Definition of slurries:
(n) :
Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
(n) :
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
(n) :
(mining) Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
(n) :
(cooking) A thickener.
(v) :
To make a slurry (of some material).
(v) :
To apply a slurry (to).