slush

noun

\ ˈsləsh

Definition of slush

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : partly melted or watery snow

b : loose ice crystals formed during the early stages of freezing of salt water

2 : soft mud : mire

3 : refuse grease and fat from cooking especially on shipboard

4 : paper pulp in water suspension

5 : trashy and usually cheaply sentimental material

6 : unsolicited writings submitted (as to a magazine) for publication

slush

verb

slushed; slushing; slushes

Definition of slush (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to wet or splash with slush

intransitive verb

1 : to make one's way through slush

2 : to make a splashing sound

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Examples of slush in a Sentence

Noun

a sidewalk covered with slush The movie is just a lot of romantic slush.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Dine alfresco with views of the Inner Harbor while consuming fresh seafood and sipping frozen, boozy drinks, such as the strawberry froze and bourbon slush. — John-john Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, "Where you can find Baltimore’s bougiest brunches," 9 July 2019 Then, on Sunday, June 30, an unexpected hailstorm hit the area, burying the city under several feet of icy slush. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "A Summer Hailstorm Buried the Mexican City of Guadalajara Under Ice," 2 July 2019 Iran exploited the flaw to use a $500 million Manhattan skyscraper as a slush-fund for 22 years. — Max De Haldevang, Quartz, "The surprisingly effective pilot program stopping real estate money laundering in the US," 11 June 2019 That can be lovely, but give it a day and that winter wonderland quickly transforms into a hellish landscape of dingy gray slush puddles and cramped sidewalks, packed with unhappy commuters. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, "Consider: A Heeled Snow Boot to Stay High and Dry All Winter," 14 Jan. 2019 After months of snow, slush, and frigid temperatures, spring is finally on the horizon. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Here’s How to Transition Your Skin-Care Routine From Winter to Spring," 12 Mar. 2019 Coastal flooding turns roads into slush rivers Speaking of water, many coastal locations in New England are battling not only the frozen water falling as snow but also the very cold brackish waters from the bays. — Greg Porter, Washington Post, "The 10 best images of this week’s historic ‘bomb cyclone’," 4 Jan. 2018 In that slush pile of information and imagery, few things stand up or stand out. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "The American West Has Never Looked Better Than in Acne Studios’s New Images of Cindy Crawford," 25 Sep. 2018 Transit buses throughout King and Snohomish counties remain on reduced snow schedules, and Community Transit faces 45-minute delays on local routes, as slush covers Seattle streets and snow falls to the north. — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, "Metro buses still on reduced snow schedules while slush brings new driving risks," 12 Feb. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Extreme weather can overpower the freezing point of the washer fluid, turning it to slush on your windshield. — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, "Debunking 5 Cold-Weather Car Myths," 15 May 2018 As of midday, many streets in the Milwaukee area were still snow- and slushed-covered. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Drivers warned about hazardous road conditions as snow ends," 8 Feb. 2018 On a snowy cold day in South Philadelphia, Army and Navy slushed their way through an entertaining game with Army winning its second in a row in the annual series, 14-13. — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, "Quick takes on Army's 14-13 win over Navy," 9 Dec. 2017 Rain and slush would make for a miserable day anywhere, but the weird weather patterns observed over the two-week period in 2016 painted a potentially worrisome picture for the future. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "A huge part of Antarctica is melting and scientists say that's bad news," 19 June 2017

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