silt

/sɪlt/

noun

  1. 1

    Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.

  3. 3

    A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To clog or fill with silt.

  2. 2

    To become clogged with silt.

  3. 3

    To flow through crevices; to percolate.

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