slib

Definitions of slib
  1. noun
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
    synonyms: aanslibbing, donk, moeras, moerasgebied, moerasgrond, slijkland, slik, zomp
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    laagveen, moer, moerasveen, moergrond, plaggegrond, slat, turfveen, veen, veengrond
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
  2. noun
    any thick, viscous matter
    synonyms: aanslibbing, plantenslijm, planteslijm, slijk, slijkgrond, slijm, slik
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    type of:
    etter, materie, pus, stof, substantie
    that which has mass and occupies space
  3. noun
    a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water
    synonyms: compost, drijfmest, mengmest
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    suspensie
    a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
  4. noun
    water soaked soil; soft wet earth
    synonyms: bagger, blubber, leem, leemgrond, modder, prut, slijk, slik, slobber
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    type of:
    grondsoort, smeerlapperij
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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