slush
slush Lexical Profile
slush Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Partially melted snow or ice on the ground, often mixed with water and dirt.
"Pedestrians carefully navigated the gray slush accumulating at the street corners after the winter thaw."
A sweet beverage made of flavored finely crushed or shaved ice.
"On hot summer afternoons, the children bought cherry slush from the neighborhood convenience store."
Excessively sentimental, mawkish, or shallow speech or writing.
"The critic dismissed the latest romance novel as predictable, overly emotional slush."
• verb
To walk, splash, or move through wet snow, mud, or mire with a squelching sound.
"We slushed across the thawing parking lot in our waterproof boots."
To wash, douse, or coat something with water, grease, or a watery mixture.
"The deckhands slushed down the wooden planks with buckets of seawater."
• Rhymes for slush
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-17th century, probably of Scandinavian origin (compare Norwegian 'slusk' meaning sloppy mud or dirty weather) or an expressive blend of 'sludge' and 'mush'.