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mother lodeˈmother lode, moth‧er‧lode /ˈmʌðələʊd $ -ðərloʊd/ noun [countable usually singular] American English - The region is a mother lode of potential support for his candidacy.
► Earth Sciencesavalanche, nounaxis, nouncatchment area, nouncrater, noundinosaur, noundivide, nounelement, nounextinct, adjectivegallery, noungeo-, prefixgeophysics, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, noungoldfield, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounleach, verbmagnetic pole, nounmagnitude, nounmantle, nounmeteorite, nounmolten, adjectivemother lode, nounnatural history, nounonyx, nounopal, nounozone layer, nounpaleontology, nounpitchblende, nounPleistocene, adjectivePliocene, adjectiveprimeval, adjectivequake, verbquake, nounrarefied, adjectiverock, verbscour, verbshock wave, nounslide, nounsoapstone, nounstony, adjectivestream, nounstrip mine, nounsubcontinent, nounsubterranean, adjectivesuperficial, adjectiveterrain, nounterrestrial, adjectivetremor, nounundercurrent, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounvortex, nounwater table, noun 1a mine that is full of gold, silver etc2a place where you can find a lot of a particular type of objectmother lode of The Sharper Image catalog is a mother lode of men’s gadgets and toys.3hit the mother lode informal to produce or find something that will make you very rich, happy, or successful: They hit the mother lode with their second album. |