lode
noun
1 lode
A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks.
synonym: load.
Roget 636:
stock,
fund,
mine,
vein,
lode,
quarry;
spring;
fount,
fountain;
well,
wellspring;
milch cow.
stock in trade,
supply;
heap
etc.
(collection)
72;
treasure;
reserve,
corps de reserve,
reserved fund,
nest egg,
savings,
bonne bouche [Fr.].
crop,
harvest,
mow,
vintage.
store,
accumulation,
hoard,
rick,
stack;
lumber;
relay
etc.
(provision)
637.
storehouse,
storeroom,
storecloset†;
depository,
depot,
cache,
repository,
reservatory†,
repertory;
repertorium†;
promptuary†,
warehouse,
entrepot [Fr.],
magazine;
buttery,
larder,
spence†;
garner,
granary;
cannery,
safe-deposit vault,
stillroom†;
thesaurus;
bank
etc.
(treasury)
802;
armory;
arsenal;
dock;
gallery,
museum,
conservatory;
menagery†,
menagerie.
reservoir,
cistern,
aljibar†,
tank,
pond,
mill pond;
gasometer†.
budget,
quiver,
bandolier,
portfolio;
coffer
etc.
(receptacle)
191.
conservation;
storing
etc.
v.;
storage.
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