deposit
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3.5
- noun
- /dɪˈpɑːzɪt/
- Specialized
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yacimiento
- Given the lack of forests or nearby coal deposits, the settlers had nothing to burn.
- mineral deposits
- shale deposits
- rich deposits
In these acid deposits, scientists have proven that these acid deposits can melt and fuse granite.
- In these acid deposits, scientists have proven that these acid deposits can melt and fuse granite.
- These are little, little kind of like little stones, basically little calcium like deposits.
- Various other deposits that, some of which are still unidentified today.
- It begins with dust, with mud, sun, water, bits of fin, claw, mandible deposits in the Bank of time.
Examples
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It has the world's largest deposit of lithium.
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The Earth's crust is rich in calcium, and over millennia these deposits have seeped into rivers and oceans.
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There will be some large deposits in the next few weeks.
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open those vast oil deposits in the Valley of the Moon.
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...because of all the clay deposits up the hill.
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You know, this here is the richest deposit of gold in America.
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They hit a gas deposit.
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The rubber foreign body in our patient was covered with a deposit of mineralized concretions.
Academic text (2008) -
Ukraine, which has rich coal deposits in the Donbas, has suddenly turned from an exporter into an importer of coal.
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The miners discovered a rich deposit of silver deep in the mountain.
Synonyms
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4.2
Small bits that collect at the bottom of water or other liquids
Loose soil like sand or clay that a river leaves when it slows
A hard layer of minerals that forms on a surface, like on pipes or cave walls
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.0
A fireproof metal box at a bank for keeping valuable things like documents or jewelry
- Specialized
15
3.4
Money paid in advance to a landlord or company as a promise you will keep the agreement
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4.1
A United States government group that promises to pay back people's bank deposits if a bank fails
- Specialized
3
4.1
A paper from a bank showing you deposit money for a fixed time to earn interest
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3.9
A bank account where you leave money for a fixed time and often cannot take it out without notice
- Specialized
A bank account where you leave money for a fixed time to earn higher interest and cannot take out early
- Specialized
A bank account that keeps money for a fixed time with fees for withdrawing early
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deposit comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and ponere 'to put', so it literally meant 'to put down'. When rivers or wind 'put down' sand and minerals, they leave a deposit, which is the layer of material left behind.