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boue — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dirt noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  • filth noun Disgusting dirt or grime.
  • grub noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
  • muck noun Wet, sticky dirt, mud, or manure.
  • MUD noun A soft, wet mixture of soil and water.
  • slime noun A thick, sticky, wet substance, such as the mucus produced by snails or slugs.
  • slurry noun A thick, semi-liquid mixture of solid particles suspended in liquid.

Senses

boue is used for these senses in English:

  • dirt (chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
  • filth (UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.
  • muck Slimy mud, sludge.
  • mud A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
  • mud (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
  • slime Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.
  • slurry Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.

dirt — full definition

  1. noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  2. noun (informal) Embarrassing or damaging information about someone.

filth — full definition

  1. noun Disgusting dirt or grime.
  2. noun Obscene or morally offensive material or behavior.

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