slush.
Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
Meaning & usage
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.
Liquid mud or mire.
Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.
Where this word comes from
May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.
To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.
Where this word comes from
May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.