plural slushes
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
c
: slushy
Cut watermelon into small chunks and freeze, then blend frozen fruit and buttermilk to make a cooling fruit slush. — Sunset Magazine
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)
: to wet or splash with slush
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The first known use of slush was circa 1642
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