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Sifted vs Silted - What's the difference?

sifted | silted |

As verbs the difference between sifted and silted

is that sifted is past tense of sift while silted is past tense of silt.

As an adjective sifted

is having been sifted.

sifted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having been sifted.
    • The recipe called for sifted flour so it would be fluffier.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sift)

    • Anagrams

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    silted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (silt)

    • Anagrams

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    silt

    English

    Noun

  • Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
  • Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
  • (geology) A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

    • See also

    * alluvium * varve

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To clog or fill with silt.
  • To become clogged with silt.
  • To flow through crevices; to percolate.

    • Derived terms

    * silt up

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