Topic: NATURE
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backwater
bank(n)
bank(v)
bare
barrier reef
bay
bayou
beach
beck
belt
billow
biting
bitter
black ice
blast
blazing
bleach
blizzard
blow
blowy
bluff
bluster
blustery
bog
boiling
boulder
bracing
breaker
breeze
breezy
brook
brush
brushwood
burn
butte
canyon
cascade
cataract
cave
cavern
change
chasm
choppy
clap
clear
clement
cliff
cloud
cloudburst
cloudy
coast
coastal
coastline
cone
copse
country
cranny
crater
creation
creep
crisp
crosswind
cumulus
cyclone
dale
dell
dense
dew
dewdrop
dewfall
dewy
disgorge
dog days
downpour
downriver
downstream
downwind
drift(v)
drift(n)
driftwood
drizzle
drop(v)
drop(n)
drought
dry
dry land
dull
dune
duster
dust storm
east
eddy
electrical storm
equable
eye
face
fail
fair
fall
fell
fen
field
fierce
fiord
firth
fjord
flood(v)
flood(n)
flood tide
flotsam
flow(n)
flow(v)
flower
flurry
fog
fogbound
foggy
foothill
foothold
ford
foreshore
forest
foul
freak
freeze
fresh
freshen
freshwater
frost
fury
gale
gale force
gap
gentle
geyser
glacial
glen
gnarled
grassy
green
greenery
ground
ground level
gulley
gully
gust(n)
gust(v)
gusty
hail
hailstone
hailstorm
haze
headwind
heath
heather
heat wave
high tide
high water
hill
hillock
hillside
hill station
hilly
hoarfrost
hot spring
hummock
hurricane
ice
iceberg
ice cap
inclement
incline
Indian summer
inland(a)
inland(a)
inlet
inshore
island
isle
islet
jetsam
jungle
knoll
lake
lakeside
ledge
lightning
lip
loch
lough
low tide
low water
marshland
meadow
mere
mild
millpond
mire
mist
misty
moan(v)
moan(n)
monsoon
moonless
moor
moorland
Mother Nature
mound
mountain
mountainous
mountainside
mountaintop
mouth
mudflat
mull
murmur(v)
murmur(n)
narrows
nature
nestle
new moon
nook
north
northeast
northeaster
northeasterly
northerly
northwest
northwester
northwesterly
notch
oasis
onshore
ooze
outcrop
overcast
ozone
pack ice
palisade
panorama
parch
parched
pass
patchy
peak
peal
peasouper
pebble
pelt
penumbra
perishing
pinewood
pinnacle
pitiless
pond
pour
precipice
prospect
puddle
quicksand
radiate
raging
rain
rainbow
rain drop
rainfall
rainstorm
rainwater
rainy
range
rapids
rarefied
ravine
raw
recede
reedy
reef
reservoir
ridge
rift
rime
rise(v)
rise(n)
rock
rocky
roll
rolling
rough
rural
scenery
scud
sea breeze
sea mist
set
shore
sky
slope
sludge
snow
snowbound
snow-capped
snowdrift
snowfall
snowflake
snowstorm
snowy
south
southeast
southeaster
southeasterly
southerly
southwest
southwesterly
spinney
spring
stream
sullen
sultry
summer
summit
sun
sundown
sun-drenched
sunrise
sunset
sunshine
swamp
sweep
swollen
tempestuous
thaw(v)
thaw(n)
thicket
thin
thunder
thunderbolt
thunderstorm
thundery
tide
treeless
tree-lined
trough
turf
tussock
twilight
vale
valley
verdant
visibility
void
washout
water
watercourse
waterfall
waterside
waterspout
wax
west(a)
west(a)
westbound
westerly
westernmost
westward
wet
whirlpool
whirlwind
white horses
whitewater
wild
will o' the wisp
wind
windstorm
windswept
windy
wood
wooded
woodland
woodsy
woody
zephyr
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Latin natura, from natus; NATION |
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na‧ture S1 W1

1 everything in the physical world that is not controlled by humans, such as wild plants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather :
We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of nature.
nature conservation
plants/animals etc
also Nature [uncountable]HBHE
We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of nature.
nature conservation the laws/forces of nature
The inhabitants of the island fight a constant battle against the forces of nature.
The inhabitants of the island fight a constant battle against the forces of nature.2 someone's character :
a child with a happy, easy-going nature
I tried appealing to his better nature (=his feelings of kindness) but he wouldn't agree to help us.
Of course she's jealous - it's only human nature (=the feelings and ways of behaving that all people have).
somebody's character
[uncountable and countable]
a child with a happy, easy-going nature
I tried appealing to his better nature (=his feelings of kindness) but he wouldn't agree to help us.
Of course she's jealous - it's only human nature (=the feelings and ways of behaving that all people have).3 the qualities or features that something has
qualities of something
[singular, uncountable] nature of
They asked a lot of questions about the nature of our democracy.
He examined the nature of the relationship between the two communities.
They asked a lot of questions about the nature of our democracy.
He examined the nature of the relationship between the two communities.4 a particular kind of thing
type
[singular]5 according to the natural way things happen :
In the nature of things, there is bound to be the occasional accident.
in the nature of things
In the nature of things, there is bound to be the occasional accident.6 to be similar to a type of thing :
The enquiry will be more in the nature of a public meeting than a formal hearing.
be in the nature of something
formal
The enquiry will be more in the nature of a public meeting than a formal hearing.7 to allow events to happen without doing anything to change the results :
The best cure for a cold is to let nature take its course.
let nature take its course
The best cure for a cold is to let nature take its course.