Massif

What do we mean by massif?

A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range. noun

A large section or block of the earth's crust that is more rigid than the surrounding rock and has been moved or displaced as a unit. noun

A central mountain-mass; the dominant part of a range of mountains; a part of a range which appears, from the position of the depressions by which it is more or less isolated, to form an independent whole; also, an orographic block or fault-block (German scholle); a band or zone of rocks raised or depressed between two largely developed parallel faults. noun

A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range. noun

A principal mountain mass. noun

A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists noun

A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range noun

A principal mountain mass.

A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists

Words that are spelled similarly to massif:
massif, massie, massi, mastif, massiv, nassif, massis, passif.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word massif:
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Words that rhyme with massif:
leaf, relief, brief, motif, belief, thief, chief, grief, beef, reef, saif, debrief, sheaf, leitmotif, lief, aperitif, fief, disbelief, reif, sharif, cloverleaf, bas-relief, leif, prief, seif, elongate leaf, bay leaf, coral reef, greif, interleaf, gold leaf, keef, kief, seed leaf, commander in chief, fig leaf, tea leaf, ground beef, in brief, asaph, rief, roast beef, high relief, matif, sneak thief, false belief, longleaf, okeeffe, barrier reef, greenleaf, erroneous belief, arab chief, graef, low relief, police chief, naef, fire chief, painted leaf, half relief, keefe, psychotic belief, reiff, strong belief, compound leaf, tribal chief, cattle thief, bible leaf, bully beef, cut of beef, neef, okeefe, legal brief, religious belief, walking leaf, corn beef, floral leaf, stief, indian chief, scale leaf, side of beef, lobed leaf, grefe, nassif, entire leaf, satin leaf, seife, lanceolate leaf, paint leaf, obtuse leaf, serrate leaf, oakleaf, simple leaf, japanese leaf, flannel leaf, parted leaf, linear leaf, ovate leaf, graeff, oblong leaf, graefe.

Adjectives that are often used to describe massif:
central, great, crystalline, bohemian, main, volcanic, ancient, whole, large, southern, northern, high, massive, armorican, granitic, entire, huge, metamorphic, western, rocky, eastern, mountainous, isolated, alkaline, asian, alpine, ethiopian, hercynian, median, himalayan, welsh, solid, highest, tibetan, vast, southeast, rugged, granitoid, macedonian, rhenish, mainland, enormous, largest, iberian, hoggar, stable, rio, brazilian, peninsular, mighty, haramosh, impressive, peridotite, ukrainian, north, andean, maira, wooded, colombian, nubian, extensive, gigantic, intrusive, immense, uplifted, serpentine, adjacent, shaped, palaeozoic, olympus, snowy, nearby, ardennes, northeastern, steep, southeastern, nilgiri, pannonian, finspang, ophiolite, calcareous, northwestern, cambrian, continental, loftahammar, siberian, coastal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective massif:
central, type.

Consonant match to massif:
mass if, masse if, mess if, moss off, mouse if.

Words that sound like massif:
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