slush
Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the groundHalf-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
» The governor took the money out of a slush fund.
Meaning
7 senses(uncountable, usually)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.
Schneematsch
снежура́snežurá, шуга́šugá, сля́котьsljákotʹ
сльотаslʹota
partially melted snow
(uncountable, usually)Liquid mud or mire.
Matsch
сля́котьsljákotʹ, жи́жаžíža
(uncountable, usually)Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
Slush, Slusheis, Slush Eis
слашslaš
(uncountable, usually)A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
(uncountable, usually)The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
(uncountable, usually)A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
(uncountable, usually)Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.
Examples
6 sentencesThe governor took the money out of a slush fund.
Cycling through slush on a racer isn't wise, but this year there's no alternative.
deEs ist zwar nicht klug, mit dem Rennrad im Schneematsch zu fahren, aber heuer bleibt einem nichts anderes übrig.
There was slush on the road where the car, which had summer tires, was being driven.
It's not clever, cycling through slush on a racing bike, but there's nothing else for it this year.
deEs ist zwar nicht klug, mit dem Rennrad im Schneematsch zu fahren, aber heuer bleibt einem nichts anderes übrig.
Perhaps the surface of Jupiter is like ambiguous slush under dense poisonous gases.
Translations
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Origin
May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influenceMay be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.
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Forms
plural: slushes| Singular | slush |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable