slime

slime  (slm)

n.

1. A thick sticky slippery substance.

2. Biology A mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as catfishes and slugs.

3. Soft moist earth; mud.

4. A slurry containing very fine particulate matter.

5. Vile or disgusting matter.

6. Slang A despicable or repulsive person.

tr.v. slimed, slim·ing, slimes

1. To smear with slime.

2. To remove slime from (fish to be canned, for example).

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[Middle English, from Old English slm; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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slime [slaɪm]

n

1. soft thin runny mud or filth

2. any moist viscous fluid, esp when noxious or unpleasant

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a mucous substance produced by various organisms, such as fish, slugs, and fungi

vb (tr)

1. to cover with slime

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) to remove slime from (fish) before canning

[Old English slīm; related to Old Norse slīm, Old High German slīmen to smooth, Russian slimák snail, Latin līmax snail]

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slime  (slm)

A slippery or sticky mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as slugs or snails.

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slime

• asphalt - Its synonyms are mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, and slime.
• ooze - As in mud or slime, it traces back to an Old Norse word meaning "puddle, stagnant pool," and originally meant juice or sap from a plant or fruit.
• slime - Related to Latin limus, "mud, slime."
• mucous, mucus - Mucous is the adjective from Latin meaning "slimy," and mucus is the noun from Latin but cognate with Greek mussesthai, "blow the nose."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slime - any thick, viscous matter             goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, sludge matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Verb	1.	slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim" begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

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slime

noun sludge, ooze, gunge (informal), mud, muck, mire, gunk (informal), gloop (informal) the muck and slime at the bottom of the pond

Translations

slime [slaɪm] N (in pond) → cieno m, fango m; [of snail] → baba f

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slime [ˈslaɪm] n → substance f visqueuse

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slime

n → Schleim m; trail of slime → Schleimspur f

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slime [slaɪm] n (mud) → melma; (sticky substance) → sostanza viscida; (of snail) → bava

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slime

n slime [slaim]

thin, slippery mud or other matter that is soft, sticky and half-liquid There was a layer of slime at the bottom of the pond. slyk طين رَخو тиня bahno, kal dynd; slam der Schleim, der Schlamm βούρκος, λάσπη, γλίτσα cieno, fango muda, läga لجن lieju, lima vase רֶפֶש कीचड़, पंकल, अवपंक sluz, glib iszap lumpur leðja; slím, slepja limo, fanghiglia, melma どろどろしたもの 진흙 dumblas gļotas selut slijk slim, gjørme, slam szlam lodo nămol; mâl ил; слизь bahno, kal mulj sluz slam, dy เลน yapışkan, ince çamur 黏泥 мул; каламуть دلدل یا دلدلی chất lỏng đặc, chất nhờn 粘泥

adj slimy

covered with, consisting of, or like, slime a slimy mess on the floor. slymerig موحِل тинест mazlavý mudret; slimet schleimig λασπώδης, γλοιώδης viscoso, pegajoso lägane, limane با لجن پشيده شده limainen visqueux רִיר कीचड़दार sluzavo, prljavo nyálkás seperti lendir slímugur fangoso, melmoso どろどろした 진흙투성이의, 곤죽 같은 glitus gļotains berselut slijmerig slimet szlamowaty viscoso noro­ios; murdar илистый; вязкий mazľavý, slizký sluzast sluzav dyig, slemmig บอบบาง yapışkan, çamurlu 黏滑的 слизистий; слизький دلدل جیسا، لجلجا nhầy nhụa, giống như nhớt 粘滑的

n sliminess

slymerigheid تَوَحُّل лепкавост slizkost mudrethed; slimethed die Schleimigkeit γλοιωδία viscosidad limasus لجني limaisuus viscosité חֲלַקלַקוּת चिपचिपापन sluzavost iszaposság, ragacsosság; nyálkásság keadaan berlendir það að vera slímugur viscosità, viscidità どろどろすること 끈적끈적함 glitumas gļotainums penuh selut slijmerigheid slimethet, kliss szlamowatość viscosidade vâscozitate вязкость mazľavosť, slizkosť sluzavost sluzavost dyighet, slemmighet ความบอบบาง cıvıklık 粘滑, 粘性 слизькість لزوجت sự đầy nhựa, sự đầy nhớt 粘滑, 粘性