slush
11slush — slush, sludge, slosh Sludge is usually applied to something relatively thick and less liquid, e.g. to wet clinging mud or slimy deposits, whereas slush more typically describes thawing snow or melting ice. Slosh (in its related uses) is a verb… …
12slush — (slush) partially melted snow or a substance resembling it …
13slush — ► NOUN 1) partially melted snow or ice. 2) watery mud. 3) informal excessive sentiment. ► VERB ▪ make a soft splashing sound. DERIVATIVES slushy adjective. ORIGIN pro …
14Slush — This article is about the mixture of solid and liquid snow. For other uses of the term slush , see slush (disambiguation).Slush is a slurry mixture of snow and liquid water. In the natural environment, slush forms as ice or snow melts. This often …
15slush — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dirty, muddy ▪ There was dirty brown slush all over the roads. ▪ frozen, icy VERB + SLUSH ▪ turn to …
16Slush — Als Slush bezeichnet man ein schlammartiges Gemisch aus einem Feststoff und einer Flüssigkeit. Das Wort kommt vom englischen slushed ice, was so viel wie „Matsch Eis“ bedeutet (Slush = Schlick). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geomorphologie 2 Gas 3… …
17slush — ● sloche ou slush nom féminin (anglais slush, gadoue) Au Québec, mélange de neige fondue et de boue sur les trottoirs, la chaussée. (Emploi critiqué.) sloche ou slush n. f. (Québec) (Emploi critiqué.) Mélange de neige et d eau imprégné de saletés …
18slush — [[t]slʌʃ[/t]] n. 1) partly melted snow 2) liquid mud; watery mire 3) naut. navig. refuse fat from the galley of a ship 4) a mixture of grease and other materials for lubricating 5) silly, sentimental talk or writing 6) to splash with slush 7) to… …
19slush — I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slusk slush Date: 1641 1. a. partly melted or watery snow b. loose ice crystals formed during the early stages of freezing of salt water 2. soft mud ; mire 3. refuse grease and… …
20slush — [17] Like the very similar (and perhaps ultimately identical) slosh [19] and sludge [17], slush probably originated in imitation of the sound of squelching or splashing. The similarity of early modern Danish slus ‘sleet, mud’ and Norwegian slusk… …
