placer

Definition of placer

Nouns

an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
Type of:
alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

Vocabulary Lists for placer

Gold Rush Words »(185 words)
  • first-come-first-serve
  • gold rush
  • forty-niner
  • niner
  • Rush

Words Pronounced Differently when Capitalized »(49 words)
Some words chage their pronunciation when capitalized....
  • amend
  • Ares
  • askew
  • august
  • bad

Heteronym »(418 words)
  • ablative
  • absent
  • abstract
  • abuse
  • accent

from books »(10 words)
  • wonted
  • celerity
  • callowness
  • salient
  • remonstrance

Words that contain placer