slime

[Slime]

Slime is a substance that's slippery, damp, and gooey, like the slime that grows on the bottom on a swimming pool if it's not cleaned often enough.

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Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.

Noun
any thick messy substance

Verb
cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"


n.
Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.

n.
Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive.

n.
Bitumen.

n.
Mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.

n.
A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals.

v. t.
To smear with slime.


Slime

Slime , n. [OE. slim, AS. sl'c6m; akin to D. slijm, G. schleim, MHG. sl'c6men to make smooth, Icel. sl'c6m slime, Dan. sliim; cf. L. limare to file, polish, levis smooth, Gr. ; or cf. L. limus mud.] 1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.
As it [Nilus] ebbs, the seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain.
2. Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive. 3. (Script.) Bitumen. [Archaic]
Slime had they for mortar.
4. pl. (Mining) Mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing. Pryce. 5. (Physiol.) A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals. Goldsmith. Slime eel. (Zo'94l.) See 1st Hag, 4. -- Slime pit, a pit for the collection of slime or bitumen.

Slime

Slime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slimed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sliming.] To smear with slime. Tennyson.

Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud.

To smear with slime.

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Usage Examples

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Well, I'm not good with sliminess. I hate the thought of creatures that have slime on them or creatures that leave a slimy trail. At home, the sight of a slug can bring up my breakfast.

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