Silt

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.
  • verb-intransitive. To become filled with silt: an old channel that silted up.
  • v. To fill, cover, or obstruct with silt: River sediments gradually silted the harbor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
  • n. Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
  • n. A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  • v. To clog or fill with silt.
  • v. To become clogged with silt.
  • v. To flow through crevices; to percolate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
  • v. To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
  • verb-intransitive. To flow through crevices; to percolate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A deposit of mud or fine soil from running or standing water; fine earthy sediment: as, a harbor choked up with silt.
  • To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud: commonly with up.
  • To percolate through crevices; ooze, as water carrying fine sediment.
  • To become obstructed or choked with silt or sediment: with up.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become chocked with silt
  • n. mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  • Verb Form
    silted    silting    silts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    choke    clog up    clog    congest    choke off    back up    foul    dirt    soil   
    Cross Reference
    varve    alluvium   
    Form
    silted    silting    silt up   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    percolate    deposit   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    built    gilt    guilt    hilt    jilt    kilt    lilt    milt    overbuilt    quilt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sediment    loam    muck    algae    shale    rubble    sludge    ooze    marl    soot