ooze¹ Definition
ooze (o̵̅o̅z)
noun
- an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning leather
Etymology: < the v.
- an oozing; gentle flow
- something that oozes
Etymology: ME wose < OE wos, sap, juice, akin to MLowG wose, scum < IE base *wes-, wet: meaning infl. by OE wase, mire: see ooze
intransitive verb oozed, ooz′·ing
- to flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes; seep
- to give forth moisture, as through pores
- to escape or disappear gradually hope oozed away
transitive verb
- to give forth, or exude (a fluid)
- to seem to radiate to ooze confidence
ooze² Definition
ooze (o̵̅o̅z)
noun
- soft mud or slime; esp., the deep layers of sediment at the bottom of a lake, ocean, etc.
- an area of muddy ground; bog
Etymology: ME wose < OE wase, < IE base *weis-, to flow away > L virus
ooze Synonyms
ooze Synonyms
ooze Usage Examples
Object
- pus: Her skin is open, pink and raw, oozing pus.
- charm: Grade II listed, this former old bank oozes period charm.
- charisma: They rip apart bands, they ooze charisma, they never age, because they never look back - only forward.
- sophistication: The dining area is now light and airy, with a minimal style of decoration and furnishing, and the room oozes sophistication.
- mud: His horse stumbled into a bog and began to sink into the dark oozing mud.
- comfort: Everywhere we went the beds and bedrooms oozed comfort and the breakfasts were all equally delicious.
Adjective modifier
- calcareous: Deepening of the sea in the later Cretaceous marked the onset of the deposition of large amounts of calcareous ooze on the sea-floor.
- black: She spun down like an ash key into the mire below where the black ooze slowly sucked her down into its murky depths.
- primordial: I see it as part of the primordial ooze I suppose.
Modifies a noun
character: But Shrewsbury oozes character, its historic identity is plain for all to see and feel.
Modifying Another Word
- positively: Professionalism, beauty, swing, warmth, emotion, this album positively oozes all these things.
- simply: Meals are served in an elegant dining room that simply oozes class.
- just: The whole album just oozes a sense of fun.
- still: The thing was still oozing slightly from the neck, leaving a smear where it lay.
- literally: The sweat was literally oozing from them, as they bounced off each other in a frenzy of dirty, scuzzy blues riffs.
Followed by an intransitive particle
out: The sour cream comes oozing out just in time to quench the fire!
Preposition: from
- pore: This high quality presentation oozes from every pore of the game.
- wound: You may also have a drain to remove any fluid oozing from the wound.
Preposition: with
Browse dictionary entries near ooze
- ‹ ootid
- ‹ ootheca
- ‹ Oostende
- ‹ oospore
- ‹ oosphere
- ‹ oosperm
- ‹ Oort cloud
- ‹ oops
- ‹ oophyte
- ‹ oophoro-
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- Op-Ed ›
- opéra bouffe ›
- opéra comique ›
- op- ›
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