slime
part of speech
noun (slime — uncountable; slimes for kinds)
meaning for a pupil
1) Slime is a thick, wet, slippery substance, like the trail a snail leaves. tree →
2) Slime is also a stretchy toy goo that children make from glue and other things. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science slime is used to show a substance that is not quite a solid and not quite a liquid; animals like snails and slugs use slime to move and stay moist. Phrases: «make slime», «green slime», «a slime trail», «covered in slime».
examples
- The snail left a trail of slime on the path. tree →
- We made slime in science class. tree →
- My slime is purple and sparkly. tree →
- The pond rocks were covered in green slime. tree →
- Slugs use slime to help them slide. tree →
- Don't leave slime on the carpet! tree →
- Fish have a thin layer of slime on their skin. tree →
- Great black bubbles rose up out of the moor-slime, and with these every trace of the two vanished. tree →
note
Usually uncountable: some slime. Adjective: slimy. Homemade slime needs an adult's help, because some ingredients like borax can hurt skin and must not be eaten; wash hands after playing. Slime is a good example of a non-Newtonian (odd) material.
In the corpora
- Fish have no eyelids, but many rest by slowing down and floating still; some parrotfish sleep in a bubble of slime.
- Some things are tricky: toothpaste, ketchup and cornflour slime behave like a solid one moment and a liquid the next.
- To release a fish, you wet your hands and put it back gently, because dry hands damage its slime coat.
- A fish is covered in a thin layer of slime that protects it from germs, like a coat.
- Dry hands rub this slime off, so people who release fish wet their hands first.
Trees and pragmatics
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