SLUSH
What does "SLUSH" mean?
Partly melted snow or ice, soft and watery underfoot.
Meanings
- Snow or ice that has begun to melt into a soft, wet, dirty mass. By noon the sidewalks were ankle-deep in grey slush.
- A drink of crushed or shaved ice mixed with flavored syrup. The kids ordered blue raspberry slush at the fair. informal
- Manuscripts submitted to a publisher without invitation (the 'slush pile'). Her debut novel was plucked straight from the slush pile. informal
Word origin
Of imitative or Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian dialect 'slusk' and 'slask' (sludge, wet filth); first recorded in the mid-17th century.
Remember it
SLUSH = SLUSH; the 'sh' at the end is the sound your boot makes pulling free of it.
A little poem
White snow's afterlife-
grey at the curb, going where
the gutters agree.
haiku
Wordplay
- My novel sat in the slush pile so long it nearly melted into the rejection letters.
What it teaches
Even the purest snow ends as slush; nothing keeps its first whiteness against the warm street of the world.
Quick facts
What does SLUSH mean?
Partly melted snow or ice, soft and watery underfoot.
Is SLUSH a valid word?
Yes — SLUSH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLUSH?
SLUSH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLUSH come from?
Of imitative or Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian dialect 'slusk' and 'slask' (sludge, wet filth); first recorded in the mid-17th century.
What can SLUSH teach us?
Even the purest snow ends as slush; nothing keeps its first whiteness against the warm street of the world.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.