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Synonyms for foss

Most common

pit ditch trench moat waterfall crypt

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A waterfall.

Related words

Other spellings
fossa fosse US

Forms

Plural
fosses → moats, ditches, pits, trenches…

Example sentences

  • pit Ziri planted a pit of a date palm in his backyard.
  • ditch Tom took the bend too fast and landed in the ditch.
  • trench Trench warfare characterized the 1914-1918 War.
  • moat The river outside of the castle is called a moat.
  • waterfall Tom lives alone in a small cabin near a waterfall.
  • crypt The shield you're looking for is in the crypt.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fossfalling
pitsteady
ditchsteady
trenchsteady
moatsteady
waterfallrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
pit1
4 letters
dyke1, moat1
5 letters
ditch1, crypt1
6 letters
trench1
9 letters
waterfall3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waterfall3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fossa
Español
fosa