SILT
/sɪlt/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/sɪlt/
noun
- Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
- (by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
- A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
verb
- To clog or fill with silt.
- To become clogged with silt.
- To flow through crevices; to percolate.
Source: Wiktionary
