Synonyms for sediment
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.
Related words
- Phrases
- hemipelagic sediment
Forms
- Plural
- sediments → silts, alluviums, precipitates, deposits…
Example sentences
- silt The great river was dark with silt.
- precipitate The clouds thickened and it started to precipitate.
- dregs She poured some cold dregs of tea into the two cups.
- deposit You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sediment | falling | |
| silt | falling | |
| precipitate | falling | |
| dregs | rising | |
| alluvium | falling | |
| deposit | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- silt1, lees1
- 5 letters
- dregs1, dross1, draff
- 7 letters
- grounds1, deposit3
- 8 letters
- alluvium4, residuum
- 11 letters
- precipitate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deposit3 = 3 syllables).