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Slaie
- - A weaver's reed; a sley.
Slain
- adjective - kill intentionally and with premeditation;
- killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"; "a picture of St. George and the slain dragon"
- people who have been slain (as in battle)
Slake
- verb - cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
- lessen the force of
- make less active or intense
- satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
Slams
- noun - a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
- close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
- dance the slam dance
- strike violently; "slam the ball"
- the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
- throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table"
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
Slang
- noun - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
- abuse with coarse language
- fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
- informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions"
- use slang or vulgar language
Slant
- noun - a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
- heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
- lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"
- present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
- to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
Slape
- - Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical.
Slaps
- noun - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
Slash
- noun - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
- a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
- an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
- cut open; "she slashed her wrists"
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"