slush

Everyday

1. Slush is snow that has partly melted and turned into wet, dirty, half-frozen mush on the ground. tree →
2. A slush or slushie is a drink of flavoured crushed ice. tree →
3. (informal) Slush can also mean silly, over-sweet, soppy talk or writing about love. tree →

In the lessons

In weather and science lessons, slush forms when snow starts to melt, showing change of state from solid to liquid; it is slippery and splashes. In everyday life, children buy fruit slushies in summer. A "slush fund" (money) is a hidden pot of money, often for dishonest use.

Examples

• The snow turned to grey slush by lunchtime. tree →
• The bus splashed slush all over my coat. tree →
• Walk carefully — the slush is slippery. tree →
• I had a blue raspberry slush at the cinema. tree →
• The film was full of romantic slush. tree →
• Melting snow becomes slush before it becomes water. tree →
• Our boots got soaked in the slush. tree →

Note

Uncountable: some slush, not a slush (except the drink: a slush, a slushie). Adjective: slushy. Slush is a mix of solid ice and liquid water.