All promontory synonyms

noun promontory

• nodulation — The presence of nodules.
• knoll — A small hill or mound.
• headland — a promontory extending into a large body of water.
• head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
• mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
• nodule — a small node, knot, or knob.
• esker — A long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.
• landmark — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
• downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• minerals — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
• acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
• highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
• foreland — a cape, headland, or promontory.
• hummock — Also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the general level of a marshy region.
• nib — his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical: His nibs wants fresh strawberries in December.
• highlands — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
• hillock — a small hill.
• bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
• hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
• awn — any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses, including cereals
• conspicuity — conspicuousness
• intumescence — a swelling up, as with congestion.
• hillside — a township in NE New Jersey.
• crag — A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.
• isthmus — a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
• conspicuousness — Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.
• boulder — A boulder is a large rounded rock.
• hilltop — the top or summit of a hill.
• milepost — any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
• cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
• gibbosity — the state of being gibbous.
• markedness — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
• cape — A cape is a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea from the coast.
• crags — the neck, throat, or craw.
• mucro — a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
• bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
• waypost — A sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail.
• butte — an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
• convexity — the state or quality of being convex
• nibs — the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
• ness — a headland; promontory; cape.
• outthrust — thrust or extended outward: a friendly, outthrust hand.
• battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
• high point — a city in central North Carolina.
• eminence — Fame or recognized superiority, esp. within a particular sphere or profession.