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Slush

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
slʌʃ

Definitions

  1. Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
  2. Liquid mud or mire.
  3. Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
  4. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
  5. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
  6. A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
  7. Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.

Equivalents

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Examples

“As the skiing season drew to an end⟳, there was nothing but slush left on the piste.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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