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

sliding
adjective being a smooth continuous motion

sliding door
noun a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging

sliding scale
noun a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

sliding seat
noun rower`s seat that slides fore and aft

sliding window
noun a window that open by sliding horizontally

slight
adjective almost no or (with `a`) at least some; very little; `there`s slight chance that it will work`; `there`s a slight chance it will work`

slight
tenuous adjective having little substance or significance; `a flimsy excuse`; `slight evidence`; `a tenuous argument`; `a thin plot`

slight care
noun such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise

slightness
noun the property of an attractively thin person

slim-bodied
thin-bodied adjective having a slim body

slime mold
slime mould noun a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists

slime mushroom
noun a mushroom of the genus Amanita

slimed
slimy adjective covered with or resembling slime; `a slimy substance covered the rocks`

slimness
noun the property of an attractively thin person

sling
scarf bandage noun bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck

slingback
noun a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel

slinger
noun a person who uses a sling to throw something

slinger ring
noun dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades

slinging
noun throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)

slingshot
noun a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

slip
trip noun an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; `he blamed his slip on the ice`; `the jolt caused many slips and a few spills`

slip
eluding noun the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

slip away
sneak away verb leave furtively and stealthily; `The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard`

slip clutch
slip friction clutch noun a friction clutch that will slip with the torque is too great

slip coach
slip carriage noun a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train

slip of paper
noun a small sheet of paper; `a receipt slip`

slip of the tongue
noun an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

slip one`s mind
verb pass out of one`s memory

slip ring
noun connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts

slip stitch
noun loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side

slip-joint pliers
noun pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws

slip-on
noun an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off

slip-up
noun a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

slipcover
noun a removable fitted cloth covering for upholstered furniture

slipknot
noun a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made

slippage
noun failing to hold or slipping out of place; `the knots allowed no slippage`

slipper
carpet slipper noun low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

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

slipper spurge
slipper plant noun any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts

slipper-shaped
adjective shaped in the form of a slipper

slippered
adjective shod with slippers

slippery
slippy adjective causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; `slippery sidewalks`; `a slippery bar of soap`; `the streets are still slippy from the rain`

slippery dick
Halicoeres bivittatus noun small wrasse of tropical Atlantic

slippery elm
red elm 1 Ulmus rubra noun North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood

slipping
slithering adjective moving as on a slippery surface; `his slipping and slithering progress over the ice`

slipskin grape
noun a grape whose skin slips readily from the pulp

slipstream
airstream 1 race noun the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

slit
noun a long narrow opening

slit trench
noun narrow trench for shelter in battle

slithery
adjective having a slippery surface or quality ; `slithery mud`; `slithery eels`

slivovitz
noun a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans

Sloanea
genus Sloanea noun genus of tropical hardwood timber trees

slob
sloven noun a coarse obnoxious person

sloe
noun small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush

sloe
noun a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits

sloe gin
noun gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)

sloganeer
noun someone who coins and uses slogans to promote a cause

sloganeering
noun persuasion by means of empty slogans

slogger
noun a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches

sloop
noun a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat`s length aft of the bow

sloop of war
noun a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck

slop
slops noun wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

slop
splatter verb cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; `spill the milk`; `splatter water`

slop basin
slop bowl noun a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at table

slop chest
noun commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew

slop pail
slop jar noun a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin or chamber pot

slope
incline noun an elevated geological formation; `he climbed the steep slope`; `the house was built on the side of a mountain`

slope
noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; `a five-degree gradient`

sloping
adjective having a slanting form or direction; `an area of gently sloping hills`; `a room with a sloping ceiling`

sloppily
adverb in a sloppy manner; `this work was done rather sloppily`

sloppiness
slovenliness noun a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

sloppy
adjective lacking neatness or order; `a sloppy room`; `sloppy habits`

Sloppy Joe
noun ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun

slops
noun cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)

slopseller
slop-seller noun a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing

slopshop
slopseller`s shop noun a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing

slot
noun a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); `he put a quarter in the slot`

slot
noun (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; `the PC had three slots for additional memory`

slot machine
coin machine noun a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot

sloth
tree sloth noun any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits

sloth bear
Melursus ursinus noun common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia

sloth-like
adjective resembling a sloth

slouch
noun a stooping carriage in standing and walking

slouched
slouching adjective with shoulders drooping

sloucher
noun a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage

slouchily
adverb in a slouchy manner; `slouchily dressed`

slouchingly
adverb with a slouching gait or posture; `he stood slouchingly at the garden gate`

slouchy
adjective lacking stiffness in form or posture; `a slouchy sweater`

slough
noun any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

slough of despond
noun (formal) extreme depression

Slovak
noun the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia

Slovakia
Slovak Republic noun a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993

Slovakian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Slovakia or its people or language

Slovakian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Slovakia

Slovene
noun the Slavic language of Slovenes

Slovenia
Republic of Slovenia noun a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991

Slovenian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Slovenia or its people or language; `Slovenian independence`

slovenliness
noun habitual uncleanliness

slow
easy 2 tardily adverb without speed (`slow` is sometimes used informally for `slowly`); `he spoke slowly`; `go easy here--the road is slippery`; `glaciers move tardily`; `please go slow so I can see the sights`

slow lane
noun the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly