slimenoun [ U ]
uk/slaɪm/us/slaɪm/a sticky liquid substance that is unpleasant to touch, such as the liquid produced by fish and snails and the greenish-brown substance found near water:
There was a revolting green slime in between the bathroom tiles.
You could see trails of slime where the slugs had crossed the path.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dirt & untidiness
- a dog's breakfast idiom
- bloodstain
- blot
- clutter
- contaminant
- contaminate
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- gunge
- gunk
- muck
- pollutant
- slovenly
- slut
- smear
- smudge
- speck
- speckle
- stain
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