English dictionary

ooze

/u/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any thick, viscous matter

noun.substance

Synonyms goo gook goop guck gunk muck slime sludge

Source: WordNet 3.0
the process of seeping

noun.event

Synonyms oozing seepage

Source: WordNet 3.0
Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.

noun

Source: webster1913
A soft deposit covering large areas of the ocean bottom, composed largely or mainly of the shells or other hard parts of minute organisms, as Foraminifera, Radiolaria, and diatoms. The <i>radiolarian ooze</i> occurring in many places in very deep water is composed mainly of the siliceous skeletons of radiolarians, calcareous matter being dissolved by the lage percentage of carbon dioxide in the water at these depths.

noun

Source: webster1913

pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

verb.motion

Synonyms seep

Source: WordNet 3.0
release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

verb.body

Synonyms exudate exude ooze out transude

Source: WordNet 3.0
To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.

verb

Source: webster1913
To cause to ooze.

verb

Source: webster1913