Index of English words, starting with "sl"

(1) - Slattern (v. t.) To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away.
(2) - Slattern (a.) Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny.
(3) - Slattern (n.) A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.

(1) - Slatternliness (n.) The quality or state of being slatternly; slovenliness; untidiness.

(1) - Slatternly (adv.) In a slatternly manner.
(2) - Slatternly (a.) Resembling a slattern; sluttish; negligent; dirty.

(1) - Slaty (a.) Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting; as, a slaty color or texture.

(1) - Slaughter (v. t.) To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.
(2) - Slaughter (v. t.) To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.
(3) - Slaughter (v. t.) The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.
(4) - Slaughter (v. t.) The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage.
(5) - Slaughter (v. t.) The act of killing.