Slush
noun
A type of snow that is soft and very wet.
After the heavy snowfall, the streets were covered with slush.
Often appears as...
- deep slush
- slush on the road
noun
A sweet liquified food or drink, often fruit-based, that is eaten with a straw or spoon.
He cooled off with a strawberry slush on the hot summer day.
Often appears as...
- flavored slush
- slush drink
noun
In literature, it refers to unsolicited manuscripts and writings submitted to publishers or literary agents.
The publisher had a large pile of slush to go through, looking for the next bestseller.
Often appears as...
- slush pile
- slush submissions
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Formal
Technical
noun
In ship terminology, it refers to oily waste water or semi-liquid rubbish.
The deckhand was ordered to clean out the slush from the ship's bilges.
Often appears as...
- ship slush
- clean the slush
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Technical
noun
A type of snow that is soft and very wet.
After the heavy snowfall, the streets were covered with slush.
Often appears as...
- deep slush
- slush on the road
noun
A sweet liquified food or drink, often fruit-based, that is eaten with a straw or spoon.
He cooled off with a strawberry slush on the hot summer day.
Often appears as...
- flavored slush
- slush drink
noun
In literature, it refers to unsolicited manuscripts and writings submitted to publishers or literary agents.
The publisher had a large pile of slush to go through, looking for the next bestseller.
Often appears as...
- slush pile
- slush submissions
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
In ship terminology, it refers to oily waste water or semi-liquid rubbish.
The deckhand was ordered to clean out the slush from the ship's bilges.
Often appears as...
- ship slush
- clean the slush
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Dependent
Use 'slush' to describe snowy conditions often during or after a rise in temperature.
Be careful walking; the slush is slippery.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Slush' often implies messiness or unpleasantness associated with snow.
The city looks dreary covered in grey slush.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Snow
'Slush' can also refer to something that resembles the half-melted snow's texture.
The muddy slush in the yard made gardening difficult.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Dependent
Use 'slush' to describe snowy conditions often during or after a rise in temperature.
Be careful walking; the slush is slippery.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Slush' often implies messiness or unpleasantness associated with snow.
The city looks dreary covered in grey slush.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Snow
'Slush' can also refer to something that resembles the half-melted snow's texture.
The muddy slush in the yard made gardening difficult.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Dependent
Use 'slush' to describe snowy conditions often during or after a rise in temperature.
Be careful walking; the slush is slippery.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Slush' often implies messiness or unpleasantness associated with snow.
The city looks dreary covered in grey slush.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Snow
'Slush' can also refer to something that resembles the half-melted snow's texture.
The muddy slush in the yard made gardening difficult.
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How does heart...
and have similar antigens. If a match can be made, the surgery can begin. Once the donor's heart is confirmed to be healthy, the organ is immersed in an ice slush and injected with a solution to induce cardiac arrest. These treatments stop the heart from pumping
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Surviving the Storm -...
totally flooded this delta where our snow machines were parked. Yeah, this is deep, a couple of feet of slush. If we don't get them out really quickly, they're going to become encased in new ice, which is just going to be a disaster for us.
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Otter Loses Cub in...
as the slush turns to ice the pup is struggling all he can do is call for help
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How does heart...
and have similar antigens. If a match can be made, the surgery can begin. Once the donor's heart is confirmed to be healthy, the organ is immersed in an ice slush and injected with a solution to induce cardiac arrest. These treatments stop the heart from pumping
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Surviving the Storm -...
totally flooded this delta where our snow machines were parked. Yeah, this is deep, a couple of feet of slush. If we don't get them out really quickly, they're going to become encased in new ice, which is just going to be a disaster for us.
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Otter Loses Cub in...
as the slush turns to ice the pup is struggling all he can do is call for help
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Quote examples
Don Kardong
American Athlete
Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right to the domain. But later drubbings of snow merely complicate running. Snow turns to ice, to slush, to ice again. Tire ruts twist ankles. New snow hides the hazards.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
After the 1970s, when President Nixon's illegal campaign cash was used as a secret slush fund to pay for the Watergate burglary and cover-up, Americans have demanded to know where the money fueling our elections is coming from.
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Marie Helvin
American Model
I love to lounge, and I particularly love to eat outdoors. It's a throwback to my childhood in Hawaii. I have memories of coming out of the sea and eating corn chips with a strawberry vanilla slush.
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Vikas Swarup
Indian Novelist
I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
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Sai Baba
Indian Leader
You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
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Ben Bradlee
American Editor
We were right about the slush fund. But Sloan did not testify about it to the Grand Jury.
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Doug Larson
American Journalist
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
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Tallulah Bankhead
American Actress
My heart is as pure as the driven slush.
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Tallulah Bankhead
American Actress
I'm as pure as the driven slush.
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Don Kardong
American Athlete
Sure, the first light snowfall may be a chance to dance giddily, leaving squeaky footprints through the neighborhood, marking the runner's right to the domain. But later drubbings of snow merely complicate running. Snow turns to ice, to slush, to ice again. Tire ruts twist ankles. New snow hides the hazards.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
After the 1970s, when President Nixon's illegal campaign cash was used as a secret slush fund to pay for the Watergate burglary and cover-up, Americans have demanded to know where the money fueling our elections is coming from.
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Marie Helvin
American Model
I love to lounge, and I particularly love to eat outdoors. It's a throwback to my childhood in Hawaii. I have memories of coming out of the sea and eating corn chips with a strawberry vanilla slush.
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Vikas Swarup
Indian Novelist
I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
Quote examples
Sai Baba
Indian Leader
You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
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Ben Bradlee
American Editor
We were right about the slush fund. But Sloan did not testify about it to the Grand Jury.
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Doug Larson
American Journalist
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
Quote examples
Tallulah Bankhead
American Actress
My heart is as pure as the driven slush.
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Tallulah Bankhead
American Actress
I'm as pure as the driven slush.
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