Dictionary Definition
ooze
Noun
Verb
1 pass gradually or leak through or as if through
small openings [syn: seep]
2 release (a liquid) in drops or small
quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate, transude, ooze out]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology 1
The verb was derived from the noun wos ("juice", "sap"), which ultimately is from the same source as the word of Etymology 2 below.Pronunciation
- o͞oz, /uːz/, /u:z/
- Homophones: oohs
- Rhymes: -uːz
- Homophones: oohs
Translations
Noun
oozePronunciation
- o͞oz, /uːz/, /u:z/
- Homophones: oohs
- Rhymes: -uːz
- Homophones: oohs
Extensive Definition
Ooze may be:
- Ooze, class of pelagic sediments, or substance in it, at bottoms of lakes or oceans
Published games:
- Titles:
- Game elements
- Ooze (Dungeons & Dragons), class, or character in it
- Ooze, class of monsters, or character in it, in Pathways Into Darkness
- Ooze, substance in Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island
Other fiction:
- Ooze, character in Captain Planet and the Planeteers franchise
- The Ooze, substance supporting premise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
See also
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bleed,
clay, discharge, drain, drip, effuse, effusion, emit, excrete, excretion, exfiltrate, exfiltration, extravasate, extravasation, exudate, exudation, exude, filter, filtering, filtrate, filtration, give off,
glop, goo, goop, gumbo, gunk, leach, leaching, leak, lixiviate, lixiviation, mire, muck, mud, oozing, percolate, percolating, percolation, reek, scum, secrete, sediment, seep, seepage, sew, silt, slab, slime, slip, slob, slop, slosh, sludge, slush, splosh, squash, strain, straining, sweat, swill, transpire, transudation, transude, trickle, weep, weeping