SLUSH


Meaning of SLUSH in English

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?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.