slime
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Definition
Noun:
- Any thick, viscous matter: A soft, moist, slippery, and often unpleasant substance, typically of a muddy or sticky consistency.
Verb:
- To cover or stain with slime: To coat or smear something with a thick, viscous, and often dirty or unpleasant substance.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The bottom of the pond was covered in green slime.
- He slipped on a patch of slime on the factory floor.
Verb:
- The snail slimed the glass wall of the terrarium as it moved.
- The fish was slimed with algae from the stagnant water.
Advanced Usage
"Slime mold": A type of organism, once classified as a fungus, that can exist as single cells or aggregate into a multicellular, slimy mass.
- We studied the life cycle of a slime mold in biology class.
Figurative use (Verb): To treat someone with excessive, insincere flattery or obsequiousness (informal, often pejorative).
- The politician was accused of sliming his way into the mayor's favor.
Variants and Related Words
Slimy (adjective): Covered with or resembling slime; also used figuratively to describe a person who is unpleasantly ingratiating or dishonest.
- The rocks were slimy with seaweed.
- He gave me a slimy smile.
Sliminess (noun): The quality or state of being slimy.
Synonyms
- Noun: Ooze, muck, goo, gunk, mire, sludge.
- Verb: Smear, coat, daub.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
(This word does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs. The verb is typically used transitively.)
Related Idioms
- No common idioms directly feature the word "slime." The figurative verb usage ("to slime someone") can be considered an informal idiom meaning to malign or smear someone's reputation.
Noun
- any thick, viscous matter
Verb
- cover or stain with slime
- The snake slimed his victim