slush /slʌʃ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
1 . [uncountable] partly melted snow:
Children were sliding around in the snow and slush.
2 . [uncountable] informal feelings or stories that seem silly because they are too romantic:
sentimental slush
3 . [uncountable and countable] especially American English a drink made with crushed ice and a sweet liquid:
cherry slush
—slushy adjective
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THESAURUS
▪ snow noun [uncountable] soft white frozen water that falls from the sky:
The ground was covered with deep snow.
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Snow began to fall.
▪ snowflakes noun [plural] pieces of snow falling from the sky:
The first snowflakes fluttered down between the trees.
▪ sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain:
The snow turned to sleet and then rain.
▪ slush noun [uncountable] snow on the road that has partly melted and is very wet:
I made my way through the dirty slush.
▪ blizzard noun [countable] a storm with a lot of snow and a strong wind:
We got caught in a blizzard on our way to school.
▪ frost noun [uncountable] white powder that covers the ground when it is cold:
Frost can kill delicate plants.
▪ hail/hailstones noun [U, plural] drops of rain that fall as ice:
Hail bounced on the tiled roof.
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He heard a strange sound, like hailstones striking glass.
▪ a white Christmas a Christmas when there is snow:
Do you think there will be a white Christmas this year?