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cieno — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mire noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
  • slime noun A thick, sticky, wet substance, such as the mucus produced by snails or slugs.

Senses

cieno is used for these senses in English:

  • mire Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
  • 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.

mire — full definition

  1. noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
  2. noun A difficult or messy situation.
  3. verb To become stuck, as if in mud.

slime — full definition

  1. noun A thick, sticky, wet substance, such as the mucus produced by snails or slugs.
  2. noun A soft, stretchy toy substance made from polymers, popular with children.
  3. noun (informal) A dishonest or unpleasant person.
  4. verb To coat something with slime, or to disparage and undermine someone.

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