Hypernyms for "formation"
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affixation
aquifer
backfield
beach
cave
center
chain
chain of mountains
cliff
collectivisation
collectivization
colonisation
colonization
communisation
communization
crater
delta
depression
diapir
drop
drop-off
elevation
encrustation
federation
filing
flank
flight
folium
foreshore
forging
fountain
granulation
grooving
groundwater level
head
ice mass
incline
incrustation
lakefront
line
massif
metalwork
metalworking
military formation
mineral vein
monocline
mountain chain
mountain range
mouth
natural depression
natural elevation
natural spring
oceanfront
outflow
outpouring
range
range of mountains
raster
rear
relict
reticulation
ridge
ridgeline
rifling
rig
rigging
scree
secondary
settlement
shore
side
slope
split
spring
talus
turning
unionisation
unionization
vein
volcanic crater
wall
water level
water table
wing
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.