slurry
(noun) a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slurry (countable and uncountable, plural slurries)
Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
(mining) Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
(cooking) A thickener.
slurry (third-person singular simple present slurries, present participle slurrying, simple past and past participle slurried)
To make a slurry (of some material).
To apply a slurry (to).
slurry (comparative slurrier, superlative slurriest)
Slurred, tending to slur.
• Lurrys
Source: Wiktionary
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
