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squishysquish‧y /ˈskwɪʃi/ adjective - a squishy jellyfish
- a squishy red ball
- The ground was soft and squishy, and she felt mud oozing over the top of her shoes.
- His face is transformed as he sticks his fist into imaginary roasters and grabs for gizzards, pulls out the squishy stuff.
- She decided not to eat any more of the long squishy, chocolate-coated tube she had ordered.
- She touched some of it with her foot: it was soft and squishy, but not too soggy.
- Soldiers demonstrated military toys like cameras to aim rifles and squishy nonlethal projectiles.
- They cease to be living, breathing people and become squishy little game pieces.
- Tofu by texture is what jellyfish are made of, all soft and squishy and unearthly.
► soft not hard, firm, or stiff, but easy to press: · a soft mattress· Her skin was lovely and soft.· soft ground ► tender used about meat or vegetables that are soft and easy to cut, especially because they have been well cooked: · The beef was very tender.· Cook the carrots until tender. ► soggy very wet and too soft, in a way that seems unpleasant – used about bread, vegetables, and the ground: · soggy cabbage· a piece of soggy bread· The ground was too soggy to walk on. ► squishy soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about soft wet ground which makes a noise when you walk on it: · squishy tomatoes· The leaves were squishy under our feet. ► squashy British English soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about chairs that are soft and comfortable: · The peaches have gone all squashy.· a big squashy sofa ► mushy used about fruit or vegetables that are very soft, wet, and unpleasant, because they are not fresh or have been cooked for too long: · mushy pieces of banana· a few mushy carrots ► spongy soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge: · a spongy foam· a spongy loaf· His boots sank into the spongy soil. ► springy used about something that is soft and comes back to its normal shape after being pressed or walked on: · springy turf (=grass)· Her hair felt lovely and springy. ► pliable used about a material or substance that can be bent or pressed without breaking or cracking: · The clay was still pliable and not too dry. ► yielding literary used about a surface which is soft and will bend when you press it: · yielding flesh soft and wet► squashy British /mushy American use this about fruit or vegetables that are soft and wet, for example because they are not fresh or have been cooked for too long: · All I had left in the fridge was a lemon and a couple of squashy tomatoes.· mushy Brussels sprouts and lumpy gravy· Use firm, ripe pears, not ones that have gone mushy. ► squishy use this about mud that is very soft and makes a wet sound when you walk in it: · The ground was soft and squishy, and she felt mud oozing over the top of her shoes. soft and easy to press: squishy mud► see thesaurus at soft |