Nature and environment; tide; tide iceberg[ˈaɪsbɜːɡ] iceberg shore [ʃɔː] shore; seashore bay [beɪ] bay harbour [ˈhɑːbə] harbour coast [kəʊst] shore beach [biːtʃ] shore; beach source [sɔːs] source; water source river

Nature and Environment

(1)Geography, Environment

universe [ˈju:nɪvɜ:s]Cosmic

galaxy ['gæləksɪ] Galaxy

planet ['plænɪt] Planet

sun [sʌn] Sun

Mars [mɑːz]Mars

earth [ɜ:θ]Earth

moon [muːn] Moon; Moon

satellite [ˈsætəlaɪt] satellite ; artificial satellite

comet [ˈkɒmɪt]comet

star [stɑ:] star; star; star

pace [speɪs] space; space

atmosphere [ˈætməsfɪə] atmosphere; atmosphere

sky [skaɪ] sky, sky

world [wə:ld] World

nature ['neitʃə] Nature; Nature

enronment [ɪn’vaɪrənmənt] Environment

circumstance [ˈsɜːkəmstəns] Environment; Situation

altitude [ˈæltɪtjuːd] Altitude; height

longitude [ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd] meridian line; longitude

land [lænd] Land

island ['ailənd] Island; Island

mountain [`mauntin] Mountain; Mountain

hill [hil] Hill; Hill

peak [piːk] Top; Peak

ridge [rɪdʒ] Ridge; Roof

basin [ˈbeɪsn] Basin; Basin

sea [siː] Sea; Ocean

strait [streɪt] Strait

tide [taɪd] Tide (tide); Tide; Tide

iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːɡ] Iceberg

shore [ʃɔː] Shore; seashore

bay [beɪ] Bay

harbour [ˈhɑːbə] (=harbor) Harbour

coast [kəʊst] Coast

beach [biːtʃ] Seashore; Beach

source [sɔːs] Source; Water source

river ['rivə(r)] River; River

freshwater ['freʃwɔ:tə(r)] Freshwater

lake [leɪk] Lake

canal [kəˈnæl] Canal; Waterway

delta [ˈdeltə] Delta

glacier [ˈɡlæsiə] Glacier; glacier

rapids [ˈræpɪdz] Rapids

valley [ˈvæli] (mountain) valley; basin

stream [striːm] small river, stream

canyon [ˈkænjən] canyon

waterfall [ˈwɔːtəfɔːl] waterfall

meander [miˈændə] (referring to rivers, etc.) meandering and slow flowing

forest ['fɒrist] Forest

desert [ˈdezət] Desert; Wasteland

jungle [ˈdʒʌŋɡl] Jungle

wood [wʊd] (small) woods; forest

bush [bʊʃ] shrubs (club); dwarf

(2) matter and energy

sand [sænd] sand, sand

stone [stəʊn] stone

marble [ˈmɑːbl] Marble

diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd] Diamond; diamond shaped

mineral [ˈmɪnərəl] Mineral; ore

brass [brɑːs] Brass; brass

gold [gəuld] Gold; gold; gold medal

tin [tɪn] Tin

amber [ˈæmbə] Amber; amber

bronze [brɒnz] Bronze; bronze; bronze artwork

soil [sɔɪl]soil

mud [mʌd] mud (slurry)

ash [æʃ] ash; ash

dust [dʌst] dust; dust; dust

clay [kleɪ] clay

energy[ˈenədʒi] energy, energy

coal [kəʊl] coal

oil[ɔɪl] Petroleum

power [pauə] Electricity; Capacity; Power; Power

petrol [ˈpetrəl] BE gasoline

gasoline [ˈɡæsəliːn] AE gasoline

fossil [ˈfɒsl] Fossil; (minerals) excavated from underground

fuel [ˈfjuːəl] Fuel

waste[weɪst] Waste, waste

methane [ˈmiːθeɪn] methane; biogas

gas [ɡæs] gasoline; gas; gas; poison gas

X-ray[ˈeks reɪ] X-ray, X-ray

fire ['faɪə] Fire; fire

flame [fleɪm] flame; light; enthusiasm

steam [stiːm] steam; water vapor

fibre[ˈfaɪbə] fiber; fiber products

vapour[ˈveɪpə] steam; water vapor

sound [saʊnd] sound

noise [nɔiz] noise; noise

voice [vɒɪs] sound

heat [hi:t] high temperature; heat

(3) climate, weather

climate [ˈklaɪmət] climate

weather ['weðə] Weather

observatory [əbˈzɜːvətri] Observatory; Observatory; Meteorological Observatory

air [eə] Sky; air; air

ice [ais] Ice

temperature ['tempəritʃə] Temperature

rain [reɪn] Rain; Rain water

fog [fɒɡ] Fog

cloud [klaud] Clouds; clouds and mist

shower ['ʃauə] showers

snow [snəu] snow

lightning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] lightning

flood [flʌd] flood; flood

drought [draʊt] drought; drought

frost [frɒst] frost; frost

mist [mɪst] mist

wind [wɪnd] Wind

disaster [dɪˈzɑːstə] Disaster; disaster

catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfi] Great disaster

tornado [tɔːˈneɪdəʊ] Tornado; whirlwind

typhoon [taɪˈfuːn] typhoon

quake [kweɪk] Earthquake

tsunami [tsuːˈnɑːmi] Tsunami; Earthquake Tsunami

volcano [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ] Volcano

lava [ˈlɑːvə] (Volcano ejected) lava ; Volcanic rock

hurricane [ˈhʌrɪkən] Hurricane; Storm

earthquake ['ə:θkweik] Earthquake

thunderstorm [ˈθʌndəstɔːm] Thunderstorm

storm [stɔ:m] Storm;

snowstorm [ˈsnəʊstɔːm] Storm