The difference between Culm and Slack

When used as nouns, culm means waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel, whereas slack means small coal.


Slack is also adverb with the meaning: slackly.

Slack is also verb with the meaning: to slacken.

Slack is also adjective with the meaning: lax.

check bellow for the other definitions of Culm and Slack

  1. Culm as a noun:

    waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack.

  2. Culm as a noun:

    anthracite, especially when found in small masses

  1. Culm as a noun (botany):

    the stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge

  1. Slack as a noun (uncountable):

    Small coal; coal dust.

  2. Slack as a noun (countable):

    A valley, or small, shallow dell.

  3. Slack as a noun (uncountable):

    The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.

    Examples:

    "the slack of a rope or of a sail"

  4. Slack as a noun (countable):

    A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.

  1. Slack as an adjective:

    Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.

    Examples:

    "a slack rope"

  2. Slack as an adjective:

    Weak; not holding fast.

    Examples:

    "a slack hand"

  3. Slack as an adjective:

    Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager.

    Examples:

    "slack in duty or service"

  4. Slack as an adjective:

    Not violent, rapid, or pressing.

    Examples:

    "Business is slack."

  5. Slack as an adjective (slang, West Indies):

    vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music

  1. Slack as an adverb:

    Slackly.

    Examples:

    "slack dried hops"

  1. Slack as a verb:

    To slacken.

  2. Slack as a verb (obsolete):

    To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.

  3. Slack as a verb (followed by “off”):

    to procrastinate; to be lazy

  4. Slack as a verb (followed by “off”):

    to refuse to exert effort

  5. Slack as a verb:

    To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.

    Examples:

    "Lime slacks."

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