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cut(noun, depression, hollow, ditch, scrape)
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dike(noun, depression, drain, ditch, channel)
6
excavation(noun, drain, dip, ditch, bottom)
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valley(noun, dip, hollow, bottom, gorge)
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conduit(noun, line, course, drain, means)
6
tub(noun, tray)
5
basin(noun, gorge, vale)
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crib(noun, depression, rack, gutter, manger)
5
gully(noun, depression, ditch, channel, pit)
5
mine(noun, channel, pit, trench, quarry)
4
aqueduct(noun, course, means, race, flow)
4
concavity
4
dent(noun, depression, hollow, scrape, indentation)
4
duct(noun, line, depression, course, drain)
4
flute(noun, groove)
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fosse(noun, furrow)
4
ravine(noun, groove, furrow)
4
slump(noun, decline, failure, depression, recession)
4
dale(noun, dip, bottom, gorge, valley)
4
gouge
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