Slime

  • 21slime — /sluym/, n., v., slimed, sliming. n. 1. thin, glutinous mud. 2. any ropy or viscous liquid matter, esp. of a foul kind. 3. a viscous secretion of animal or vegetable origin. 4. Slang. a repulsive or despicable person. v.t. 5. to cover or smear… …

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  • 22slime — 1. noun /slaɪm/ a) Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing. theternall Lord …

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  • 23Slime —    (Gen. 11:3; LXX., asphalt; R.V. marg., bitumen ). The vale of Siddim was full of slime pits (14:10). Jochebed daubed the ark of bulrushes with slime (Ex. 2:3). (See Pitch.) …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 24slime — n. slime oozes * * * [slaɪm] slime oozes …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25slime — [[t]sla͟ɪm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Slime is a thick, wet substance which covers a surface or comes from the bodies of animals such as snails. He swam down and retrieved his glasses from the muck and slime at the bottom of the pond …

    English dictionary

  • 26slime — slaɪm n. thin slippery substance (i.e. mud, secretions, etc.) v. cover with slime, coat with slime …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27slime — de·slime; slime; …

    English syllables

  • 28slime — /slaɪm / (say sluym) noun 1. thin, glutinous mud. 2. any ropy or viscous liquid matter, especially of a foul or offensive kind. 3. a viscous secretion of animal or vegetable origin. 4. Colloquial servility; quality of being ingratiating. 5.… …

  • 29slime — 1) a natural covering of fish forming a protective film, often damaged or lost when captured fish are handled with dry hands, leaving the fish open to infection when returned to the water. On death the slime becomes opaque and milky, and… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 30slime coat — slime (1) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology