| sediment | | |
| n. (object) | 1. deposit, sediment | matter that has been deposited by some natural process. |
| ~ matter | that which has mass and occupies space.; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" |
| ~ alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvium, alluvion | clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down. |
| ~ dregs, settlings | sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid. |
| ~ lees | the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage. |
| ~ lick, salt lick | a salt deposit that animals regularly lick. |
| ~ evaporite | the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater. |
| v. (motion) | 2. sediment | deposit as a sediment. |
| ~ posit, situate, deposit, fix | put (something somewhere) firmly.; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" |
| ~ sediment | settle as sediment. |
| v. (motion) | 3. sediment | settle as sediment. |
| ~ settle, settle down | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.; "dust settled on the roofs" |
| ~ sediment | deposit as a sediment. |
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