Synonyms of the word

sediment

• n. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
• v. (transitive) To deposit material as a sediment.
• v. (intransitive) To be deposited as a sediment.

deposit

• n. Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material…
• n. That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care…
• n. (banking) Money placed in an account.
• n. Anything left behind on a surface.
• n. (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve…
• n. A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned,…
• n. A place of deposit; a depository.
• v. (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
• v. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
• v. To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
• v. (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
• v. To lay aside; to rid oneself of.

fix

• n. A repair or corrective action.
• n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
• n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
• n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game,…
• n. A determination of location.
• n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
• v. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
• v. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
• v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
• v. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular…
• v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
• v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
• v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
• v. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will…
• v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
• v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
• v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal;…

matter

• n. Substance, material.
• n. A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
• n. An approximate amount or extent.
• n. (obsolete) The essence; the pith; the embodiment.
• n. (obsolete) Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
• n. (dated) Pus.
• v. (intransitive) To be important.
• v. (transitive, obsolete outside dialects) To care about, to mind; to find important.
• v. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.

posit

• n. Something that is posited; a postulate.
• n. (aviation) Abbreviation of position.
• v. Assume the existence of; to postulate.
• v. Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
• v. Put (something somewhere) firmly.

settle

• v. (transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively;…
• v. (transitive) To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
• v. (transitive) To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or…
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
• v. (transitive) To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous…
• v. (Britain, dialectal) To silence, especially by force; by extension, to kill.
• v. (transitive) To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
• v. (transitive) To place or arrange in(to) a desired state, or make final disposition of (something).
• v. (transitive) To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to…
• v. (transitive) In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
• v. (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
• v. (transitive) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
• v. (transitive) To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take…
• v. (transitive) To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
• v. (transitive) To cause to sink down or to be deposited (as dregs, sediment, etc).
• v. (transitive) To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
• v. (transitive) To put into (proper) place; to make sit properly.
• v. (transitive, of an animal) To impregnate.
• v. (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare…
• v. (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
• v. (Can we verify^{([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +])} this sense?) (intransitive)…
• v. (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed;…
• v. (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
• v. (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have…
• v. (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. also used figuratively…
• v. (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
• v. (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house,…
• v. (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
• v. (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
• v. (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a jointure for a spouse.
• v. (Can we verify^{([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +])} this sense?) (intransitive,…
• n. (archaic) A seat of any kind.
• n. (now rare) A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
• n. (obsolete) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare…

situate

• v. To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle.
• v. To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc. Most commonly…
• adj. (now rare) Situated.

substance

• n. Physical matter; material.
• n. The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
• n. Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
• n. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
• n. A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
• n. Drugs (illegal narcotics).
• n. (theology) Hypostasis.