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Slot
- noun - (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
- a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"
- a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"
- a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
- a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"
- a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot"
- assign a time slot; "slot a television program"
- the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
Slow
- adjective - (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow"
- at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
- become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
- cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
- lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"
- of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb
SLS
- noun - a caustic detergent useful for removing grease; although commonly included in personal care items (shampoos and toothpastes etc.) it can irritate skin and should not be swallowed
Slub
- noun - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Slue
- verb - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
Slug
- noun - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
- a counterfeit coin
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped; "he took a slug of hard liquor"
- an idle slothful person
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
Slum
- noun - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
- spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"
Slur
- noun - (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
- a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
- a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
- become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
- play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
- speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
- utter indistinctly
Slut
- noun - a dirty untidy woman
- a woman adulterer
Sly
- adjective - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
- Sneaky