slijk

Definitions of slijk
  1. noun
    water soaked soil; soft wet earth
    synonyms: bagger, blubber, leem, leemgrond, modder, prut, slib, slik, slobber
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    type of:
    grondsoort, smeerlapperij
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
  2. noun
    any thick, viscous matter
    synonyms: aanslibbing, plantenslijm, planteslijm, slib, slijkgrond, slijm, slik
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    type of:
    etter, materie, pus, stof, substantie
    that which has mass and occupies space
  3. noun
    a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide
    synonyms: slijkgrond, slijkplaat
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    type of:
    grondgebied, landje, terrein
    an extended area of land
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