gley

noun

Definition of gleynext
as in mud

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  1. mud
  2. clay
  3. soil
  4. muck
  5. sand
  6. earth
  7. loam
  8. kaolin
Noun
  • The Hummer was found caked with mud, which Parker’s mother and sister said earlier this year was unusual and not from the driveway of the home that Parker shared with her mother.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Neeley said the floodwaters were receding but left mud and silt, much of which has been contaminated with sewage because of failures at waste plants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of mud
Noun
  • Workers then lower these containers into bedrock shafts, surrounding them with swellable bentonite clay to absorb moisture and block movement.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The actors interacted with clay during the presentation, building large feet, hands and noses before turning the stage over to athletes who wore the brand and gyrated around the space and performed gymnastics-style moves on a rack.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of clay
Noun
  • Bukele late Thursday said in his statement on X that the deployment of his soldiers and equipment on Haitian soil is nearly finished.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • By analyzing drone data, the government concluded that they were launched from Ethiopian soil, added Abdel Qader in a SUNA report.
    — YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Wolf has never sounded more grounded than with 10 toes down in the muck.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of muck
Noun
  • Away from the sand, get a different view of the region from the Cabo Rojo lighthouse and Las Salinas de Cabo Rojo salt flats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The project that started last week has made a big impact so far, restoring some of the sand lost over three consecutive storms.
    — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of sand
Noun
  • The man is drawing lines into the wet earth, finger-strokes on the river’s head.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • With his homework done and the prospect of his own line, Aitor Ultra, on the horizon, Throup seems ready to come down to earth.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of earth
Noun
  • Thyme should be planted in sandy loam or rocky soil with good drainage.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of loam
Noun
  • Skinfix’s Balancing Soft-Foam Clay Cleanser takes a softer approach, pairing 1% betaine, a humectant that helps attract and retain water, with 4% kaolin clay to absorb excess oil.
    — Sheryl George, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
  • While dating the large paintings is difficult, the researchers found that a number of images of Rainbow Serpents were rendered on top of older paintings in white pipe clay (kaolin).
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of kaolin
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