Sludge and Waste

Sludge

Sludge noun - Soft wet earth.

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Waste and sludge are semantically related in tailing topic. In some cases you can use "Waste" instead a noun "Sludge".

Nearby Words: sludgy, sludging

Waste noun - An instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint.

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Sludge and waste are semantically related in tailing topic. Sometimes you can use "Sludge" instead a noun "Waste".

green	green sludge	green waste
liquid	liquid sludge	liquid waste
foul	foul sludge	foul waste
absolute	absolute sludge	absolute waste
Other adjectives: barren, living, organic, glowing, deadly, grey, radioactive, toxic, unusable, industrial.

Johaness Persson thought remixes were a "waste of time" but picked the hardest song on Vertikal to remix, "Vicarious Redemption", a sprawling sludge metal epic.

Source: Executive Meddling / Music
In October 2010, a dam in Hungary burst, spilling red toxic sludge across the countryside and laying waste to a village.

Source: Bavarian Fire Drill
Hedorah is mentioned in passing to be an alien mineral-based lifeform, comprised of a form of crystallized carbon that bonds with waste particles and fluids to become an animate sludge.

Source: Silicon-Based Life

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