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View usage for: (slʌʃ) 1. uncountable nounSlush is snow that has begun to melt and is therefore very wet and dirty. Becker's eyes were as cold and grey as the slush on the pavements outside. 2. uncountable nounIf you describe a love story as slush, you mean that you dislike it because it is too sentimental and cannot be taken seriously. [disapproval] More Synonyms of slush (slʌʃ) noun1. any watery muddy substance, esp melting snow 2. informal sloppily sentimental language 3. nautical waste fat from the galley of a ship verb4. (intransitive; often foll by along) to make one's way through or as if through slush 5. (intransitive) to make a slushing sound Word origin C17: related to Danish slus sleet, Norwegian slusk slops; see sludge, sloshslush in American English (slʌʃ) noun1. partly melted snow or ice 3. refuse fat or grease from cooking, esp. on board ship 4. any of several greasy compounds used as lubricants or rust preventives for machinery 5. US overly sentimental talk or writing; drivel 6. US a confection consisting of shaved or crushed ice with a syrup, usually fruit-flavored, poured over it verb transitive8. to splash or cover with slush, esp. in lubricating or protecting verb intransitive10. to walk or move through slushy snow, ice, or mud Derived forms slushiness (ˈslushiness) noun slushy (ˈslushy) adjectiveWord forms: ˈslushier or ˈslushiest Word origin prob. < Scand, as in Dan sluske, ult. < IE base * (s)leu- > sleet Examples of 'slush' in a sentenceslush He was probably putting away a slush fund.Charity donations are not meant to build up a slush fund for parties.It is also a horrific pile of sentimental slush.But you would hardly know it from this uninspiring romantic slush.Set aside a taxi slush fund.The gags come thick and fast, with a side helping of romantic slush.A slush fund was set up for the purpose.When the snow turns to slush that's your chance to apply a little pressure and effectively scrub the glass clean.The next worldwide publishing sensation is out there somewhere but the last place that editors will find it is in their inbox or their slush pile.This was fresh ice, more slush than solid, still forming.Berlin in February often features grey slush and icy winds, accompanied by an austere but worthy programme of films in competition.Boats of 10 metres and under now place fish straight into slush ice as soon as it is caught, thus keeping it firm and fresh. British English: slush / slʌʃ/ NOUN Slush is snow that has begun to melt and is therefore very wet and dirty. There was slush on the pavements. - American English: slush
- Arabic: ثُلُوجٌ ذَائِبَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: lama de neve derretida
- Chinese: 烂泥
- Croatian: bljuzgavica
- Czech: břečka sněhová
- Danish: sjap
- Dutch: sneeuwbrij
- European Spanish: nieve fangosa
- Finnish: loska
- French: neige fondue
- German: Schneematsch
- Greek: λασπόχιονο
- Italian: fanghiglia
- Japanese: ぬかるみ
- Korean: 진창
- Norwegian: slaps
- Polish: breja
- European Portuguese: neve parcialmente derretida
- Romanian: mocirlă
- Russian: слякоть
- Latin American Spanish: nieve fangosa
- Swedish: snöslask
- Thai: หิมะหรือน้ำแข็งที่กำลังละลาย
- Turkish: sulu çamur
- Ukrainian: талий сніг
- Vietnamese: tuyết tan
Definition sloppily sentimental language or writing (informal) sentimental slush Synonyms romanticism emotionalism tender feeling mawkishness soft-heartedness overemotionalism Additional synonymsDefinition the part of a person's character based on feelings rather than thought the split between reason and emotion Synonyms instinct, sentiment, sensibility, intuition, tenderness, gut feeling, soft-heartedness She smiled, politely, rather than with tenderness. Synonyms gentleness, love, affection, liking, care, consideration, sympathy, pity, humanity, warmth, mercy, attachment, compassion, devotion, kindness, fondness, sentimentality, benevolence, humaneness, amorousness, warm-heartedness, softheartedness, tenderheartedness - slummy
- slump
- slur
- slush
- sluttish
- sly
- smack
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