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ooze

/ˈuːz/OOZ
/ˈuz/OOZ

Meaningjuice or moisture

Common meaning: seep out slowly

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwdsesource
  2. Middle Englishwosesource
  3. Englishooze‘seep out slowly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English wdse ‘juice or moisture’.

Roots

  • wdse Old English “juice or moisture”

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