All ooze synonyms
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O o noun ooze
- secretion β (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- emission β The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
- excretion β (in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.
- discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- exudation β The act of exuding.
- goo β a thick or sticky substance: Wash that goo off your hands.
- gunk β any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation: gunk on the oil filter.
- muck β moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- silt β earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- slime β thin, glutinous mud.
- sludge β mud, mire, or ooze; slush.
- alluvium β a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries
- fluid β a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
- glop β unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- gook β a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, especially a member of an enemy military force.
- mire β a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mud β wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
verb ooze
- seep β to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
- leach β to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- leak β an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- come out of β costs: be subtracted
- dribble β to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
- trickle β to flow or fall by drops, or in a small, gentle stream: Tears trickled down her cheeks.
- drip β to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
- exude β Discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily.
- emerge β Move out of or away from something and come into view.
- bleed β When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- percolate β to cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body; filter.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- philtre β philter.
- filter β any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- flow β to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- issue β the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
- overflow β to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
- perspire β to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- spurt β to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
- strain β to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- sweat β to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- swelter β to suffer from oppressive heat.
- weep β to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- well β in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well.
- radiate β to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.