SLAVISHNESS
SLA'VISHNESS, noun The state or quality of being slavish; servility; meanness.SLAVON'IC, adjective Pertaining to the Slavons or ancient inhabitants of Russia.SLAVON'IC, noun The...
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SLAVONIC
SLAVON'IC, adjective [from Sclavi, a people of the north of Europe.]Pertaining to the Sclavi, a people that inhabited the country between the rivers Save and Drave, or to their ...
SLAY
SLAY, verb transitivepreterit tense slew; participle passive slain. [The proper sense is to strike, and as beating was an early mode of killing, this word, like smite, came to s...
SLAYER
SLA'YER, noun One that slays; a killer; a murderer; an assassin; a destroyer of life.
SLAYING
SLA'YING, participle present tense Killing; destroying life.
SLEAVE
SLEAVE, noun The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread; silk or thread untwisted.SLEAVE, verb transitive To separate threads; or to divide a collection of threads; to sley...
SLEAVED
SLE'AVED, adjective Raw; not spun or wrought.
SLEAZY
SLEA'ZY, SLEE'ZY, adjective [probably from the root of loose.] Thin; flimsy; wanting firmness of texture or substance; as sleezy silk or muslin.
SLED
SLED, noun A carriage or vehicle moved on runners, much used in America for conveying heavy weights in winter, as timber, wood, stone and the like.SLED, verb transitive To conve...
SLEDDED
SLED'DED, participle passive Conveyed on a sled.
SLEDDING
SLED'DING, participle present tense Conveying on a sled.SLED'DING, noun The act of transporting on a sled.2. The means of conveying on sleds; snow sufficient for the running of ...
SLEDGE
SLEDGE, noun1. A larger heavy hammer; used chiefly by ironsmiths.2. In England, a sled; a vehicle moved on runners or on low wheels. In this sense, the word is not used in Ameri...
SLEEK
SLEEK, adjective [See Like]1. Smooth; having an even smooth surface; whence, glossy; as sleek hair. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.2. Not rough or harsh, Those rug...
SLEEKLY
SLEE'KLY, adverb Smoothly; nicely.
SLEEKNESS
SLEE'KNESS, noun Smoothness of surface.
SLEEKSTONE
SLEE'KSTONE, noun A smoothing stone.
SLEEKY
SLEE'KY, adjective Of a sleek or smooth appearance. [Not in use.]
SLEEP
SLEEP, verb intransitivepreterit tense and participle passive slept.1. To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind. The proper time...
SLEEPER
SLEE'PER, noun1. A person that sleeps; also, a drone or lazy person.2. That which lies dormant, as a law not executed. [Not in use.]3. AN animal that lies dormant in winter, as ...
SLEEPFUL
SLEE'PFUL, adjective Strongly inclined to sleep. [Little used.]
SLEEPFULNESS
SLEE'PFULNESS, noun Strong inclination to sleep. [Little used.]
SLEEPILY
SLEE'PILY, adverb1. Drowsily; with desire to sleep.2. Dully; in a lazy manner; heavily Raleigh3. Stupidly.
SLEEPINESS
SLEE'PINESS, noun Drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
SLEEPING
SLEE'PING, participle present tense Resting; reposing in sleep.SLEE'PING, noun The state of resting in sleep.
SLEEPLESS
SLEE'PLESS, adjective1. Having no sleep; without sleep; wakeful.2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated; as Biscay's sleepless bay.
SLEEPLESSNESS
SLEE'PLESSNESS, noun Want or destitution of sleep.
SLEEPY
SLEE'PY, adjective1. Drowsy; inclined to sleep.2. Not awake. She wak'd her sleep crew.3. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as a sleepy drink or potion.