1. plural of silt; fine particles of earth or sand carried by water

1. third person singular present of silt; fills or becomes filled with fine particles

Examples

• The river carries silts downstream during heavy rains.
• These silts have accumulated over thousands of years.
• The harbor silts up every winter and needs dredging.
• Sand and silts settled at the bottom of the lake.
• The irrigation channel silts rapidly without maintenance.
• Heavy silts make the water muddy and brown.
• The delta silts over time, creating new land.