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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

slate-grey
slate-gray adjective of the color of slate or granite; `the slaty sky of dawn`

slating
noun the act of laying slates for a roof

slating
noun thin layers of rock used for roofing

slattern
slut 1 slovenly woman noun a dirty untidy woman

slatternliness
sluttishness noun in the manner of a slattern

slaughter
noun the killing of animals (as for food)

slaughter
mass murder noun the savage and excessive killing of many people

Slav
adjective speaking a Slavic language; `the Slav population of Georgia`

slave
noun a person who is owned by someone

slave
hard worker noun someone who works as hard as a slave

slave ant
noun any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species

slave driver
noun a supervisor of slaves at work

slave market
noun a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)

slave ship
noun a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage

slave state
noun any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War

slave trade
slave traffic noun traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries

slave-making ant
slave-maker noun an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slaves

slaveholder
slave owner noun someone who owns slaves

slaveholding
adjective where slavery was legal; `the slaveholding South`

slaveholding
noun the practice of owning slaves

slavelike
adjective suitable for a slave or servant

slaver
slave dealer noun a person engaged in slave trade

slavery
noun work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

slavery
noun the practice of owning slaves

Slavic
Slavic language noun a branch of the Indo-European family of languages

Slavic people
Slavic race noun a race of people speaking a Slavonic language

slavish
subservient adjective abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; `slavish devotion to her job ruled her life`; `a slavish yes-man to the party bosses`- S.H.Adams; `she has become submissive and subservient`

slavishly
adverb in a slavish manner; `his followers slavishly believed in his new diet`

Slavonic
Slavic adjective of or relating to Slavic languages

sleazy
adjective of cloth; thin and loosely woven; `the coat has a sleazy lining`

sled
sledge 1 sleigh noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

sled dog
sledge dog noun a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team

sledder
noun someone who rides a sled

sledding
noun the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh

sleek
adjective well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; `sleek figures in expensive clothes`

sleekly
adverb in a sleek glossy manner; `the wet road was shining sleekly`

sleep
nap noun a period of time spent sleeping; `he felt better after a little sleep`; `there wasn`t time for a nap`

sleep
noun a torpid state resembling deep sleep

sleep apnea
noun apnea that occurs during sleep

sleep deprivation
noun a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep

sleep disorder
noun a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern

sleep talking
somniloquy noun uttering speech while asleep

sleep terror disorder
pavor nocturnus noun a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep

sleep-learning
hypnopedia noun teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep)

sleeper
sleeper goby noun tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water

sleeper cell
noun a cell of sleepers; `an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base`

sleeper nest
noun a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; `sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe`

sleepily
adverb in a sleepy manner; `the two children who were snuggled sleepily in the back of the car`

sleepiness
drowsiness noun a very sleepy state; `sleepiness causes many driving accidents`

sleeping
noun the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

sleeping bag
noun large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll

sleeping beauty
noun a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play

sleeping car
sleeper noun a passenger car that has berths for sleeping

sleeping pill
sleeping tablet noun a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)

sleeping sickness
sleepy sickness noun an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

sleeplessly
adverb without sleep; in a sleepless manner; `he was lying in bed sleeplessly`

sleepover
noun an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)

sleepwalker
somnambulist noun someone who walks about in their sleep

sleepwalking
somnambulism noun walking by a person who is asleep

sleepy
sleepy-eyed adjective ready to fall asleep; `beginning to feel sleepy`; `a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids`; `sleepyheaded students`

sleepyhead
noun a sleepy person

sleet
noun partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

sleety
adjective consisting of or of the nature of frozen or partially frozen rain

sleeve
arm noun the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

sleeved
adjective made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination; `sleeved garments`; `short-sleeved`

sleeveless
adjective having no sleeves; `sleeveless summer dresses`

sleigh bed
noun a bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward at the top

sleigh bell
cascabel noun bell attached to a sleigh, or to harness of horse pulling a sleigh

slender
slight adjective being of delicate or slender build; `she was slender as a willow shoot is slender`- Frank Norris; `a slim girl with straight blonde hair`; `watched her slight figure cross the street`

slender centaury
noun a slender variety of centaury

slender knapweed
noun a variety of knapweed

slender loris
Loris gracilis noun slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka

slender rush
Juncus tenuis noun tufted wiry rush of wide distribution

slender salamander
worm salamander noun any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States

slender wheatgrass
Agropyron trachycaulum noun North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop

slender wild oat
Avena barbata noun oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia

slender-tailed meerkat
Suricata suricatta noun a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail

slender-waisted
slim-waisted adjective having a small waist

slender-winged
adjective having slender wings

slenderly
slimly adverb in a slim or slender manner; `a slenderly built woman`; `slightly built`

slenderness
noun the quality of being slight or inadequate; `he knew the slenderness of my wallet`; `the slenderness of the chances that anything would be done`; `the slenderness of the evidence`

slenderness
noun the property of an attractively thin person

sleuth
sleuthhound noun a detective who follows a trail

slice
noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; `he took lessons to cure his slicing`

slice bar
noun iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces

sliced
adjective used of meat; cut into pieces for serving

slicer
noun a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)

slicing
noun the act of cutting into slices

slick
adjective made slick by e.g. ice or grease; `sidewalks slick with ice`; `roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn`t had time to wash away the oil`

slick
slipperiness noun a slippery smoothness; `he could feel the slickness of the tiller`

slicked up
adjective having been made especially tidy; `slicked up for visitors`

slickness
slipperiness noun a slippery smoothness; `he could feel the slickness of the tiller`

slide
glide noun the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; `his slide didn`t stop until the bottom of the hill`; `the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope`

slide
noun a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

slide fastener
zip noun a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

slide projector
noun projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen

slide rule
slipstick noun analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators

slide valve
noun valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port

slider
yellow-bellied terrapin noun freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets

slider
noun a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction