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- pronunciation:
- uhrth
kweIk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a shaking or other movement of part of the earth's surface, resulting from volcanic activity or the sudden release of tension along geologic fault lines.
The earthquake caused roads to crack, buildings to topple, and hundreds of fires to break out in the city.- similar words:
- quake
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| related words: |
calamity, cataclysm, tremor |
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