slurry
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i noun
1.
a thin mixture of an insoluble substance, as cement, clay, or coal, with a liquid, as water or oil.
2.
Ceramics. a thin slip.
verb (used with object)
3.
to prepare a suspension of (a solid in a liquid).
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to such a suspension.
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| —n , pl -ries | |
| a suspension of solid particles in a liquid, as in a mixture of cement, clay, coal dust, manure, meat, etc with water | |
| [C15 slory; see | |
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Slurry
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
slurry
c.1440, "mud, slime," probably related to M.E. sloor "thin or fluid mud" (see slur).
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Example sentences
They promised to sift nuggets of truth from the slurry of received wisdom and wishful thinking that characterises much aid-talk.
Streets are selected for resurfacing or slurry sealing through a variety of methods.
When manure is stored as liquid or slurry in ponds or tanks, it releases methane.
The other byproduct of the digestive process was a slurry which was grade-A fertilizer.
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