Related Words for continental shelf

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seashore
/x
Noun, Noun
ice shelf
//
Phrase, Noun
nearshore
/x
Noun
inland sea
/x/
Phrase, Noun
seafloor
//
Noun
landmass
/x
Noun
shore
/
Noun
seabed
/x
Noun
ocean
/x
Noun
shoreline
/x
Noun
abyss
x/
Noun
shallow
/x
Adjective
surface layer
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
mediterranean sea
xxx/xx/
Name, Name
coast
/
Noun
coastline
/x
Noun
ridge
/
Noun
gulf
/
Noun
strand
/
Noun
peninsula
x/xx
Noun
beach
/
Noun
reef
/
Noun
land
/
Noun
crust
/
Noun
lagoon
x/
Noun
offshore
//
Noun
littoral
/xx
Noun
open water
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
outcrop
//
Noun
seafront
/x
Noun
beachside
/x
Noun
expanse
x/
Noun
cape
/
Noun
ledge
/
Noun
sandbar
/x
Noun
stack
/
Noun
plain
/
Noun
beachfront
/x
Noun
reach
/
Noun
seaside
/x
Noun
oceanfront
xxx
Noun
thermocline
/xx
Noun
channel
/x
Noun
tongue
/
Noun
ice sheet
//
Phrase, Noun
cordillera
//x
Noun
strait
/
Noun
lakeshore
/x
Noun
barrier reef
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
foreland
/x
Noun
continent
/xx
Noun
bench
/
Noun
platform
/x
Noun
waterfront
/xx
Noun
sea level
//x
Phrase, Noun
sound
/
Noun
underwater
/xxx
Adjective
region
/x
Noun
ice cap
//
Phrase, Noun
continental drift
xx/x/
Name, Name
knoll
/
Noun
geoid
/x
Noun
mare
/
Noun
groundswell
/x
Noun
sweep
/
Noun
wash
/
Noun
sheet
/
Noun
bank
/
Noun
strip
/
Noun
foreshore
xx
Noun
inlet
/x
Noun
playa
/x
Noun
mountain chain
/x/
Phrase, Noun
plate
/
Noun
plateau
x/
Noun
sinus
/x
Noun
swale
/
Noun
scalp
/
Noun
berm
/
Noun
estuary
/xxx
Noun
territorial waters
xx/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
promontory
x//x
Noun
lande
/
Noun
frontage
/x
Noun
academicians
xxx/x
Noun
african
/xx
Adjective, Name
aisle
/
Noun
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
american
x/xx
Name, Adjective
anglo
/x
Name
apron
/x
Noun, Verb
asian
/x
Adjective, Name
awards
x/
Noun
balkan
/x
Name, Adjective
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
barrel
/x
Noun, Verb
barrier
/xx
Noun, Verb
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
basin
/x
Noun, Verb
bay
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bentley
/x
Name
bight
/
Noun, Verb
bin
/
Noun, Verb
blues
/
Noun
boarding
/x
Noun
book
/
Noun, Verb
bookcase
/x
Noun
bookshelf
/x
Noun
buffet
/x
Noun, Verb
cabinet
/xx
Noun
canadians
x/xx
Noun
cassette
x/
Noun, Verb
cherokee
/xx
Name
cliff
/
Noun
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
colonial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
compartment
x/x
Noun, Verb
conservancy
x/xx
Noun
conservation
xx/x
Noun
conserve
x/
Verb, Noun
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
cupboard
/x
Noun, Verb
curatorial
xx/xx
Adjective
customised
/xx
Verb, Adjective
customized
/xx
Verb, Adjective
deck
/
Noun, Verb
designed
x/
Adjective
desk
/
Noun, Verb
dish
/
Noun, Verb
display
x/
Noun, Verb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
drawer
/
Noun
dresser
/x
Noun
duchy
/x
Noun
duration
//x
Noun
earl
/
Noun
electricians
xx/x
Noun
european
xx/x
Adjective, Name
explorers
x/x
Name
fence
/
Noun, Verb
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
folding
/x
Adjective, Noun
food
/
Noun
foreign
/x
Adjective, Name
fork
/
Noun, Verb
frame
/
Noun, Verb
french
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
gallery
/xx
Noun, Verb
giants
/x
Verb
hemispheric
xx/x
Adjective
hob
/
Noun, Verb
hopper
/x
Noun
hotel
x/
Noun
hub
/
Noun
icbm
//x/
Name
ice
/
Noun, Verb
imperial
x/xx
Adjective, Name
inbox
/x
Noun, Verb
inexpensive
xx/x
Adjective
inland
/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
insular
/xx
Adjective, Name
intercontinental
xxxx/x
Adjective
interoperable
xx/xxx
Adjective
jetty
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
landslide
/x
Noun, Verb
length
/
Noun, Verb
life
/
Noun, Verb
lift
/
Verb, Noun
limousines
/xx
Noun
lincoln
/x
Name
line
/
Noun, Verb
magdalen
/xx
Name
mainland
/x
Noun
mantel
/x
Noun, Verb
mantelpiece
x/x
Noun
mantle
/x
Noun, Verb
marine
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maritime
/xx
Adjective
masters
/x
Noun
me
/
Noun
mediterranean
xxx/xx
Name, Adjective
mesa
/x
Noun
metropolitan
xx/xx
Name, Adjective
miniaturized
/xxx
Adjective
mower
/x
Noun
multimedia
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
oceanic
xx/x
Adjective
onshore
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
outsourced
x/
Adjective
pad
/
Noun, Verb
pallet
/x
Noun, Verb
pan
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pantry
/x
Noun
paved
/
Adjective
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pier
/
Noun
plank
/
Noun, Verb
platter
/x
Noun
preservation
xx/x
Noun
preservative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
prints
/
Adjective
processing
/xx
Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
quay
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
rack
/
Noun, Verb
radii
xxx
Noun
ray
/
Noun, Verb
reliability
xxx/xx
Noun
retention
x/x
Noun
reusable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
rig
/
Noun, Verb
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
scaffold
/x
Noun, Verb
scandinavian
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
seaboard
/x
Noun
self
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
shell
/
Noun, Verb
sideboard
/x
Noun, Verb
sill
/
Noun, Adjective
socket
/x
Noun, Verb
stage
/
Noun, Verb
standalone
/x/
Noun, Adjective
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
storage
/x
Noun, Verb
storing
/x
Noun
stuff
/
Noun, Verb
subcontinent
x/xx
Noun
table
/x
Noun, Verb
tablet
/x
Noun, Verb
terrace
/x
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
transcontinental
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
transportable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
trawl
/
Noun, Verb
tray
/
Noun, Verb
trench
/
Noun, Verb
turntable
/xx
Noun, Verb
useful
/x
Adjective
validity
x/xx
Noun
wall
/
Noun, Verb
warehousing
/xx
Noun
western
/x
Adjective, Name
window
/x
Noun, Verb
witches
/x
Verb
wood
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective