slime
slime Lexical Profile
slime Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A moist, soft, and slippery substance, typically liquid or semi-liquid, such as mud, algal scum, or mucus secreted by snails, slugs, and fish.
"The rocks near the edge of the pond were coated in a thick layer of green slime."
A stretchy, gelatinous, and often colorful polymer substance made from glue and borax, used by children as a sensory plaything.
"The children spent the afternoon mixing glitter and food coloring into homemade slime."
A contemptible, deceitful, or morally repulsive person or group of people (informal).
"He refused to associate with the dishonest slime who had defrauded the charity."
• verb
To cover, smear, or drench someone or something with a thick, slippery substance.
"The game show host was slimed with a bucket of green goo at the end of the broadcast."
To move slowly and slickly in a manner resembling a slug or snail, or to act in an unctuous, deceitful way.
"The creature slimed its way across the damp stone floor of the cave."
• Rhymes for slime
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'slīm' (meaning soft mud or viscous mucus), descending from Proto-Germanic '*slimaz' and ultimately related to Latin 'limus' (mud or mire).