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Definitions for Sludge

[1] mud, mire, or ooze; slush.
[2] a deposit of ooze at the bottom of a body of water.
[3] any of various more or less mudlike deposits or mixtures.
[4] the sediment in a steam boiler or water tank.
[5] broken ice, as on the sea.
[6] a mixture of some finely powdered substance and water.
[7] sediment deposited during the treatment of sewage.
[8] Also called activated sludge. Bacteriology . sewage sediment that contains a heavy growth of microorganisms, resulting from vigorous aeration.
[9] a fine, mudlike powder produced by a mining drill.
[10] soft mud, snow, etc
[11] any deposit or sediment
[12] a surface layer of ice that has a slushy appearance
[13] (in sewage disposal) the solid constituents of sewage that precipitate during treatment and are removed for subsequent purification

Words related to Sludge

goo, grease, silt, slime, muck, sediment, gunk, oil, slop, mire, ooze, scum, glop, goop

Words nearby Sludge

slr, slsc, slub, slubber, slubberdegullion, sludge, sludgeworm, sludging, sludgy, slue, sluff

Origin of Sludge

1640–50; variant of dial. slutch, slitch, Middle English slich slime, wet mud (compare its derivative slucched muddy); apparently of expressive orig.

Other words from Sludge

de-sludge , verb (used with object), de-sludged, de-sludg·ing.

Word origin for Sludge

C17: probably related to slush

Synonyms for Sludge

goo, grease, gunk, muck, sediment, silt, slime, glop, goop, mire, oil, ooze, scum, slop