silt
Because it is a word with a single syllable, silt is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofsilt
- Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
Synonyms: slitch
- (by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
- A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- To clog or fill with silt.
- To become clogged with silt.
- To flow through crevices; to percolate.
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