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Oozing

of Ooze

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Similar meaning 2

Leaky 84% connected

Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Leaky 84% connected

Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Narrower term 2

Exudation 76% connected

The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transudation 76% connected

The act or process of transuding.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Flow 76% connected

imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Flowing 76% connected

of Flow

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Ooze 74% connected

Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ooze 74% connected

Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Ooze 92% connected

Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Oozy 92% connected

Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the oozy bed of a river.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Seepage 92% connected

Alt. of Sipage

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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