gley
noun
ˈglā 
often attributive
: a sticky clay soil or soil layer formed under the surface of some waterlogged soils
gleyed
ˈglād
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; akin to Old English clǣg clay — more at clay
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
gley
noun
as in gault
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gault
- mud
- clay
- muck
- soil
- blackland
- loam
- sand
- earth
- guck
- humus
- clod
- gook
- gravel
- dirt
- kaolin
- gumbo
- marl
- ground
- mold
- dust
- loess
- silt
- alluvium
- topsoil
- sediment
- duff
- subsoil
- detritus
- colluvium
- shingle
- mull
- substratum
- Abernathy
- Abernethy biscuit
- aberrance
- aberrances
- aberrancies
- aberrancy
- aberrant
- aberrantly
- aberrants
- aberrated
- aberrates
- aberrating
- aberration
- aberrational
- aberrations
- aberrative
- Abert squirrel
- abert's finch
- abert's pipilo
- abert's squirrel
- Abert's towhee
- Aberystwyth
- abessive
- abet
- abetalipoproteinemiae