settlings
- noun
- /ˈsɛt.lɪŋz/
- Specialized
- The laboratory technician carefully poured off the clear liquid, leaving the settlings behind.
Examples
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Tea often contains settlings at the bottom of the cup if not strained.
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After filtering the wine, only a small amount of settlings remained in the bottle.
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Look at those settlings in the fish tank!
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Wow, there are so many settlings here!
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After filtering the wine, only a small amount of settlings remained in the bottle.
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Tea often contains settlings at the bottom of the cup if not strained.
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The laboratory technician carefully poured off the clear liquid, leaving the settlings behind.
Synonyms
17
3.7
Fine soil left by moving water in a river or harbor
13
7.5
Small bits that sink to the bottom of a drink like coffee or tea
1
8.8
A small amount of leftover bits at the bottom of a drink
1
9.9
Solid bits that settle at the bottom of a liquid during brewing
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Etymology
The word settlings comes from the verb settle, which means 'to sink or come to rest', plus the ending -ing that shows 'things that have done it'. So, settlings are the small bits or sediment that have sunk to the bottom of a liquid.