slime
slaɪm
slime: rubbery polymer used for play
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Definition of slime - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
toyrubbery polymer used for play
  • The kids enjoyed stretching the colorful slime.
goo putty
2.
animal secretionslippery or viscous substance produced by animals
  • Fish are covered in slime to protect their skin..
goo gunk mucus
3.
creaturemonster in fantasy games
  • The hero battled a giant slime in the cave.
beast creature goblin
4.
behaviorsneaky, unethical person
  • He acted like a real slime during the meeting.
rogue scoundrel villain

Verb

tr.
1.
coveringcoat something with a slimy substance
  • The kids slimed the walls with goo.
2.
disparageUStarnish someone's reputationUS
  • The article slimed the politician's image.
defame slander smear
3.
cookingTECH.remove mucus coating from fish before processingTECH.
  • They slimed the fish before packaging.
clean
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  • slime: rubbery polymer used for play
    rubbery polymer used for play

Expressions with slime

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slime with a creamy, spreadable texture
She made butter slime with her friends.
guide showing how to make slime
She watched a slime tutorial to learn how to make it.
soft, fluffy slime made for play or crafting
Cloud slime is fun to make and play with.
meat byproduct treated with ammonia for food
The burger contained pink slime as a filler.
bacteria forming colonies in self-produced slime
Slime bacteria thrive in decaying plant matter.
amoebozoa protist in subclass Myxogastria
The forest floor was covered with myxogastria slime mold.

Origin of slime

Old English, slim (slime) + -a (noun suffix)

Terms with slime included in their meaning

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slimyadj.
like slime
covered with or resembling slime
aquatic
soft mud or slime at the bottom of a water body
biology
mass of cytoplasm with many nuclei in slime molds
fish
eel-like marine animal that produces slime and eats dead material
marine animal
eel-like sea animal that makes slime and has a sucking mouth
biology
gram-negative bacteria forming colonies in slime
slime molds
protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota, known as slime molds
zoology
small land animal that catches prey using sticky slime

Examples of slime in a sentence

  • The slime came in various bright colors.
  • The garden snail left a trail of slime.
  • Slime from the slug made the path slippery.
  • The dungeon was filled with slimes of various sizes.
  • A slime blocked their path, oozing menacingly.
  • The slime tried to cheat his partner.

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  1. French:slime, enduire, ...
  2. German:Schleim, mit Schleim überziehen, ...
  3. Italian:slime, ricoprire di una sostanza viscida, ...
  4. Spanish:masa viscosa, embadurnar, ...
  5. Portuguese:slime, cobrir de visco, ...
  6. Chinese:史莱姆, 涂满黏液, ...
  7. Japanese:スライム, ぬめぬめしたもので覆う, ...
  8. Arabic:هُلام, لَطَّخَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:סְלַיְים, לִמְרוֹחַ רִיר, ...
  10. Russian:слизь, покрывать слизью, ...
  11. Ukrainian:слайм, вимазувати, вимазати, ...
  12. Hindi:स्लाइम, चिपचिपे पदार्थ से लपेटना, ...
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