sugarloafs

noun

variants or sugarloaves
plural of sugarloaf
as in ridges

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  1. ridges
  2. domes
  3. knobs
  4. cliffs
  5. bluffs
  6. knolls
Noun
  • These taper candles are given a striking look thanks to their delicate ridges.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Galls typically have a rough texture to their surface, somewhat tumor-like and with vertical or horizontal ridges.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of ridges
Noun
  • Commercial opportunities The telltale giant golf balls at Buckley Space Force Base, on the western edge of America’s high plains, are radar domes designed to protect the sensitive antennas inside.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
  • The Development and Production Contract covers the Baba and Avanah domes of Kirkuk plus Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of domes
Noun
  • Even the most outdated cabinets can be given a makeover by replacing the cabinet hardware—think swapping out those white enamel knobs for bars with a matte black finish, for example.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There are seven temperature knobs spread across the front of the grill, one for each main burner and one for the rear burner.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • People have driven to the edges of cliffs and even into lakes.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Pharma’s previous mega-merger wave was largely a response to patent cliffs and weak pipeline replacement, with companies relying on cost cuts to protect earnings.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cliffs
Noun
  • The bluffs stand 150 to 200 feet above the beach and, on a clear day, provide views straight across the Block Island Sound to Montauk, New York.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Latour influence stretched from European high society to the Artois brewing empire, before finally reaching the bluffs of Esparza.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of bluffs
Noun
  • All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
  • All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of knolls
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