slimy substance
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4.5
- noun
- There are other sensations: friction and sliding and a thick fluid filling her, so that she looks down and sees a black, slimy substance flowing out of her.
Examples
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After the storm, a slimy substance coated the rocks along the shoreline, making them slippery.
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The fisherman pulled his net from the water, revealing a slimy substance covering the fish.
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He couldn't stand the feel of the slimy substance oozing from the old container.
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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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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7.9
A small soft lump of sticky, wet material
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3.7
A dirty, greasy stain or spill that is hard to clean
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5.4
A thick glue-like substance that clings to things and makes a mess
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9.5
A thick sticky substance that looks dirty and unpleasant
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'slimy' (wet, sticky, slippery) with 'substance' (material); an average B1 learner who knows both words can compose the phrase's meaning. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so the MWE is immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
Slimy substance comes from two simple words, slimy and substance. Imagine touching cold, sticky goo that makes your fingers slide; that picture shows why the phrase means 'a wet', 'slippery', and often 'unpleasant' material.