| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| slabbery | adjective | Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery; sloppy. |
| slabbing | adjective | Adapted for forming slabs, or for dressing flat surfaces. |
| slacking | present participle & vb. noun | of Slacken |
| slamming | present participle & vb. noun | of Slam |
| slanging | present participle & vb. noun | of Slang |
| slangous | adjective | Slangy. |
| slanting | present participle & vb. noun | of Slant, Oblique; sloping. |
| slapping | present participle & vb. noun | of Slap, Very large; monstrous; big. |
| slapdash | adverb | In a bold, careless manner; at random., With a slap; all at once; slap., To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. |
| slapjack | noun | A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake. |
| slashing | present participle & vb. noun | of Slash |
| slatting | present participle & vb. noun | of Slat, Slats, collectively., The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down. |
| slattern | noun | A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice., Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny., To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; — with away. |
| slavered | imp. & past participle | of Slaver |
| slaverer | noun | A driveler; an idiot. |
| slavonic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Slavonia, or its inhabitants., Of or pertaining to the Slavs, or their language. |
| sleaving | present participle & vb. noun | of Sleave |
| sledding | present participle & vb. noun | of Sled, The act of transporting or riding on a sled., The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds; as, the sledding is good. |
| sledging | present participle & vb. noun | of Sledge |
| sleeking | present participle & vb. noun | of Sleek |
| sleeping | present participle & vb. noun | of Sleep, a. & n. from Sleep. |
| sleepful | adjective | Strongly inclined to sleep; very sleepy. |
| sleepily | adverb | In a sleepy manner; drowsily. |
| sleepish | adjective | Disposed to sleep; sleepy; drowsy. |
| sleeting | present participle & vb. noun | of Sleet |
| sleeving | present participle & vb. noun | of Sleeve |
| sleiding | present participle & vb. noun | of Sleid |
| sleighty | adjective | Cinning; sly. |
| slickens | noun | The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil of hydraulic mines. |
| slicking | noun | The act or process of smoothing., Narrow veins of ore. |
| sliddery | verb t. | Slippery. |
| slidding | present participle & vb. noun | of Slide |
| slighted | imp. & past participle | of Slight |
| slighten | verb t. | To slight. |
| slighter | noun | One who slights. |
| slightly | adverb | In a slight manner., Slightingly; negligently. |
| slimness | noun | The quality or state of being slim. |
| slinging | present participle & vb. noun | of Sling |
| slinking | present participle & vb. noun | of Slink |
| slipping | present participle & vb. noun | of Slip |
| slipknot | noun | knot which slips along the rope or line around which it is made. |
| slippage | noun | The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping. |
| slippery | adjective | Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery., Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise., Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away., Liable to slip; not standing firm., Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle., Uncertain in effect., Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. |
| slipshod | adjective | Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel., Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing. |
| slipshoe | noun | A slipper. |
| slipskin | adjective | Evasive. |
| slipslop | noun | Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or writing. |
| slitting | present participle & vb. noun | of Slit, a. & n. from Slit. |
| slivered | imp. & past participle | of Sliver |
| slobbery | adjective | Wet; sloppy, as land. |
| slocking | a. & n. from Slock. | |
| slopping | present participle & vb. noun | of Slop |
| slopshop | noun | A shop where slops. or ready-made clothes, are sold. |
| slopwork | noun | The manufacture of slops, or cheap ready-made clothing; also, such clothing; hence, hasty, slovenly work of any kind. |
| slothful | adjective | Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. |
| slotting | noun | The act or process of making slots, or mortises. |
| slouched | imp. & past participle | of Slouch |
| sloughed | imp. & past participle | of Slough |
| slowenly | adjective | Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and order, especially in dress., Characteristic of a solven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress. |
| slovenly | adverb | a slovenly manner. |
| slovenry | noun | Slovenliness. |
| slowback | noun | A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. |
| slowness | noun | The quality or state of being slow. |
| slowworm | verb t. | A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm. |
| slubbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Slub, a. & n. from Slub. |
| slugging | present participle & vb. noun | of Slug |
| slugabed | noun | One who indulges in lying abed; a sluggard. |
| sluggard | noun | A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone., Sluggish; lazy. |
| sluggish | adjective | Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man., Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream., Having no power to move one’s self or itself; inert., Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple. |
| slugworm | noun | Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug, as do those of certain moths belonging to Limacodes and allied genera, and those of certain sawflies. |
| sluicing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sluice |
| slumbery | adjective | Sleepy. |
| slumming | vb. noun | Visiting slums. |
| slumping | present participle & vb. noun | of Slump |
| slurring | present participle & vb. noun | of Slur |
| slushing | present participle & vb. noun | of Slush |
| sluttery | noun | The qualities and practices of a slut; sluttishness; slatternlines. |
| sluttish | adjective | Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly; as, a sluttish woman. |
| slyboots | noun | A humerous appellation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person. |