Silt is very small pieces of soil or rock. Water moves it and drops it in new places. It can make the ground soft or muddy.
The river leaves silt on the banks.
After the flood, silt covered the fields.
Silt also means the soft dirt that settles at the bottom of water. It can make the water shallow or dirty.
Fish hide in the silt at the lake bottom.
Boats sometimes get stuck in thick silt.
Silt can make water dirty and harm animals and plants living there. It blocks light and reduces clean water.
Too much silt can harm water plants.
Silt causes clouds in river water.
Silt particles in soil help water and air move well for plants. It is important for good farming land.
Silt helps make soil rich for plants.
The farmer found silt in the field's topsoil.
As a verb, silt means that small soil pieces fill or block a place, like pipes or rivers. This makes it hard for water to pass.
The river silted up after heavy rains.
The pipe has silted and stopped water flow.
Silt is a kind of soil that feels smooth and soft. It is important in describing how soil feels and behaves.
Loam has silt and sand in it.
The garden soil feels smooth because of silt.
Sometimes, silt is used to talk about ideas or feelings that block clear thinking. It means mental confusion or unclear thoughts.
His mind was full of silt after the long day.
Silt in her thoughts made decisions hard.
