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Silt - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Silt : (noun)
1: mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
(verb)
1: become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" [syn: silt
up]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Silt : \Silt\, n. [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile;
probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS.
se['o]n to filter, s[=i]gan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G.
seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. sihan, Icel. s[=i]>a, Skr.
sic to pour; cf. Gr. ??? moisture. Cf. Sig, Sile.]
Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Silt : \Silt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Silting.]
To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Silt : \Silt\, v. i.
To flow through crevices; to percolate.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Silt, CO (town, FIPS 70195)
Location: 39.54965 N, 107.65382 W
Population (1990): 1095 (481 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 81652
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Silt |
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ThinkingStiff: Fucking Silt. What to do? |
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captainkaftan: "i have labored to dredge the Silt from your throat. I am none the wiser. |
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ThinkingStiff: Fucking Silt. What to do? |
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