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SLUSH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Partially melted snow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("slush" is a kind of...):

H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)

Derivation:

slushy (being or resembling melting snow)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spill or splash copiously or clumsily

Example:

slosh paint all over the walls

Synonyms:

slosh; slosh around; slush; slush around

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slush" is one way to...):

plash; spatter; splash; splatter; splosh; swash (dash a liquid upon or against)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a splashing sound

Example:

water was splashing on the floor

Synonyms:

slosh; slush; splash; splosh

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "slush" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s PP

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