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I have touched coral, and it feels hard like a rock, with a little slimy thing on top of it. But it is better to not touch coral, to prevent damaging it.
Enric Sala

Meaning of "slimy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLIMY

slimy  [ˈslaɪmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLIMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slimy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLIMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slime

Slime may refer to: ▪ Slime or Gunge, a runny viscous substance similar to paint featured on children's programmes or game shows...

Definition of slimy in the English dictionary

The first definition of slimy in the dictionary is characterized by, covered with, containing, secreting, or resembling slime. Other definition of slimy is offensive or repulsive. Slimy is also characterized by servility.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLIMY


blimey
ˈblaɪmɪ
gorblimey
ɡɔːˈblaɪmɪ
grimy
ˈɡraɪmɪ
limey
ˈlaɪmɪ
limy
ˈlaɪmɪ
primy
ˈpraɪmɪ
rimy
ˈraɪmɪ
stimy
ˈstaɪmɪ
stymie
ˈstaɪmɪ
stymy
ˈstaɪmɪ
thymey
ˈtaɪmɪ
thymy
ˈtaɪmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLIMY

slimiest
slimily
sliminess
slimline
slimly
slimmed
slimmer
slimmest
slimming
slimming aid
slimming club
slimming diet
slimmish
slimnastics
slimness
slimpsy
slimsier
slimsiest
slimsy
sling

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLIMY

academy
anatomy
army
astronomy
atimy
bulimy
creamy
domy
dummy
economy
Emmy
enemy
filmy
Grammy
mommy
my
tammy
taxonomy
tommy
yummy

Synonyms and antonyms of slimy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLIMY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slimy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of slimy

Translation of «slimy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLIMY

Find out the translation of slimy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slimy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slimy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黏糊糊的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cenagoso
570 millions of speakers

English

slimy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घिनौना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غروي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слизистый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lodoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্দমাক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gluant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berlendir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schleimig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ぬるぬるした
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끈적끈적한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slimy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đê tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்லிம்மி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्वासघातकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sümüklü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

viscido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slimy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слизовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipicios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλοιώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slymerige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slemmiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slimete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slimy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIMY»

The term «slimy» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of slimy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «slimy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slimy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slimy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slimy

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4 QUOTES WITH «SLIMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slimy.
1
Julie Ann Dawson
Virtually every community in the country has legislation regulating door-to-door trade, yet telemarketers have run unchecked for years. The industry in general uses all sorts of slimy tricks to make sure you never make it to the do-not-call list.
2
Jenny Eclair
Well, I'm not good with sliminess. I hate the thought of creatures that have slime on them or creatures that leave a slimy trail. At home, the sight of a slug can bring up my breakfast.
3
Enric Sala
I have touched coral, and it feels hard like a rock, with a little slimy thing on top of it. But it is better to not touch coral, to prevent damaging it.
4
Eliezer Yudkowsky
In our skulls, we carry around 3 pounds of slimy, wet, greyish tissue, corrugated like crumpled toilet paper. You wouldn't think, to look at the unappetizing lump, that it was some of the most powerful stuff in the known universe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIMY»

Discover the use of slimy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slimy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Slimy Book
Reprint. Slimy worms on the lawn, Newts from ponds, and green frog-spawn. This book oozes slippery, greasy, oily, sticky, yucky sliminess. Watch out for the intergalactic goo from Mars!
Babette Cole, 2003
2
Slippery, Slimy Baby Frogs
Follows tadpoles as they try to survive in a dangerous world in order to transform into baby frogs.
Sandra Markle, 2006
3
Spiky, Slimy, Smooth: What Is Texture?
What clever words will you use to describe the textures pictured in this book? Jane Brocket's appealing photography and simple, whimsical text give a fresh approach to a topic all young children learn about.
Jane Brocket, 2011
4
The Slimy Book of Spit
"Describes what spit consists of, how the human body manufactures spit, and why spit is gross"--Provided by publisher.
Connie Colwell Miller, 2009
5
The Slimy Stuarts
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the SLIMY STUARTS, including why some slimy Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas, which king picked his nose and never washed his hands and why people wore fish on their feet (bleeugh!).
Terry Deary, 2007
6
A Slimy Secret
Jake Brunswick has a secret, and he can't tell anybody not a soul.
Janette Brazel, 2002
7
Rotten School #3: The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy
April-May June Loves Bernie Bridges . . . she just doesn't know it yet.
R.L. Stine, 2009
8
The Good, the Bad, and the Very Slimy
Rotten School's bad boy, Bernie B., is trying to turn over a new leaf in order to date the prettiest girl in school, but he may trip over his own slime trail.
R. L. Stine, 2011
9
Janice VanCleave's 200 Gooey, Slippery, Slimy, Weird and Fun ...
Provides instructions for 200 experiments in biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy.
Janice VanCleave, 1993
10
Slimy Creatures
Explains why some animals, such as amphibians, eels, and snails, are slimy.
Clint Twist, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slimy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hundreds of slimy sea creatures wash up on Florida Coast
Monday, July 27, 2015, 5:56 PM - Experts say weather is the likely reason hundreds of Atlantic sea hares have washed up on the Florida Coast. Strong winds ... «The Weather Network, Jul 15»
2
Republican Party beats slimy alternative -- State Journal editorial …
Is it strange then, that the people should rally to its support, when they witness the attempts of the slimy Democratic Party to arrest its progress and obtain power? «Madison.com, Jul 15»
3
What IS that?! Slimy critters washing ashore along the Treasure Coast
WASHING ASHORE AT WAY TAMERLAN BEACH. THEY LOOK LIKE BLACK SLUGS AND THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE LINING ... «WPBF West Palm Beach, Jul 15»
4
The Slimy Underside of the Hardware Industry and Our Assurance to …
We've gone through a series of concerning conversations over the past six months. The website has grown. GamersNexus now draws nearing one million ... «GamersNexus, Jul 15»
5
'What's that thing in the water?' Beach-goers spot unique sea …
"They're black and they're kind of slimy," says Harriet Conn of the creature she saw in the water. "There were just so many of them. We couldn't even count them ... «WPTV.com, Jul 15»
6
The decline of the 'disgusting' burbot
They are also exceedingly slimy and under the chin is a single long, fleshy feeler called a barbel, giving the impression of a goatee beard. These characteristics ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
7
The internet is mesmerized by footage of a slimy, green worm-like …
Remember going to the grocery store as a kid and cranking out one of those slimy, sticky toys from the quarter machines? Imagine if that came to life. Yeah ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
8
Slimy but nutritious: why we need to eat more seaweed
'Try this one, it tastes just like truffle,” says Dan, pulling his hand out of the sea, dousing some purplish-brown weed in fresh water and handing it to me. I nibble a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
9
Zoo Atlanta adds alligators to Scaly Slimy Spectacular
Four adult female American alligators have joined the Zoo Atlanta's Scaly Slimy Spectacular: The Amphibian and Reptile Experience from the St. Augustine ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 15»
10
'I felt something hard so I spat it out': Tesco shopper bites into …
A horrified mum has told how of her disgust after she bit into a Tesco sandwich and got a nasty, slimy surprise - in the form of a LIVE SNAIL. Hannah Scott, 37 ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»

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