slush pilenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈslʌʃ ˌpaɪl/us/ˈslʌʃ ˌpaɪl/a pile of manuscripts (= early versions) of books that have been sent by writers to a publisher and that will probably n+ot be published:
Her novel was rescued from the slush pile and made into a hit movie.
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Books: kinds of books
- abridge
- annual
- anthology
- audiobook
- autobiography
- backlist
- bestiary
- digest
- e-reader
- exercise book
- fiction
- flipback
- glossy
- manuscript
- novelette
- novella
- page-turner
- paperback
- photo album
- travelogue
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