settlings

/ ˈsɛtlɪŋz /

plural noun

1. any matter or substance that has settled at the bottom of a liquid; sediment; dregs

Example Sentences

Beyond Syria and Iraq, Voronkov said regional affiliates of IS “continued to expand at an unsettling scale and pace, partly enabled by the proliferation of conventional arms and weapons, especially in fragile conflict settlings.”

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In such cases, pilots know to turn off automatic engine settlings and control thrust manually.

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Bubeyev’s defense claimed that the privacy settlings on his account made the articles he shared available only to him and his 12 friends.

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Bare-knuckle fighting was traditionally a way of settlings scores between families.

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Typically they have been gangland settlings of scores.

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Related Words

• residue 
• sand