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Slud vs Scud - What's the difference?

slud | scud |

As a noun slud

is (geology) a rapid soil creep, especially referring to downslope soil movement in periglacial areas.

As a proper noun scud is

a soviet-developed ballistic missile.

slud

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (geology) A rapid soil creep, especially referring to downslope soil movement in periglacial areas.

    • Synonyms

    * (rapid soil creep) sludging, soil flow, soil fluction, solifluction. ----

    scud

    English

    Alternative forms

    * skud (dialectal sense only)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang, Scotland) Naked.

    • Verb

    (scudd)
  • To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
  • * I. Taylor
    • the first Nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm primæval oceans
  • * Beaconsfield
    • The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven.
  • * 1920 , , The Understanding Heart , Chapter II:
    • During the preceding afternoon a heavy North Pacific fog had blown in
  • (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with no sails set.
  • (Northumbria) To hit.
  • (Northumbria) To speed.
  • (Northumbria) To skim.

    • References

    * * . Geordie English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of scudding.
  • Clouds or rain driven by the wind.
  • * 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick :
    • But high above the flying scud and dark-rolling clouds, there floated a little isle of sunlight, from which beamed forth an angel's face
  • A gust of wind.
  • (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
  • A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
  • Any swimming amphipod crustacean.
  • (slang, Scotland) Pornography.
  • (slang, Scotland) Irn-Bru.
    • A bottle of Scud