waterworn
Polished by currents
Waterworn describes something smoothed, eroded, or shaped by the action of water over time.
Rocks and pebbles become waterworn through years of tumbling in streams or being polished by waves: waterworn stones on the riverbed, the waterworn cliffs along the coast.
The word suggests natural, gradual erosion rather than deliberate shaping.
Smooth, refined, accomplished
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
- tumbledFell in disarray
- pebbleWater-smoothed small rock
- cobbleWorn stone for paths
glassy · sleek · buffed · lustrous · satiny · silky · glossy · sculpted
Gradual wearing away
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- fluvialRelating to rivers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
riverbed · streambed · canyon · gorge · pothole · channel · bedrock · sandstone
Large flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- rapidsTurbulent river section
current · cascade · waterfall · tributary · meander · riffle · pool · eddy
Sandy waterside margin
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- tidelineShore's flood boundary
- surfWaves near shore
- waveOscillating motion through medium
ocean · sea · cove · inlet · cliff · driftwood · shell · shingle
Mineralized organic remains
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- primordialExisting from the start
- geologicalOf Earth's physical structure
- millenniaThousand-year periods
eons · timeworn · ageless · enduring · persistent · relic · artifact · ancestral
polished
Smooth, refined, accomplished
cobble · glassy · sleek · buffed · lustrous · satiny · silky · glossy · sculpted · contoured
erosion
Gradual wearing away
alluvial · riverbed · streambed · canyon · gorge · pothole · channel · bedrock · sandstone · limestone
river
Large flowing watercourse
rapids · current · cascade · waterfall · tributary · meander · riffle · pool · eddy · bank
beach
Sandy waterside margin
wave · ocean · sea · cove · inlet · cliff · driftwood · shell · shingle · gravel
fossilized
Mineralized organic remains
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- primordialExisting from the start
- geologicalOf Earth's physical structure
millennia · eons · timeworn · ageless · enduring · persistent · relic · artifact · ancestral · paleolithic
water, wear, worn, weary, underwater, saltwater, waterproof, watershed, freshwater