| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| slack | noun | Small coal; also, coal dust; culm., A valley, or small, shallow dell., Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope., Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand., Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service., Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack., Slackly; as, slack dried hops., The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail., Alt. of Slacken, Alt. of Slacken |
| slade | noun | A little dell or valley; a flat piece of low, moist ground., The sole of a plow. |
| slaie | noun | A weaver’s reed; a sley. |
| slake | adjective | To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst., To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime., To go out; to become extinct., To abate; to become less decided., To slacken; to become relaxed., To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes. |
| slang | imp. of Sling. Slung., Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory., A fetter worn on the leg by a convict., Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc., To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language., of Sling | |
| slank | imp. & p. p. of Slink., of Slink | |
| slant | verb i. | To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope., To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line., A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant., An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark., Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. |
| slape | adjective | Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical. |
| slash | verb t. | To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits., To lash; to ply the whip to., To crack or snap, as a whip., To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly., A long cut; a cut made at random., A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings., Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes. |
| slate | verb t. | An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist., Any rock or stone having a slaty structure., A prepared piece of such stone., A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc., A tablet for writing upon., An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes., A thin plate of any material; a flake., A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand., To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe., To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment., To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3. |
| slatt | noun | A slab of stone used as a veneer for coarse masonry. |
| slaty | adjective | Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture. |
| slavs | plural | of Slav |
| slave | noun | See Slav., A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is wholly subject to the will of another; one who is held as a chattel; one who has no freedom of action, but whose person and services are wholly under the control of another., One who has lost the power of resistance; one who surrenders himself to any power whatever; as, a slave to passion, to lust, to strong drink, to ambition., A drudge; one who labors like a slave., An abject person; a wretch., To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave., To enslave. |
| slain | past participle | of Slay |
| slazy | adjective | See Sleazy. |