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# squishy

adjective (squishy, squishier, squishiest); noun (a squishy, squishies — informal toy)

«squishy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Squishy means soft and wet or soft and easy to squeeze, so it changes shape when pressed: squishy mud, a squishy tomato. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#m1)
2. (informal) A squishy is a soft squeezy toy that slowly goes back to its shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#m2)
3. (informal) Squishy can also mean soft-hearted or a bit unclear and not firm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it is an everyday word for materials that are soft and flexible. Children use it for toys, food and mud. Phrases: "squishy toy", "squishy mud", "nice and squishy".

### Examples

- I stepped in squishy mud at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#x1)
- That banana is too squishy to eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#x2)
- My squishy toy looks like a strawberry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#x3)
- The jelly felt squishy and cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#x4)
- Kids at school collect squishies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#x5)
- The sofa cushions are really squishy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#x6)
- Squeeze the sponge; feel how squishy it is when wet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/#x7)

### Note

Informal word. Comparative: squishier. It comes from "squish", a sound word (onomatopoeia). In science writing, say "soft" or "flexible" instead.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «squishy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squishy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«squishy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squishy.html) on Mova free.