slime

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: slīm, IPA: /slaɪm/, SAMPA: /slaIm/
• Rhymes: -aɪm

[edit] Noun

slime (plural slimes)

1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.
2. Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.

[edit] Derived terms

• slime mold

[edit] Synonyms

• (any substance of a dirty nature): sludge

[edit] Translations

Czech: sliz cs(cs) m. Dutch: slijm nl(nl) n. Finnish: lima fi(fi)

Japanese: スライム (suraimu), ぬめり (滑り, numeri) Portuguese: gosma pt(pt) f., lodo pt(pt) m. Spanish: lama f., cieno m., baba f., légamo m.

[edit] Verb

to slime (third-person singular simple present slimes, present participle sliming, simple past and past participle slimed)

1. (transitive) To coat with slime.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To besmirch or disparage.

[edit] Anagrams

• smile