slush
About 0.43 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
As the skiing season drew to an end, there was nothing but slush left on the piste.
- noun Liquid mud or mire.
- noun Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
- noun A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
- noun The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
- noun A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
- noun Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.
- verb To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
Similar words
slosh splosh splash slosh around slush around slop secrecy secret camera confidentiality
Often followed by
and fund of funds pile in on to ice
Word family
slushed slushes slushing
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