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sludge
[ sluhj ]
noun
- mud, mire, or ooze; slush.
- a deposit of ooze at the bottom of a body of water.
- any of various more or less mudlike deposits or mixtures.
- the sediment in a steam boiler or water tank.
- broken ice, as on the sea.
- a mixture of some finely powdered substance and water.
- sediment deposited during the treatment of sewage.
- Also called activated sludge. Bacteriology. sewage sediment that contains a heavy growth of microorganisms, resulting from vigorous aeration.
- a fine, mudlike powder produced by a mining drill.
sludge
/ slʌdʒ /
noun
- soft mud, snow, etc
- any deposit or sediment
- a surface layer of ice that has a slushy appearance
- (in sewage disposal) the solid constituents of sewage that precipitate during treatment and are removed for subsequent purification
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Other Words From
- de-sludge verb (used with object) desludged desludging
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sludge1
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Example Sentences
Forensic tests showed the birds died after becoming coated in sludge, Hubbard said.
They also used the powers of their separate agencies to cite waste haulers for spilling sludge along roadways.
Meat, dairy, and processed foods” should be avoided, she says, because they are “tracking toxic sludge through your baby house.
Rain had fallen heavily overnight and the streets were caked in sludge.
They describe their genre as “SURF SEX SLUDGE AND GARBAGE,” and grew up rocking out to Elvis.
When the flood went down, I found it near the middle of the parairy, half buried in the sludge.
A soft sludge as it came noiselessly to rest beneath the glazed chintz awnings of the Butterfly Center station.
The sludge was then lifted and thrown upon an inclined screen and down the shoot over the side of the bank.
In the mean time, Rust and Sludge became exceedingly sociable.
Sludge must be right in this; otherwise the theologians would not have had such a successful run.
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