Nouns denoting natural events
- conjuncture
- a critical combination of events or circumstances
- freshet
- the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
- radiation
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- wave
- something that rises rapidly
- consolidation
- combining into a solid mass
- strengthening
- becoming stronger
- miracle
- any amazing or wonderful occurrence
- strike
- a gentle blow
- collapse
- a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- annular eclipse
- only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen
- intravenous drip
- slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time)
- second-place finish
- a finish in second place (as in a race)
- bark
- a noise resembling the bark of a dog
- anticlimax
- a disappointing decline after a previous rise
- avulsion
- an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another
- tidal wave
- a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
- steeplechase
- a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
- caw
- the sound made by corvine birds
- blaring
- a loud harsh or strident noise
- manifestation
- a clear appearance
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