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settlings

noun as in deposit

noun as in dregs

noun as in grounds

noun as in silt

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Example Sentences

He went around, and approached from up-stream, awfully careful not to make any noise or raise any settlings.

Then let the liquor run through a bolter, to sever the spice, stopping before any settlings come.

The clarified butter is to be put aside to be kept, the settlings must be used for common and immediate purposes.

And while we're talking, don't you think we might be mixing some of the settlings of the molasses barrel with the brown sugar?

The last traces of settlings, will be removed and the liquid will be clear.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to settlings, such as: alluvium, delta, deposition, dregs, drift, and grounds.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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