C2 noun #145,561 most common

silt

UK /sɪlt/ | US /sɪlt/

Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

silt in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
  • (noun) (by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
  • (noun) A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Meanings

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

Synonyms

slitch

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