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silt

silt [ silt ]

noun

Definition:

river deposits: a fine-grained sediment, especially of mud or clay particles at the bottom of a river or lake

transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle silt·ed, present participle silt·ing, 3rd person present singular silts)

Definition:

clog up: to become full or obstructed with silt, or fill or obstruct something with silt

[15th century. Probably < N Germanic]

sil·ta·tion [ sil táysh'n ] noun

silt·y [ síltee ] adjective

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