liete — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dredge noun A machine or device used to scoop up material from the bottom of a body of water.
- silt noun Fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
- sludge noun Thick, soft, semi-liquid mud, waste, or sediment.
- slurry noun A thick, semi-liquid mixture of solid particles suspended in liquid.
Senses
liete is used for these senses in English:
- alluvial Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
- dredge Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
- silt (uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
- sludge A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
- slurry Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
- slurry (agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
dredge — full definition
- noun A machine or device used to scoop up material from the bottom of a body of water.
- verb To clear or deepen a waterway by scooping out mud, sand, or debris.
- verb To bring up something unpleasant from the past, often followed by "up."
silt — full definition
- noun Fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
- verb To become clogged or filled up with silt.