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Sediment

The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.

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Alluvion 76% connected

Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Alluvium 76% connected

Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lees 76% connected

of Lee

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lick 76% connected

To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deposit 76% connected

To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Matter 76% connected

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of concep…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Posit 76% connected

To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Settle 76% connected

A seat of any kind.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Situate 76% connected

Alt. of Situated

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deposit 92% connected

To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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