gault

noun

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chiefly British
as in clay

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  1. clay
  2. mud
  3. kaolin
  4. gumbo
  5. sand
  6. soil
  7. gravel
Noun
  • At this unassuming spot in Jardim Botânico, Sudbrack skillfully uses a traditional clay oven to draw remarkable flavors from the simplest of seasonal, fresh, and local ingredients.
    — Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Locations included the port city of Essaouira and Aït Benhaddou, known for its earthen clay fortresses, in Morocco, Sicily’s Favignana and Castello di Santa Caterina, and Nestor’s Cave in Greece for the Cyclops sequence.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of clay
Noun
  • Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees, covered roads in mud and rocks and left many households without electricity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The tailings from that process, called red mud, contain gallium.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mud
Noun
  • It’s also made with kaolin clay, which will absorb excess oil to help prevent future breakouts.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • Use kaolin clay, temporary shade, and avoid heavy pruning to shield trees from sunburn and heat stress.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
Definition of kaolin
Noun
  • Guests can expect food options such as jambalaya, gumbo, po’boys and beignets, as well as live music from the Euphoria Brass Band.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Bayou Box served gumbo, muffuletta, po’ boys, shrimp Creole, shrimp étouffée, crawfish étouffée, beignets and other classic Cajun dishes.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gumbo
Noun
  • Dozens of sunken skiffs and speedboats, long written off by their owners, sat dry on the sand.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While there is a small boardwalk on the sand in between loungers, it’d be tricky to access for anyone with mobility issues.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sand
Noun
  • Officials had to reset Buffalo’s play clock in the first quarter so umpire Tab Slaughter could smash down loose soil in the backfield.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Add the impacts of climate change, which have resulted in warmer springs and drier soils that reduce runoff into the reservoirs, and average or above-average rainfall no longer guarantees equivalent runoff.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • The gravel runway is nearly 4,000 feet long and is located on the slope of a more-than-2,300-foot-high mountain, according to FAA maps.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Vibram said the rubber compound performs in wet and dry conditions, with particular emphasis on grip across wet gravel and mixed terrain.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of gravel
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“Gault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gault. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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