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slush
(slŭsh)n.
1. Partially melted snow or ice.
2. Soft mud; slop; mire.
3. Nautical Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley.
4. A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery.
5. Maudlin speech or writing; sentimental drivel.
6. A drink made of flavored syrup poured over crushed ice.
7. Informal Unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.
v. slushed, slush·ing, slush·es
v.tr.
1. To daub (machinery) with slush.
2. To fill (joints in masonry) with mortar.
3. Nautical To wash down (a deck) by splashing with water.
4. To splash or soak with slush or mud.
v.intr.
1. To walk or proceed through slush.
2. To make a splashing or slushy sound.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slask, sloppy weather.]
slush′y adj.
slush′i·ly adv.
slush′i·ness n.
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slushy
(ˈslʌʃɪ)adj, slushier or slushiest
of, resembling, or consisting of slush
n, pl slushies
(Cookery) an unskilled kitchen assistant
ˈslushiness n
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Adj. 1. slushy - being or resembling melting snow; "slushy snow"; "deep slushy mud"
unfrozen - not frozen; "unfrozen ground"
2. [画像:slushy - effusively or insincerely emotional]slushy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
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Translations
ذو عواطِف زائِفَه
rozčvachtaný
hólétõl latyakos
krapakenndur; væminn
roztopený
sulu karlı
slushy
[slʌʃɪ] ADJ (slushier (compar) (slushiest (superl)))2. [poetry etc] → sentimentaloide, sensiblero
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slushy
[ˈslʌʃi] adj [snow] → fondu(e)
[street] → couvert(e) de neige fondue
(British) (= sentimental) → à l'eau de rose
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slushy
[ˈslʌʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (snow) → sciolto/a, fangoso/a (fam) (Brit) (poetry) → sdolcinato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slush
(slaʃ) noun1. melting snow. The streets are covered with slush. ysreën ثَلْجٌ ذائِب киша neve derretida rozbředlý sníh der Schneematsch sjap λασπόχιονο aguanieve lumelörts برفاب loska neige fondante שֶׁלֶג נָמֵס गलती बर्फ bljuzgavica, blato latyak salju cair krap (neve sciolta) 雪どけ 녹기 시작한 눈 pažliugęs sniegas kūstošs sniegs; šķīdonis lecah salji smeltende sneeuw snøslaps na pół stajały śnieg لنډه واوره، اوبلنه واوره: نرمه خټه، پسته خټه neve derretida lapoviţă слякоть snehová kaša, čľapkanica plundra bljuzgavica snöslask หิมะหรือน้ําแข็งที่กําลังละลาย yarı erimiş/sulu kar 融雪,泥濘 талий сніг کیچڑ یا پگھلتی برف tuyết tan 融雪,烂泥
2. (something said or written showing) weak sentimentality. I think most romantic novels are just slush! sentimenteel عَواطِف زائِفَه сантименталност baboseira rozbředlý die Gefühlsduselei sentimentalt pladder σαχλαμάρες, γλυκανάλατα λόγια sentimentalismo mage tundlemine, läägus احساسات آبكي siirappi sensiblerie רַגשָנוּת מְטוּפֶּשֶת घटिया प्रेमपूर्ण साहित्य "limunada", sentimentalnost érzelgősség kecengengan væmið blaður sentimentalismo, svenevolezza 感傷 깊이가 없는 감상적인 이야기 sentimentalus paistalas, skiedalas sentimentāla pļāpāšana terlalu sentimental dan memualkan gezwijmel sentimentalt sludder tani sentymentalizm اوبلنه واوره baboseira sentimentalism exagerat сентиментальный вздор gýč plaža ljiga sentimentalt dravel, smörja คําพูดแสดงอารมณ์ความรู้สึกมากเกินไป uyduruk sanat eseri 廢話 сентиментальна нісенітниця کوئی احمقانہ جذبہ lời nói, tình cảm ủy mị 废话
ˈslushy adjective sentimenteel ذو عواطِف زائِفَه кишав lamacento rozčvachtaný matschig sjappet σαχλός sentimentaloide, medio derretido imal پر گل و شل loskainen détrempé מְרוּפָּש कीचड़दार blatnjav, bljuzgav hólétől latyakos cengeng krapakenndur; væminn fangoso; svenevole 雪どけの 진흙탕의 pažliugęs šķīdoņa-; salkani sentimentāls diliputi lecah salji modderig, zwijmelig slapset, sølet; tåredryppende grząski, ckliwy خټه او لاى lamacento noroios; siropos слякотный roztopený osladen bljuzgavo slaskig, sörjig อย่างอ่อนไหว sulu karlı 無價值的 сльотавий; сентиментальний پتلا، کیچڑ یا گاد جیسا lấm bùn, đầy tuyết tan 无价值的
ˈslushiness noun sentimentaliteit عاطِفِيَّه زائِفَه кишавост aspecto lamacento rozbředlost der Matsch det at være sjappet σαχλότητα carácter sentimentaloide imalus آبكي loskaisuus caractère boueux רוֹפֵש घटियापन sentimentalnost latyak(osság) kecengengan krapi; væmni carattere svenevole 雪どけ 진흙탕 žliūgas šķīdonis penuh lecah salji modderigheid, zwijmeligheid det som er slapset/tåredryppende grząskość, ckliwość اوبلنه aspecto lamacento caracter murdar слякоть roztopenosť osladnost bljuzgavost billig känslosamhet ความรู้สึกอ่อนไหว abartmalı duygusallık; cıvıklık 廢話 сльотавість کثافت sự lấm bùn, sự đầy tuyết tan 废话
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