| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| slabber | verb i. | To let saliva or some liquid fall from the mouth carelessly, like a child or an idiot; to drivel; to drool., To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle., To spill liquid upon; to smear carelessly; to spill, as liquid foed or drink, in careless eating or drinking., Spittle; saliva; slaver., A saw for cutting slabs from logs., A slabbing machine. |
| slacked | imp. & past participle | of Slacken |
| slacken | adjective | To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather., To be remiss or backward; to be negligent., To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks., To abate; to become less violent., To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens., To languish; to fail; to flag., To end; to cease; to desist; to slake., To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage., To neglect; to be remiss in., To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime., To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry., To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease., A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion. |
| slackly | adverb | In a slack manner. |
| slaking | present participle & vb. noun | of Slake |
| slammed | imp. & past participle | of Slam |
| slamkin | noun | Alt. of Slammerkin |
| slander | noun | A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another., Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium., Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation., To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate., To bring discredit or shame upon by one’s acts. |
| slanged | imp. & past participle | of Slang |
| slanted | imp. & past participle | of Slant |
| slantly | adverb | In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly. |
| slapped | imp. & past participle | of Slap |
| slapper | noun | One who, or that which, slaps., Anything monstrous; a whopper., Alt. of Slapping |
| slashed | imp. & past participle | of Slash, Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply gashed; especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or other part of a garment, to show rich lining or under vesture., Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp incisions; laciniate. |
| slasher | noun | A machine for applying size to warp yarns. |
| slatted | imp. & past participle | of Slat |
| slating | present participle & vb. noun | of Slate, The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance resembling slate; the work of a slater., Slates, collectively; also, material for slating. |
| slatter | verb i. | To be careless, negligent, or aswkward, esp. with regard to dress and neatness; to be wasteful. |
| slaving | present participle & vb. noun | of Slave |
| slavery | noun | The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another., A condition of subjection or submission characterized by lack of freedom of action or of will., The holding of slaves. |
| slavish | adjective | Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a slavish dependance on the great. |
| slavism | noun | The common feeling and interest of the Slavonic race. |
| slaying | present participle & vb. noun | of Slay |
| sleaved | imp. & past participle | of Sleave, Raw; not spun or wrought; as, sleaved thread or silk. |
| sledded | imp. & past participle | of Sled |
| sledged | imp. & past participle | of Sledge |
| sleeked | imp. & past participle | of Sleek |
| sleekly | adverb | In a sleek manner; smoothly. |
| sleeper | noun | One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person., That which lies dormant, as a law., A sleeping car., An animal that hibernates, as the bear., A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix)., A nurse shark. See under Nurse., Something lying in a reclining posture or position., One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece., One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story., One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship’s quarter., The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks. |
| sleeted | imp. & past participle | of Sleet |
| sleetch | noun | Mud or slime, such as that at the bottom of rivers. |
| sleeved | imp. & past participle | of Sleeve, Having sleeves; furnished with sleeves; — often in composition; as, long-sleeved. |
| sleided | imp. & past participle | of Sleid |
| sleight | noun | Cunning; craft; artful practice., An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation., Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. |
| slender | superl. | Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height; not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant., Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution., Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of slender intelligence., Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance., Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet., Uttered with a thin tone; — the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i. |
| slibber | adjective | Slippery. |
| slicing | present participle & vb. noun | of Slice |
| slicken | adjective | Sleek; smooth. |
| slicker | noun | That which makes smooth or sleek., A kind of burnisher for leather., A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern., A waterproof coat. |
| slidden | p. p. of Slide., of Slide | |
| slidder | verb t. | To slide with interruption., Alt. of Sliddery |
| sliding | adjective | That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly., Slippery; elusory. |
| slighty | adjective | Slight. |
| sliming | present participle & vb. noun | of Slime |
| slimily | adverb | In a slimy manner. |
| sliness | noun | See Slyness. |
| slinger | noun | One who slings, or uses a sling. |
| slipped | imp. & past participle | of Slip |
| slip-on | noun | A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. |
| slipper | noun | One who, or that which, slips., A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe., A kind of apron or pinafore for children., A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel., A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; — also called shoe, and gib., Slippery. |
| slitted | of Slit | |
| slither | verb i. | To slide; to glide. |
| slitter | noun | One who, or that which, slits. |
| sloakan | noun | A species of seaweed. [Spelled also slowcawn.] See 3d Laver. |
| slobber | verb t. & i. | See Slabber., See Slabber., A jellyfish., Salivation. |
| slocken | verb t. | To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake. |
| slopped | imp. & past participle | of Slop |
| sloping | present participle & vb. noun | of Slope, Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting. |
| slotted | adjective | Having a slot. |
| slouchy | adjective | Slouching. |
| sloughy | adjective | Full of sloughs, miry., Resembling, or of the nature of, a slough, or the dead matter which separates from living flesh. |
| slowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Slow |
| slubbed | imp. & past participle | of Slub |
| slubber | verb t. | To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely., To daub; to stain; to cover carelessly., A slubbing machine. |
| sludger | noun | A bucket for removing mud from a bored hole; a sand pump. |
| slugged | imp. & past participle | of Slug |
| slugger | noun | One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter. |
| sluiced | imp. & past participle | of Sluice |
| slumber | verb i. | To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze., To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity., To lay to sleep., To stun; to stupefy., Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose. |
| slumped | imp. & past participle | of Slump |
| slurred | imp. & past participle | of Slur, Marked with a slur; performed in a smooth, gliding style, like notes marked with a slur. |
| slushed | imp. & past participle | of Slush |
| slutchy | adjective | Slushy. |
| slyness | noun | The quality or state of being sly. |