lees vs deposit

deposit vs lees

lees and deposit both are nouns.

lees is not a verb while deposit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lees	Yes	No	No	No
deposit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, deposit is a hypernym of lees; that is, deposit is a word with a broader meaning than lees:

lees: the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
deposit: matter that has been deposited by some natural process

Other hypernyms of lees include sediment.

lees (noun)	deposit (noun)
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage	the act of putting something somewhere
	a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
	a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
	matter that has been deposited by some natural process
	the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
	a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
	money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
	money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
	the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

lees (verb)	deposit (verb)
	put, fix, force, or implant
	put (something somewhere) firmly
	put into a bank account

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