slime

¹slime

noun \ˈslīm\

Definition of SLIME

1

: soft moist earth or clay; especially : viscous mud

2

: a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: as

a : a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (as slugs and catfishes)

b : a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen

3

: a repulsive or odious person

Examples of SLIME

1. Green slime covers the surface of the pond.
2. She thinks men are slime.

Origin of SLIME

Middle English, from Old English slīm; akin to Middle High German slīm slime, Latin limus mud — more at lime

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SLIME

Synonyms

guck (or gook), mire, muck, ooze, mud, slop, sludge, slush

Related Words

gumbo, silt; clay, dirt, gravel, humus, loam, sand, soil

Near Antonyms

hero, heroine, idol, role model; gentleman, lady; angel, saint

Rhymes with SLIME

chime, climb, clime, crime, cyme, dime, disme, grime, lime, mime, prime, rhyme, rime, stime, thyme, time

²slime

verb

slimedslim·ing

Definition of SLIME

transitive verb

1

: to smear or cover with slime

2

: to remove slime from (as fish for canning)

intransitive verb

: to become slimy

First Known Use of SLIME

1628