Synonyms for silt
sɪltsilt

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1. siltverb

   mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

2. silt up, siltverb

   become chocked with silt

   "The river silted up"

   Synonyms:
   silt up

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. siltnoun

   Synonyms:
   sediment, deposit, alluvium

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1. List of paraphrases for "silt":

   limon, vase, loam, silty, mud, siltation

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1. Alok Gupta:

   Silt increases soil fertility. If farmers use the silt from Nilona, they can get a higher (crop) yield. In turn, we don’t have to worry about its disposal.

2. Farmer Gaju Rawat:

   They offered us tonnes of silt for free, provided we transported it ourselves. I brought 30 tractors of silt, which is a very good way to increase moisture to my field. Normally I get 15-30 quintals of cotton. But this year, I am expecting at least double that.

3. Richard Peirce:

   An awful lot of attacks occur in river mouths, where there is silt and other material in suspension in the river -- people washing their clothes, people washing themselves.