ooze
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4.0
- noun
- /uz/
- The scientist examined the mysterious ooze that collected at the bottom of the wetland.
- primordial ooze
- black ooze
- thick ooze
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Watch on YouTubeBut perhaps cities of Titan blocks and sky flung monoliths, all dripping with green ooze and sinister with latent horror.
- But perhaps cities of Titan blocks and sky flung monoliths, all dripping with green ooze and sinister with latent horror.
- And they have this yellow ooze that that seeps out and that's actually, it's very bitter and it's not edible.
- And it says they felt that before anything more definite than rock and ooze and weed was seen.
- Maybe one out of a billion gets to primordial ooze level, and one out of a million of those lightning bolt hits and you spark life.
Examples
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After the rain, a sticky ooze covered the ground, making it difficult to walk.
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The computer's pinpointed the isotopic signature of the purple ooze.
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Then it's time to find out exactly what this ooze can do.
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Do you need some more ooze?
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- Can you believe what is going on over this toxic ooze?
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There was all this pink ooze everywhere - and it was reaching for him.
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Some kids stretch the ooze, others mold it, others throw it at each other.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ropes of ooze trailed from its belly.
Fiction book (2001) -
As if in response, the ooze boils and froths.
Fiction book (1995) -
An ooze of green substance poured onto Maguire's coat.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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1.8
A thick slippery substance that feels wet and sticky
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3.0
A thick sticky substance that is soft and wet
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3.7
A wet dirty substance like mud or animal waste
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4.8
A thick, wet, muddy substance that comes from dirty water
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4.6
Thick sticky stuff that is dirty or unpleasant
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7.5
A thick sticky substance that is often messy
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7.7
A thick sticky substance that is hard to remove
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9.5
A thick sticky substance that looks dirty and unpleasant
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Etymology
Ooze for a thick, sticky substance follows the same idea: imagine a slimy thing making a soft 'ooze' sound as it slowly comes out, which helps you remember it means mud or slime.