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firth

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. firth (noun)
  2. Lorn, Firth of (geographical name)
  3. Moray Firth (geographical name)
  4. Pentland Firth (geographical name)
  5. Solway Firth (geographical name)

firth

noun \ˈfərth\

Definition of FIRTH

: estuary
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Examples of FIRTH

  1. <the Firth of Forth in Scotland>

Origin of FIRTH

Middle English, from Old Norse fjǫrthr — more at ford
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to FIRTH

Synonyms: arm, bay, bight, cove, creek [chiefly British], embayment, estuary, gulf, fjord (also fiord), inlet, loch [Scottish]
Related Words: harbor, port, road(s), roadstead; narrow, sound, strait; bayou; backwater, slough (also slew or slue)
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Rhymes with FIRTH

berth, birth, dearth, earth, girth, mirth, Perth, worth

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