sediment

Plural: sediments

Noun

matter that has been deposited by some natural process
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

Verb

Verb Forms: sedimented, sedimenting, sediments

To settle to the bottom of a liquid as a deposit.
deposit as a sediment
settle as sediment
To deposit material as a sediment.
To be deposited as a sediment.

Examples

After a long Scrabble session, my brain felt like it would sediment, unable to form new words.
The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

Synonyms

deposit

Scrabble Score: 11

sediment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sediment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sediment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sediment: valid Words With Friends Word