18
inlet(noun, territory, body, sound, arm)
13
bay(noun, territory, break, body, sound)
10
bight(noun, territory, body, sound, arm)
9
sound(noun, bay, mouth, harbor, outlet)
9
creek(noun, bay, mouth, harbor, outlet)
8
bayou(noun, sound, arm, bay, mouth)
8
firth(noun, sound, course, arm, channel)
8
cavern(noun, concavity, cave, inlet, niche)
7
gulf(noun, sound, arm, sea, mouth)
6
cave(noun, receptacle, concavity, inlet, niche)
6
harbor(noun, place, sound, arm, mouth)
6
recess(noun, receptacle, corner, niche, nook)
5
nook(noun, receptacle, cave, inlet, niche)
5
alcove(noun, concavity, nook)
5
arm(noun, sound, bay, mouth, harbor)
5
corner(noun, receptacle, nook)
5
estuary(noun, inlet, niche, gulf lake)
5
fiord(noun, gulf lake)
5
fjord(noun, mouth, outlet, estuary, creek)
5
hole(noun, receptacle, cave, inlet, niche)
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