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Get random nature words with a short meaning for each one. 75 hand-checked nature words, free and no sign-up.

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Nature words: 24 examples

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  • avalanche nounA slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain.
  • bay nounAn indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
  • cliff nounA steep high face of rock.
  • coast nounThe shore of a sea or ocean.
  • coral nounA variable color averaging a deep pink.
  • desert verbLeave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
  • dew nounWater that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air.
  • drizzle nounVery light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower.
  • earthquake nounShaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity.
  • hill nounA local and well-defined elevation of the land.
  • lightning nounAbrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light.
  • marsh nounLow-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water.
  • ocean nounA large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
  • planet noun(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction.
  • pond nounA small lake.
  • rain nounWater falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
  • reef nounA submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
  • river nounA large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).
  • shore nounThe land along the edge of a body of water.
  • sky nounThe atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth.
  • storm nounA violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning.
  • sun nounThe rays of the sun.
  • valley nounA long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
  • volcano nounA fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt.

About this list

We built this list by taking every nature word in WordNet whose main meaning fits the theme, then checking it by hand to remove rare senses (for example, "chat" is also the name of a bird, but nobody means that). It works well for poetry, drawing prompts and science lessons.

Words in this list75
Easy / medium / hard33 / 37 / 5
Average length5.6 letters
Average syllables1.6
Longest common oneearthquake (10 letters)

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Frequently asked questions

How many nature words are there?
This generator draws from 75 nature words. "Common" uses the 70 most familiar ones; switch to "All" for the full list.
Where do the words and meanings come from?
The meanings and example sentences come from WordNet, the free English dictionary database from Princeton University. Word frequency comes from the open wordfreq project, and syllable counts from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. See how it works.
Is it really random?
Yes. Words are picked with your browser's secure random number generator (the Web Crypto API), and one batch never repeats a word.
Is it suitable for kids and classrooms?
Yes. We removed swear words, slurs and adult terms from the whole list, so it is safe to use with children and on a projector.