lode

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

lode, n. [AS. lād way, journey, fr. lī&edh;an to go. See Lead to guide, and cf. Load a burden.].

•  A water course or way; a reach of water.  [1913 Webster]

  "Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother skated home in triumph."  [1913 Webster]
•  A metallic vein; any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lode, n. a vein of metal ore.

Etymology

var. of LOAD

THESAURUS

lode

Eldorado, Golconda, bonanza, chimney, chute, cornucopia, country rock, deposit, dike, font, fount, fountain, gangue, gold mine, gravy train, lodestuff, matrix, mine, mine of wealth, mineral deposit, mother lode, ore bed, pay dirt, quarry, resource, rich lode, rich uncle, shoot, source, source of supply, spring, staple, stock, vein, well, wellspring

ROGET THESAURUS

lode

Store

N store, stock, fund, mine, vein, lode, quarry, spring, fount, fountain, well, wellspring, milch cow, stock in trade, supply, heap, treasure, reserve, corps de reserve, reserved fund, nest egg, savings, bonne bouche, crop, harvest, mow, vintage, store, accumulation, hoard, rick, stack, lumber, relay, storehouse, storeroom, storecloset, depository, depot, cache, repository, reservatory, repertory, repertorium, promptuary, warehouse, entrepot, magazine, buttery, larder, spence, garner, granary, cannery, safe-deposit vault, stillroom, thesaurus, bank, armory, arsenal, dock, gallery, museum, conservatory, menagery, menagerie, reservoir, cistern, aljibar, tank, pond, mill pond, gasometer, budget, quiver, bandolier, portfolio, coffer, conservation, storing, storage, keep, file (papers), lay in, preserve, Adj, stored, in store, in reserve, in ordinary, spare, supernumerary, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.