The river was cloudy with silt.
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Silt
/sɪlt/
Synonyms for "silt" (48 found)
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20 entriesaccumulationaction verbback upchokechoke offclogclog upcongestcrap updepositiondepositsdirtfoulintransitive verbsedimentsoil
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More specific
9 entriesalluvial siltcanal siltingchannel siltingcreek siltingharbor siltinglake siltpond siltingriver siltriver silting
Collocations
10 entriesfine siltharbor siltingriver siltriver siltingsediment depositionsilt bedsilt fencesilt layersilt upsilting process
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The great river was dark with silt.
Source: tatoeba (4753324)
Silt has a finer particle size than sand, but not as fine as clay.
Source: tatoeba (10619157)
The soil should be full of loam, a mixture of sand, silt, clay and organic material.
Source: tatoeba (12045722)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.