ooze

Definition of Ooze in English :

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Noun

1. goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge

any thick, viscous matter

2. ooze, oozing, seepage

the process of seeping

Verb

3. ooze, seep

pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

seep

4. exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, transude

release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

Example Sentences:
'exude sweat through the pores'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ooze

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verb

1. (intransitive)

to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes

2.

to exude or emit (moisture, gas, etc)

3. (transitive)

to overflow with

to ooze charm

4. (intransitive; often foll by away)

to disappear or escape gradually

noun

5.

a slow flowing or leaking

6.

an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning

noun

1.

a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers

2.

a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms

3.

muddy ground, esp of bogs

Ooze

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noun

1.

an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning leather

2.

a.

an oozing; gentle flow

b.

something that oozes

verb intransitiveWord forms: oozed or ˈoozing

3.

to flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep

4.

to give forth moisture, as through pores

5.

to escape or disappear gradually

hope oozed away

verb transitive

6.

to give forth, or exude (a fluid)

7.

to seem to radiate

to ooze confidence

noun

1.

soft mud or slime; esp., the deep layers of sediment at the bottom of a lake, ocean, etc.

2.

an area of muddy ground; bog

Ooze

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v. oozed, ooz·ing, ooz·es

v.intr.

1. To flow or leak out slowly, as through small openings.

2. To disappear or ebb slowly: His courage oozed away.

3. To progress slowly but steadily: "Over grass bleached colorless by strong outback sun, the herd oozes forward" (Geraldine Brooks).

4. To exude moisture.

5. To emit a particular essence or quality: The house oozed with charm.

v.tr.

1. To give off; exude.

2. To emit or radiate in abundance: She oozes confidence.

n.

1. The act of oozing.

2. Something that oozes.

3. An infusion of plant material, as from oak bark, formerly used in tanning.

n.

1. Soft mud or slime.

2. A layer of mudlike sediment on the floor of oceans and lakes, composed chiefly of remains of microscopic sea animals.

3. Muddy ground.

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