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oozes

/ˈuːzɪz/ /ˈuːzəs/

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verb

To be secreted or slowly leak.

Examples :

"The sticky sap oozes from the cut in the tree. "

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verb

To give off a strong sense of (something); to exude.

Examples :

"The politician's carefully crafted speech oozes insincerity. "

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noun

Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.

Examples :

"The old leather workshop smelled strongly of oozes used to prepare the hides. "

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noun

An oozing, gentle flowing, or seepage, as of water through sand or earth.

Examples :

"The oozes from the cracked pipe created a muddy patch in the garden. "

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noun

Secretion, humour.

Examples :

"The wound was healing, but it still had some oozes. "

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noun

Examples :

"The ripe peach oozes with sweet juices when you bite into it. "

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noun

Soft mud, slime, or shells especially in the bed of a river or estuary.

Examples :

"The riverbed was covered in a thick ooze of soft mud and shells. "

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noun

A pelagic marine sediment containing a significant amount of the microscopic remains of either calcareous or siliceous planktonic debris organisms.

Examples :

"The ocean floor in that area is covered in thick oozes, rich in the fossilized shells of tiny marine creatures. "

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noun

A piece of soft, wet, pliable ground.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the construction site turned into a field of oozes, making it impossible to drive the truck through. "

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