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Silt

noun
/sɪlt/
Word Frequency: 2.1

Definitions

1.nounMud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
2.noun(by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
3.nounA particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
4.verbTo clog or fill with silt.
5.verbTo become clogged with silt.
6.verbTo flow through crevices; to percolate.

Synonyms

slitchsilt upsiltationsedimentalluviumsludgesandslimeloamclaysedimentationmuddy

Rhymes With

lilttiltgiltguiltstiltwiltbuiltcontinental quilt
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