sludge, slush

sludge, slush
These words are closely related; each refers to mud, mire, or ooze. Sludge is often applied to matter that is heavier or bulkier than that referred to as slush, perhaps because of the sound of the two words. That is, the thick deposit of sediment in a steam boiler or the viscous oil waste in a garage is sludge; watery mire and partly melted snow are slush. Such a distinction, however, is more a matter of taste and feeling than of actual meaning.

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