Slush
[slʌʃ]
Definition
(n.) Soft mud.
(n.) A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow.
(n.) A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
(n.) The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
(n.) A mixture of white lead and lime, with which the bright parts of machines, such as the connecting rods of steamboats, are painted to be preserved from oxidation.
(v. t.) To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast.
(v. t.) To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Slosh, sludge.[2]. (Naut.) Grease, fat.
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Definition
n. liquid mud: melting snow: a mixture of grease for lubrication: the refuse of the cook's galley in a ship.—v.t. to apply slush to to grease: to wash by throwing water upon: to fill spaces in masonry with mortar (with up): to coat with a mixture of white-lead and lime the bright parts of machinery.—adj. Slush′y.
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Examples
- It rained on all morning and turned the snow to slush and made the mountain-side dismal. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Mr. and Mrs. Guttingen came down to the station with us and he hauled our baggage down on a sled through the slush. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Any snow, or sleet, or slush, or anything of that sort? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- My friend saw the priest from our mess going by in the street, walking carefully in the slush, and pounded on the window to attract his attention. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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