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oose
English
Etymology 1
From Scots oose, an alternative form of oos, the plural form of oo (“wool”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /u?s/, /u?z/
- (Scotland, General American) IPA(key): /uz/, /us/
Noun
oose (uncountable)
- (Scotland) Fluff, particularly from a textile source such as cotton or wool.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, London: Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 978-0-241-14241-7; 1st US edition, Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, 2008, ISBN 978-0-15-101348-7; page 100:
- But I found how I could read in the bedroom and not lie on the bed. It was a wee place down between my bed and the wall where the door was. The bed was pressed against the wall but ye could just squash down and under. My da kept all suitcases under my bed but I shifted them the gether and it was easy to squash in. But when I came out it was all fluff and oose stuff down my pyjamas. My maw was shouting. Oh Kieron it is filfy it is just filfy.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, London: Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 978-0-241-14241-7; 1st US edition, Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, 2008, ISBN 978-0-15-101348-7; page 100:
Etymology 2
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Noun
oose
- (US) Synonym of yucca.
Etymology 3
Verb
oose (third-person singular simple present ooses, present participle oosing, simple past and past participle oosed)
- Archaic form of ooze.
Related terms
- oosy
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /us/, /uz/
Noun
oose
- Alternative form of oos
- fluff
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seep
English
Etymology
Variant of sipe, from Middle English *sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic *sip?n?, derivative of *s?pan? (compare Middle Dutch s?pen (“to drip”), archaic German seifen (“to trickle blood”)), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *sib- (“to pour out, drip, trickle”) (compare Latin s?bum (“suet, tallow”), Ancient Greek ???? (eíb?, “to drop, drip”). See soap.
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?p, IPA(key): /si?p/
- Rhymes: -i?p
Verb
seep (third-person singular simple present seeps, present participle seeping, simple past and past participle seeped)
- (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To diminish or wane away slowly.
Synonyms
- leak
Noun
seep (plural seeps)
- A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
- Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
- The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
- A seafloor vent.
Translations
Translations
See also
- sip
- siphon
Anagrams
- Sepe, eeps, pees
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zeep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??p/
Noun
seep (plural sepe)
- soap
Descendants
- ? Xhosa: isepha
- ? Zulu: insipho
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German sêpe.
Noun
seep (genitive seebi, partitive seepi)
- soap
Declension
Massachusett
Pronunciation
- (Revived) IPA(key): /si?p/
Noun
seep
- river
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