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ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase alluvial deposit. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase alluvial deposit. (close relations)
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alluvium

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clay
nounn
noun

• United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978)

• a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

• United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)

• water soaked soil; soft wet earth

• the dead body of a human being

loam
nounn
noun

• a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

sand
verb, nounv, n
noun

• French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

• a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

• fortitude and determination

verb

• rub with sandpaper

sediment
nounn
noun

• matter that has been deposited by some natural process

verb

• deposit as a sediment

• settle as sediment

silt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

verb

• become chocked with silt

soil
nounn
noun

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

• the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

verb

• make soiled, filthy, or dirty

alluvion
nounn
noun

• gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

• clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

alluvium
nounn
noun

• clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

alluvial sediment
nounn
noun

• clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

Best Hypernyms For ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT

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deposit sediment accumulation layer material

Alternatives for CLAY

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