Synonyms and antonyms of Layers and arrangements of stone or rock in British Thesaurus

aquifer (noun)

a layer of earth or rock that contains water or that water can pass through

bed (noun)

a layer of rock that is inside a larger area of rock

bedrock (noun)

the solid rock under the ground that supports the soil above it

deposit (noun)

a layer of a metal or another substance that has formed in soil or rock

outcrop (noun)

a rock, or a group of rocks, that sticks up out of the ground

rocks (noun)

the hard solid substance that forms part of the Earth’s surface

rocks (noun)

a group of rocks along the edge of the land or under the surface of the sea

sediment (noun)

a layer of sand, stones, dirt etc that becomes a layer of rock

stepping-stone (noun)

a flat piece of rock in a river that you can stand on in order to cross to the other side

stone (noun)

the hard substance that rocks are made of, often used for building

stratum (noun)

science a layer of a particular type of rock

upthrust (noun)

a large piece of rock that has moved upwards in a crack in the Earth’s surface