Associations to the word «Ooze»

OOZE, noun. Potion of vegetable matter used for leather tanning.

OOZE, noun. Secretion, humour.

OOZE, noun. A thick often unpleasant liquid; muck.

OOZE, noun. A pelagic marine sediment containing a significant amount of the microscopic remains of either calcareous or siliceous planktonic debris organisms.

OOZE, verb. (intransitive) To be secreted or slowly leak.

OOZE, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To give off a sense of (something).

OOZE, noun. Soft mud, slime, or shells on the bottom of a body of water.

OOZE, noun. A piece of soft, wet, pliable turf.

OOZE, noun. The liquor of a tanning vat.

OOZE LEATHER, noun. Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; especially, such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (sometimes called velvet finish) applied to the flesh side for special purposes. Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in bookbinding, etc.

OOZE, noun. Any thick, viscous matter.

OOZE, noun. The process of seeping.

OOZE, verb. Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings.

OOZE, verb. Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores".