Synonyms for firth
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : furth |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɜrθ |
Top 10 synonyms for firth Other synonyms for the word firth
- anchorage
- aperture
- aqueduct
- arm
- bay
- bayou
- beak
- bight
- bosk
- bottleneck
- breakwater
- brook
- canal
- cave
- cavern
- channel
- choke point
- chops
- chuck
- clam
- conduit
- copse
- course
- cove
- creek
- crevice
- delta
- ditch
- duct
- embankment
- embouchement
- entrance
- fiord
- firth
- fly trap
- forest
- frith
- funnel
- gills
- gob
- grove
- growth
- gulf
- harbor
- haven
- hole
- ingress
- inlet
- jaws
- jetty
- kisser
- lagoon
- landing
- lips
- loch
- mooring
- mouth
- mush
- narrows
- nook
- orifice
- passage
- port
- portal
- regrow
- retreat
- rim
- rivulet
- road
- roadstead
- slew
- slough
- sound
- strait
- stream
- subdivision
- thicket
- tidewater
- trap
- trench
- tributary
- underwood
- wash
- water
- watercourse
- waterway
- wharf
- whirlpool
- wood
- woodland
- yap
Définition of firth
Origin :- "arm of the sea, estuary of a river," early 15c., Scottish, from Old Norse fjörðr (see fjord).
- As in inlet : noun arm of the sea
- As in arm : noun narrow body of water
- As in mouth : noun opening
- As in bay : noun shoreline indentation
- As in canal : noun waterway
- As in coppice : noun woods
- As in cove : noun inlet, small niche
- As in estuary : noun mouth
- As in gulf : noun sea inlet
- As in harbor : noun place for storing boats in the water
- I 'low He meant me t' take the firth man that come, an' be content.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- Firth let himself be interrupted to hear the case: but he could do nothing in it.
- Extract from : « The Crofton Boys » by Harriet Martineau
- It often happened that Firth and Hugh met at this tree; and it happened now.
- Extract from : « The Crofton Boys » by Harriet Martineau
- There was room for both; and Firth mounted, and read for some time.
- Extract from : « The Crofton Boys » by Harriet Martineau
- Firth did; and he was the right person, as he was one of the strongest.
- Extract from : « The Crofton Boys » by Harriet Martineau
- "We are going to enter the Firth of Forth," was the general opinion.
- Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
- Through the smother came the loud moaning of fog-horns in the Firth.
- Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson
- When a fog-horn moaned from the Firth she broke into sobbing.
- Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson
- The name in the Firth of Forth for the Cottus cataphractus, or armed bull-head.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- They took their horses and rode round the head of the firth.
- Extract from : « The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald » by Unknown
Antonyms for firth
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