Term: accretion: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: omega: the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: mate: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: caveat: (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: dumb cane: an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: conglomerate: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: qoph: the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: stowaway: a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: rose mallow: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: elaidic acid: a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods
Broader: increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Unrelated: cyanophyta: prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)