NOUN | substance | silt | mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake |
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VERB | contact | silt, silt up | become chocked with silt |
Sounds | sih'lt | |
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Rhymes | built ... wilt: 14 rhymes with ihlt... |
Meaning | mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake. | |
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Broader | soil, dirt | The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
Spanish | aluvión, légamo, limo, sedimento | |
Catalan | al·luvió, llim, sediment | |
Adjectives | silty | full of silt |
Verbs | silt | become chocked with silt |
Meaning | Become chocked with silt. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The river silted up" | |
Synonym | silt up | |
Broader | clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul | Become or cause to become obstructed |
Spanish | encenagarse | |
Catalan | omplir-se de sediments | |
Nouns | silt | mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake |
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