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Synonyms for tailings

Most common

culm tails spoil

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Culm — the waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from…

culm, mullock AU NZ

2. Tail — the weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and…

tail, tails

Other

spoil

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.

  2. n. 2

    The weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils.

Related words

Is a kind of
spoils

Example sentences

  • tails Angels have pairs of wings, and demons have tails.
  • spoil Put the meat in the refrigerator or it will spoil.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tailingsfalling
culmfalling
tailsrising
spoilsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
tail1, culm
5 letters
spoil1, tails1
7 letters
mullock