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Silt vs Sandy - What's the difference?

silt | sandy |

As nouns the difference between silt and sandy

is that silt is while sandy is (geordie|pejorative) shortened form of sand dancer.

As a proper noun sandy is

a diminutive of the male given name alexander.

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

    Anagrams

    * ----

    sandy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with sand.
  • Sprinkled with sand.
  • Like sand, especially in texture.
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  • Having the colour of sand.
  • Derived terms

    * Great Sandy Desert

    See also

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