| panopticon | a prison constructed so that all parts are visible from a single point. | |
| glabella | the point between the eyebrows. | |
| quaquaversal | sloping downward in all directions. | |
| zugzwang | (chess) a position in which all moves are detrimental. | |
| linn | (Scot.) a torrent or waterfall; a pool of water, esp. one at the base of a waterfall; a precipice. | |
| dalles | rapids running in a gorge or canyon. | |
| swallet | (Brit.) an underground stream; an opening through which a stream enters the ground. | |
| infundibuliform | funnel-shaped. | |
| cuniculus | a small burrow or tunnel. | |
| anfractuous | full of twists and turns. | |
| white damp | a poisonous gas in coal mines, mostly carbon monoxide. |