The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.

The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.

Any of a number of materials deposited at Earth's surface by physical agents (such as wind, water, and ice), chemical agents (precipitation from oceans, lakes, and rivers), or biological agents (organisms, living and dead).

Soil, sand, and minerals washed by rain from land into water that accumulates on the bottom of ditches, streams, rivers and lakes.