CEFR A2

silt

noun

Meaning

silt means mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses silt to mean mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
The teacher asked students to find silt in the reading.

Synonyms: slitch

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silt (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /sɪlt/

Definition

silt means mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses silt to mean mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
The teacher asked students to find silt in the reading.
Check the words around silt to choose the right meaning.

How to Use silt

a/the silt (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a silt."
silt in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked silt in context before translating it."

Synonyms of silt

Words with a similar meaning to silt:

slitch

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