slush
Wet wintry mess
Slush is partially melted snow or ice, the wet gray mess that accumulates on sidewalks and roads in winter: My boots were soaked from walking through the slush.
By extension, slush describes anything similarly soft and watery—cheap sentiment in writing, for instance.
A slush fund is money set aside for unofficial or illicit purposes, originally sailors' money from selling cooking grease.
Soft and easily compressed
- squelchyWet and yielding noisily
- mushySoft or saccharine
- sloppyCareless and untidy
- wetSaturated with liquid
gray · dirty · brown · gritty · icy · watery · chunky · soupy
Partly frozen precipitation
- wintry mixMixed frozen precipitation
- freezing rainPrecipitation forming ice on surfaces
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- thawReturn to liquid
melt · snowmelt · precipitation · ice pellets · cold snap · winter storm · puddles · drizzle
Corrupt payment for influence
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- secret accountConcealed financial holding
political · embezzlement · campaign · off-the-books · scandal · illicit · money laundering · hush money
Syrup-drenched ice shavings
- shave iceFinely shaved frozen dessert
- granitaSemi-frozen flavored ice
- Italian iceFrozen fruit dessert
- frappéBlended iced beverage
syrup · crushed ice · brain freeze · straw · cup · cherry · blue raspberry · cola
Dispersed liquid droplets
- splatterScatter in drops
- puddlesSmall collected water pools
- saltSodium chloride compound
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
tire tracks · traction · skidding · snowplow · curb · sidewalk · boots · pant legs
Handwritten or typed originals
- submissionsItems offered for consideration
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- publisherCompany releasing books
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
query · inbox · literary agent
squishy
Soft and easily compressed
wet · gray · dirty · brown · gritty · icy · watery · chunky · soupy · muddy
sleet
Partly frozen precipitation
- wintry mixMixed frozen precipitation
- freezing rainPrecipitation forming ice on surfaces
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
thaw · melt · snowmelt · precipitation · ice pellets · cold snap · winter storm · puddles · drizzle · wet snow
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
secret account · political · embezzlement · campaign · off-the-books · scandal · illicit · money laundering · hush money
snowcone
Syrup-drenched ice shavings
- shave iceFinely shaved frozen dessert
- granitaSemi-frozen flavored ice
- Italian iceFrozen fruit dessert
frappé · syrup · crushed ice · brain freeze · straw · cup · cherry · blue raspberry · cola · lemon-lime
spray
Dispersed liquid droplets
tire tracks · grit · traction · skidding · snowplow · curb · sidewalk · boots · pant legs · windshield
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- submissionsItems offered for consideration
- unsolicitedNot asked for
- publisherCompany releasing books
rejection · query · inbox · literary agent
- ice and snowiceberg, ice floe, icicle, glacier, sea ice
- frozen thingsice cube, ice cubes, ice block, ice blocks, icicle
- iceiceberg, ice sheet, ice cap, ice shelf, ice floe
- shaved iceshaved ice, shave ice, snow cone, snow cones, sno-cone
- seasonal annoyancesmosquito, mosquitoes, pollen, hay fever, allergies
- lake icelake ice, frozen lake, frozen lakes, ice cover, thin ice
slushice
Water's solid form
frozen solid · powder snow · dry snow · fresh snow · permafrost
slushliterature
Body of written works
literary merit · substance · depth · high art · masterpiece
slushrationality
Sound judgment quality
clear thinking · wisdom · sense · judgment · reasonableness
- slush fundHidden discretionary money pool
- slush pileUnreviewed manuscript accumulation
- Slush PuppiesFlavored crushed ice drinks
slushy, slush pile, slush fund, slushiness, slushes, slushed, slushballs