SILT Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word silt. (close relations)
Definition of SILT
Best Alternative Words for SILT
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| clay | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978) • a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired • United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) • water soaked soil; soft wet earth • the dead body of a human being | ||||||||
| muck | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any thick, viscous matter • fecal matter of animals verb • remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine • spread manure, as for fertilization • soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||||||||
| mud | nounn | |||||||
noun • water soaked soil; soft wet earth • slanderous remarks or charges verb • soil with mud, muck, or mire • plaster with mud | ||||||||
| ooze | verbv | |||||||
noun • any thick, viscous matter • the process of seeping verb • pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings • release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities | ||||||||
| sediment | nounn | |||||||
noun • matter that has been deposited by some natural process verb • deposit as a sediment • settle as sediment | ||||||||
| sludge | nounn | |||||||
noun • the precipitate produced by sewage treatment • any thick, viscous matter | ||||||||
| soil | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything regarded as making something unclean • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||||
| silt up | verbv | |||||||
verb • become chocked with silt | ||||||||
