Sediment is a solid material that is naturally found in water or air, and is usually composed of small particles of rock, minerals, or organic matter. The crossword solutions for the term sediment include DIRT (4 letters), LEAVINGS (8 letters), DEPOSIT (7 letters), DREG (4 letters), DREGS (5 letters), LEES (4 letters), SILT (4 letters), and RESIDUE (7 letters). DIRT is a loose, gritty soil made up of small pieces of rock and organic matter. LEAVINGS are the remains of something that has been used up or discarded. A DEPOSIT is a mass of material left behind by a natural process such as erosion. DREG and DREGS refer to the sediment that settles at the bottom of a liquid. LEES are the sediment that settles at the bottom of a container of wine or beer. SILT is a fine-grained sedimentary material that is composed of rock and mineral particles. RESIDUE is the material that remains after a process of change or destruction.