| Main Entry: | silt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sediment |
Synonyms: |
deposit, residue, sand, settlings |
| 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: | filth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dirt, pollution |
Synonyms: |
carrion, contamination, corruption, crud, defilement, dregs, dung, excrement, feces, feculence, filthiness, foul matter, foulness, garbage, grime, impurity, manure, mire, muck, mud, nastiness, ordure, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity, refuse, rottenness, sediment, sewage, silt, sleaze, slime, slop, sludge, slush, smut, trash, uncleanness |
Antonyms: |
cleanliness, purity, sterility |
| Main Entry: | mud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wet dirt |
Synonyms: |
clay, mire, muck, ooze, silt, slab, sludge, slush |
| Main Entry: | ooze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liquid emitted |
Synonyms: |
alluvium, fluid, glop, goo, gook, gunk, mire, muck, mud, silt, slime, sludge |
| Main Entry: | residue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leftover part |
Synonyms: |
balance, debris, dregs, dross, excess, extra, garbage, heel, junk, leavings, leftovers, orts, parings, remainder, remains, remnant, residual, residuum, rest, scourings, scraps, scum, sewage, shavings, silt, slag, surplus, trash |
| Notes: | remainder is a general word for what is left over, while residue (and residuum) is the remains at the end of a process; remnant is a part left after the greater part has been removed |
Antonyms: |
base, core |
| Main Entry: | sediment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solid residue from liquid solution |
Synonyms: |
debris, deposit, dregs, dross, gook, grounds, gunk, lees, matter, powder, precipitate, precipitation, residuum, settling, silt, slag, solids, trash, waste |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | sludge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mud |
Synonyms: |
glop, goo, goop, grease, gunk, mire, muck, oil, ooze, scum, sediment, silt, slime, slop |