lode

Noun

Meaning

A water course or way; a reach of water.

A metallic vein; any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

river mineral fountain bonanza layer load mine ore deposit vein capillary quarry seam stratification stratum
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Antonyms

death last influence none poverty conclusion
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Hypernyms

deposit sedimentation alluviation

Hyponyms

mother lode champion lode

Related terms

lodestar loadstone mother lode

Phrases with the word

rich lode cavity in a lode mineral lode

Anagrams

dole leod OLED Doel Delo Deol Ledo Odle olde

Examples

Another danger is that commercial pressures of one sort or another will divert the attention of the best thinkers from real innovation to exploitation of the current fad, from prospecting to mining a known lode. Dennis Ritchie

Everybody's looking for the niche to make the difference. Some people think they see the mother lode in the beautiful people, especially the vote of the beautiful women. Suzanne Fields

After lode ore is crushed, recovery of the valuable minerals is done by one, or a combination of several, mechanical and chemical techniques. Source: Internet

Due to strong high pressure over Northern California, expect dangerously hot conditions in the Mother Lode and the Northern San Joaquin Valley, with the afternoon highs ranging from 95 to 112 degrees. Source: Internet

More recent research has revealed that most of these lode fillings are much younger ( Triassic to Tertiary ). Source: Internet

It would be more appropriately rendered by "lead way" and "lode" ("way," "course," "journey," "leading," "guidance"; cf. "lodestone" and "lodestar"), the somewhat obsolescent deverbal noun from "to lead." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lodde loddon lily loddon pondweed Lode Star lode-ship Lodebar