sludge

Meanings

Plural: sludges

Noun

• the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
• any thick, viscous matter
• Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
• A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
• A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
• A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.
• Ellipsis of sludge metal.
• Institutional policies that introduce tedium and inefficiency in processes.

Verb

• To slump or slouch.
• To slop or drip slowly.

Synonyms

goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, mire, muck, mud, ooze, slime, slush