Index of English words, starting with "sl"

(1) - Slit (n.) A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.
(2) - Slit (n.) To cut; to sever; to divide.
(3) - Slit (n.) To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.
(4) - Slit (n.) To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.
(5) - Slit (imp. & p. p.) of Slit
(6) - Slit () 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

(1) - Slither (v. i.) To slide; to glide.

(1) - Slitter (n.) One who, or that which, slits.

(1) - Sliver (n.) Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.
(2) - Sliver (n.) A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning.
(3) - Sliver (n.) A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
(4) - Sliver (v. t.) To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.