra

topographical direction

volcano'svalley

Low ground between heights

canyon · trench · ocean trench · abyss · chasm

Phrases
Family

volcano, volcanoes, volcanology, volcanologist

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G