Antonyms for earthquakes
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : urth-kweyk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɜrθˌkweɪk |
Definition of earthquakes
Origin :- late 13c., eorthequakynge, from earth + quake (n.). In this sense Old English had eorðdyn, eorðhrernes, eorðbeofung, eorðstyren.
- noun tremor from inside the earth
- It is so with earthquakes, cases of hydrophobia, whales stranded on the shore.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
- Guns, thunder, earthquakes would not have awakened the men just then.
- Extract from : « Youth » by Joseph Conrad
- He waited for thunder, earthquakes, natural cataclysms; but nothing happened.
- Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
- We have felt three slight shocks of earthquakes here this summer.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 » by Various
- He sat, vaguely hoping there might be tidal waves, earthquakes, cataclysms.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- Manila is also in constant danger of destruction from earthquakes.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- The lavatory door had jammed, as doors will jam in earthquakes.
- Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
- All through them, and for many weeks and months, the earthquakes continued.
- Extract from : « Tales of Space and Time » by Herbert George Wells
- Seismology, the science of earthquakes, is by no means void of interest.
- Extract from : « The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 » by Joseph Wild
- In still other cases, earthquakes are the initiating cause of movement.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
Synonyms for earthquakes
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