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- pronunciation:
- sIlt
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
fine sediment deposited by water, as of earth, clay, or sand.
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| related words: |
deposit, precipitate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
silts, silting, silted |
| definition: |
to become filled or obstructed with silt (sometimes fol. by "up").
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cover, fill, or block with silt (sometimes fol. by "up").
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| derivations: |
silty (adj.), siltation (n.) |
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