silt

/sษชlt/

IPA: /S IH1 L T/

noun
  1. 1

    Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

    syn:slitch
  2. 2

    (by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.

  3. 3

    A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To clog or fill with silt.

  2. 2

    To become clogged with silt.

  3. 3

    To flow through crevices; to percolate.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/silt