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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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sil·ta·tion [ sil táysh'n ] nounsilt·y [ síltee ] adjective
