PLACER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("placer" is a kind of...):

alluvial deposit; alluvial sediment; alluvion; alluvium (clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb placer

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