English Explanatory Dictionary

slurry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
  2. Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
  3. A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
  4. A thickener.
verb
  1. To make a slurry (of some material).
  2. To apply a slurry (to).
adj
  1. Slurred, tending to slur.

Pronunciation

/ˈslʌ.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slurry.wav slurry(n.).wav /ˈslɝ.i/ slurry(adj.).wav /ˈslʊ.ɹi/ /ˈslɝi/ /ˈslɜːɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slurry2.wav

Word forms

slurry slurries slurrying slurried slurrier slurriest

Etymology

Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.

Derived words

beslurry coal slurry meat slurry slurry bomber slurry pit slurry wall slurrily slurriness
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