canyon
/ˈkænjən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.96 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
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An unincorporated community in Kenora district, in north-western Ontario, Canada.
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An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United States.
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A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.
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An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
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A city, the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States.
Example Sentences
- "After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends."
- "Snow filled her mouth. She caromed off things she never saw, tumbling through a cluttered canyon like a steel marble falling through pins in a pachinko machine."