bottom settlings
11Foots — Foots, n. pl. The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead. Simmonds. [1913 Webster] …
12Sediment — Sed i*ment, n. [F. s[ e]diment, L. sedimentum a settling, fr. sedere to sit, to settle. See {Sit}.] 1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) The material of… …
13grounds — Synonyms and related words: Astroturf, acres, alluvion, alluvium, antecedents, artificial turf, ash, base, basement, basis, basis for belief, bearing wall, bed, bedding, bedrock, body of evidence, boundary condition, bowling green, call, catch,… …
14ground — n 1. soil, earth, mold, Archaic. glebe, Archaic. marl, land, terrain; sod, turf; loam, clay. 2. grounds tract, property, acres, estate, farm; surroundings, lawn, yard, common, field, park. 3.Often grounds foundation, base, basis, root; reason,… …
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