<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>mud</li><li>mire</li><li>ooze</li><li>slush</li><li>deposit of ooze at the bottom of a body of water</li><li>various more or less mudlike deposits or mixtures</li><li>sediment in a steam boiler or water tank</li><li>broken ice, as on the sea</li><li>mixture of some finely powdered substance and water</li><li>sediment deposited during the treatment of sewage</li><li>activated sludge</li><li>sewage sediment that contains a heavy growth of microorganisms, resulting from vigorous aeration</li><li>fine, mudlike powder produced by a mining drill</li></ul>