sediment

Phonetic Respelling: [ noun sed-uh-muhnt; verb sed-uh-ment ]

Definition:

n. 1 matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; 2 material that has been deposited from water or ice or wind

Sentence:

Billy's feet sank into the sediment on the river bed.

More example sentences:

Billy's feet sank into the sediment on the river bed.

Hear it

Why was the sediment removed so carefully and studied?

Hear it

Sedimentary rocks are derived from sediment.

Hear it

Synonyms:

lees;dregs; settling

Antonyms:

whole

Sediment rhymes:

• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • sediment
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • impediment