Slickens
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Slickens is a verb meaning third-person singular simple present indicative of slicken.
Meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of slicken.
More Meanings
- (originally US dialectal) Fine, harmful, and (when wet) slimy pulverized rock, a waste product (pollution) produced by hydraulic mining and quartz milling, which can silt up rivers and accumulate on soil downstream of such activities.
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Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slick, stive, strickle, scrubstone, sharp, slip.
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