| Main Entry: | deposit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation of solid |
Synonyms: |
alluvium, delta, deposition, dregs, drift, grounds, lees, precipitate, precipitation, sediment, settlings, silt |
| Main Entry: | inlet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arm of the sea |
Synonyms: |
basin, bay, bayou, bight, canal, channel, cove, creek, delta, entrance, estuary, firth, fjord, gulf, harbor, ingress, loch, narrows, passage, slew, slough, sound, strait |
| Main Entry: | mouth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening |
Synonyms: |
aperture, beak, box, cavity, chops, clam, crevice, delta, door, embouchement, entrance, estuary, firth, fly trap, funnel, gate, gills, gob, harbor, inlet, jaws, kisser, lips, mush, orifice, portal, rim, trap*, yap |
| Main Entry: | flood plain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plain bordering a river |
Synonyms: |
alluvial plain, coastal plain, delta, delta plain, floodplain, tidal plain |