slime
noun /slaɪm/
/slaɪm/
[uncountable]- any unpleasant thick liquid substance
- The pond was full of mud and green slime.
- Snails and slugs leave a trail of slime.
- the primeval slime from which all life developed
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- primeval
- primordial
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- produce
- …
- ooze
- mould/mold
- a trail of slime
Word OriginOld English slīm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slijm and German Schleim ‘mucus, slime’, Latin limus ‘mud’, and Greek limnē ‘marsh’.