Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To store in a silo.

  2. (transitive)To separate; to isolate.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Everybody is in their little silo and completely clueless.

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  2. The nuclear weapon blew up in its missile silo.

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  3. The company siloed its departments, leading to poor communication.

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  4. The farmer siloed the harvested grain for the winter.

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  5. A data lake is a way to manage big data while avoiding information silos.

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Origin

From Spanish silo, of unclear origin. See Spanish silo for more.

From Spanish silo, of unclear origin. See Spanish silo for more.

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Forms

siloes, siloing, siloed, siloed
Base formsilo · to silo
3rd person singularsiloes
Present participlesiloing
Past simplesiloed
Past participlesiloed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysilo
he, she, itsiloes

Past simpleLesson

all personssiloed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave siloed
he, she, ithas siloed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill silo

Synonyms

1 synonyms
ensile

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sillinesssillyA2siltsilverA2
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