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slurry.

Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈslʌ.ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈslʌ.ɹi/US/ˈslɝ.i//ˈslʊ.ɹi/Northern-England
  1. Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.

    countable · uncountable
  3. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A thickener.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.

verb/ˈslʌ.ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈslʌ.ɹi/US/ˈslɝ.i//ˈslʊ.ɹi/Northern-England
  1. To make a slurry (of some material).

  2. To apply a slurry (to).

    Next week we will be slurrying the parking lot.
Where this word comes from

Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.

adj/ˈslɝi/General-American/ˈslɜːɹi/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Slurred, tending to slur.

    He spoke with a slurry voice.
    His voice became progressively slurrier as he drank the three bottles of wine.
Where this word comes from

From slur (“run together; articulate poorly”) + -y.

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