gleys

noun

Definition of gleysnext
plural of gley
as in blacklands

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  1. muck
  2. earth
  3. dust
Noun
  • As people dig out of the muck and survey the damage to their homes and cities, stories of heroic rescues and devastating losses are coming to light.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rivers overflowed, and a chunk of one of the state’s major highways collapsed, cutting off communities; floods slung mud and muck into buildings.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of muck
Noun
  • According to the Weather Channel, this happens every year as the earth's tilt moves the Northern Hemisphere farther from the sun, carrying anything in the Arctic Circle out of the sun's line of sight.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The idea that any of God’s creatures could just vanish from the earth was simply unthinkable.
    Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of earth
Noun
  • The Israeli army released a video showing blasts ripping through the village in the Marjayoun province, razing dozens of homes to dust.
    Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • If another dino-killing asteroid struck Earth tomorrow, its immediate impact would be the least of our worries; famine would multiply the death toll many times over as dust clouds deprived crops of sunlight.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of dust
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