mother lode

Noun

Meaning

the main vein of ore in a deposit

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

mother-lode

Synonyms

champion lode lode bonanza gold mine vein jackpot cash cow gold mine eldorado Golconda gravy train Lodes main vein golden goose

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Antonyms

loss debt exhausted source depleted source drained source spare source

Hypernyms

lode load

Examples

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

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

Are you continuing to build your self-mastery as you draw abundant sustenance from the mother lode? Source: Internet

Climbing aboard the premium drama train, Discovery sticks to one of its favorite reality TV subjects for its first scripted miniseries — hunting for gold in the Yukon — and comes back with some promising flecks if not quite a mother lode. Source: Internet

With previously un-aired material, this special reveals what went wrong and how the guys plan to hit the mother lode next season. Source: Internet

Content-hungry Apple would strike the mother lode if it snapped up the global darling behind the biggest movies, most popular theme parks, and leading sports network. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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