n. - thick greasy mud or sediment.

- sewage. sludgy adj. [cf. *slush]

—n. - (also sluice-gate, sluice-valve) sliding gate or other contrivance for regulating the volume or flow of water.

- water so regulated.

- (sluice-way) artificial water-channel, esp. For washing ore.

- place for rinsing.

- act of rinsing. —v. (-cing) 1 provide or wash with a sluice or sluices.

- rinse, esp. With running water.

- (foll. By out, away) wash out or away with a flow of water.

- (of water) rush out (as if) from a sluice. [french escluse]

n. Thin semi-liquid cement, mud, manure, etc. [related to dial. Slur thin mud]

adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Ingratiating. smarmily adv. Smarminess n.

adj. (-ier, -iest) having a strong or unpleasant smell. smelliness n.

n. Any of several climbing shrubs. [greek, = bindweed]

—v. Soil; discredit. —n. Spot, stain. [origin unknown]

n. (pl. -ies) blacksmith's workshop, forge. [related to *smith]

n. - person who habitually smokes.

- compartment on a train where smoking is allowed.

colloq. —n. - period of slow close dancing.

- period of kissing and caressing. —v. Engage in a smooch. smoochy adj. [imitative]