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SETTLINGS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
Synonyms:
dregs; settlings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("settlings" is a kind of...):
deposit; sediment (matter that has been deposited by some natural process)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "settlings"):
grounds (dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue)
Derivation:
settle (sink down or precipitate)
settle (cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids))
