Definitions For Sediment

noun

  • Matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  • Material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid
  • Material (such as stones and sand) that is carried into water by water, wind, etc.

verb

  • Settle as sediment
  • Deposit as a sediment

Is Sediments a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Sediment is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sediment in a Sentence

  • There was a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank.
  • The sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
  • The water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected

Synonyms for Sediment

Antonyms for Sediments

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