Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

skim
a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
 
Aquarius
a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
 
Irtish River
an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
 
cutting
a piece cut off from the main part of something
 
Tigris River
an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
 
sky
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
 
airborne transmission
a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract
 
Makalu
a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
 
split
a lengthwise crack in wood
 
monocline
a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
 
hanging wall
the upper wall of an inclined fault
 
Admiralty Range
mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land
 
Pecos River
a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
 
Yenisei River
a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea
 
primary
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
 
antiquark
the antiparticle of a quark
 
Neva River
a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland
 
watercourse
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
 
salivary calculus
a stone formed in the salivary gland
 
weakener
that which weakens or causes a loss of strength
 
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