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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLURRY

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLURRY

slurry  [ˈslʌrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLURRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slurry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLURRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

slurry

Slurry

A slurry is a thin sloppy mud or cement or, in extended use, any fluid mixture of a pulverized solid with a liquid, often used as a convenient way of handling solids in bulk. Slurries behave in some ways like thick fluids, flowing under gravity but are also capable of being pumped if not too thick.

Definition of slurry in the English dictionary

The definition of slurry in the dictionary is a suspension of solid particles in a liquid, as in a mixture of cement, clay, coal dust, manure, meat, etc with water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLURRY


curry
ˈkʌrɪ
Dari
ˈdʌrɪ
durrie
ˈdʌrɪ
durry
ˈdʌrɪ
flurry
ˈflʌrɪ
gurry
ˈɡʌrɪ
hurry
ˈhʌrɪ
lurry
ˈlʌrɪ
Murray
ˈmʌrɪ
murree
ˈmʌrɪ
murrey
ˈmʌrɪ
murri
ˈmʌrɪ
plurry
ˈplʌrɪ
scurry
ˈskʌrɪ
skurry
ˈskʌrɪ
spurrey
ˈspʌrɪ
spurry
ˈspʌrɪ
surrey
ˈsʌrɪ
worry
ˈwʌrɪ
Zardari
zɑːrˈdʌrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLURRY

slungshot
slunk
slur
slurb
slurban
slurp
slurper
slurred
slurries
slurring
slush
slush fund
slush pile
slushier
slushiest
slushily
slushiness
slushy
slut
slutch

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLURRY

barry
berry
blackberry
blurry
Burberry
burry
carry
cherry
furry
give someone curry
harry
hurry-scurry
in a hurry
jerry
Larry
perry
smurry
sorry
strawberry
terry

Synonyms and antonyms of slurry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slurry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLURRY

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

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

purines
570 millions of speakers

English

slurry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суспензия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chorume
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্লারি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suspension
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buburan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gülle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スラリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬러리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slurry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bulamaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liquami
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gnojowicy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суспензія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suspensie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολτός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppslamning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slurry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slurry

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLURRY»

The term «slurry» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLURRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slurry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slurry» 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 slurry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLURRY»

Discover the use of slurry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slurry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Slurry Transport Using Centrifugal Pumps
Impeller for large dredge pump 1. Introduction 3 hence a series of pumping stations is often used. Figure 1-3 shows a boost- pump installation in a phosphate pipeline.
K. C. Wilson, 2006
2
Handbook On Soaps, Detergents & Acid Slurry 2Nd Edition
In order to meet the requirement of market demand, many more new units are recommended to be established on small and cottage scale. The present book has been written keeping in view the basic difficulties of the entrepreneurs.
Niir Board, 2006
3
Design of Slurry Transport Systems
This book benefits users, manufacturers and engineers by drawing together an overall view of the technology.
B.E.A. Jacobs, 2003
4
Slurry Systems Handbook
Written by an expert with international experience, Slurry Systems Handbook also includes: * Appropriate reference standards from soil classification to pipeline construction * Practical examples and more than 70 solved problems of design * ...
Baha Abulnaga, 2002
5
Slurry flow: principles and practice
The goal of this book is to enable the design or plant engineer to derive the maximum benefit from a limited amount of test data and to generalize operating experience to new situations.
C. A. Shook, M. C. Roco, 1991
6
Specification for the Construction of Slurry Trench Cut-off ...
It provides a standard and consistent approach to the design, construction, testing and monitoring of cut-off walls, guidance on the appropriateness of this technique and current best practice.
Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), 1999
7
Asphalt Pavements: A Practical Guide to Design, Production ...
Table 9.28 Typical cape seal application rates Cape seal is a single chip seal followed by an application of a slurry seal. The slurry seal fills the voids between the aggregate in the chip seal and provides a uniform black appearance to the chip ...
Patrick Lavin, 2003
8
Use of Biogas Plant Spent Slurry in Agriculture: Compiled by ...
Outcome of a research study done for about 13 years.
M. Shyam, M. N. Sreenivasa, 1998
9
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on ...
DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LARGE SIZE CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BOILER FIRED SLURRY AND GANGUE Zhang Man1'2, Bie Rushan1, Wang Fengjun2 1 School Of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute Of ...
Guangxi Yue, Hai Zhang, Changsui Zhao, 2010
10
Wills' Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the ...
Slurry streams From the grinding stage onwards, most mineral processing operations are carried out on slurry streams, the water and solids mixture being transported through the circuit via pumps and pipelines. As far as the mineral processor ...
Barry A. Wills, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLURRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slurry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man arrested in connection with slurry tank murder of Bobby Ryan
Mr Ryan's body was found in a slurry pit at a farm near Bansha, Co. Tipperary. (Inset: Bobby ... His remains were found in a slurry tank two years ago by a farmer. «Herald, Jun 15»
2
Valve bursts on Kamloops tailings pond, spilling small amount of slurry
KAMLOOPS— A broken valve between two tailings ponds at the New Afton gold and copper mine in Kamloops has resulted in a spill of about 16 cubic metres of ... «Vancouver Sun, Sep 14»
3
Farm worker dies after JCB plunges into slurry pit
The father-of-two, who has not yet been named, was transferring heavy slurry from one pit to another when his JCB vehicle went into the pit and became almost ... «Bournemouth Echo, Sep 14»
4
Dunloy farm death: What is slurry and why is it so dangerous?
The death of an eight-year old boy who became overcome by slurry fumes at a County Antrim farm has once again highlighted how dangerous working on farms ... «BBC News, Jun 14»
5
Dunloy slurry death: Robert Christie 'gentle wee character'
The eight-year-old boy who died in a slurry tank accident at a County Antrim farm was "a gentle natured wee fella", his school principal has said. Robert Christie ... «BBC News, Jun 14»
6
Cow slurry fetishist David Truscott given jail term
A man with a cow slurry fetish has been jailed for five years after threatening to kill a family who tried to stop him targeting their farm. David Truscott, 44 ... «BBC News, May 14»
7
Coal Slurry Catastrophes Continue: West Virginia Hit With Another …
Inspectors with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection are on the scene of a coal slurry spill in eastern Kanawha County, the third such spill in ... «EHS Today, Feb 14»
8
Officials: Coal slurry spill blackens 6 miles of West Virginia creek
Inspectors are looking into the cause of a coal slurry spill in West Virginia's eastern Kanawha County after it blackened six miles of a creek, officials with the state ... «CNN, Feb 14»
9
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A Kanawha County coal prep plant …
The DEP says a malfunction along the pipeline resulted in a company-estimated 108,000 gallons of slurry being released into Fields Creek, a tributary of the ... «WSAZ-TV, Feb 14»
10
Woman's car swept off road by 'avalanche of slurry'
A woman is recovering after her car was swept off a road by an avalanche of slurry in Co Limerick last night after a tank on a hill ruptured. The Doon to ... «Irish Times, Jan 14»

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