slush

== English == === Etymology === May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slʌʃ/ Rhymes: -ʌʃ === Noun === slush (usually uncountable, plural slushes) Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground. Liquid mud or mire. Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie). A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard. (engineering) A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation. (publishing) Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile. ==== Synonyms ==== (snow): slush ice (flavored shaved ice served as a drink): slushy, slushie, slurpee, Slurpee, slush puppy, Slush Puppie ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: slush ==== Translations ==== === Verb === slush (third-person singular simple present slushes, present participle slushing, simple past and past participle slushed) To smear with slushy liquid or grease. To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === shuls == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English slush. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slʏʃ/ Rhymes: -ʏʃ === Noun === slush m (plural slushes, no diminutive) (uncountable) slush (half-melted snow or ice) Synonym: papsneeuw slush (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) Synonyms: slushie, slushpuppie ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “slush”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === Slush (ijsdrank) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Etymology === From English slush. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈslus/, [ˈs̠lus̠] IPA(key): /ˈsluʃ/, [ˈs̠luʃ] Rhymes: -us === Noun === slush slush (icy drink) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== jäähilejuoma == French == === Alternative forms === sloche === Etymology === Borrowed from English slush === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slɔʃ/ Rhymes: -ɔʃ === Noun === slush f (uncountable) (Canada) slush (half-melted snow or ice) Synonyms: (Quebec) gadoue, névasse (Canada) slush (icy drink)