Index of English words, starting with "sl"

(1) - Slab (n.) That which is slimy or viscous; moist earth; mud; also, a puddle.
(2) - Slab (a.) Thick; viscous.
(3) - Slab (n.) The slack part of a sail.
(4) - Slab (n.) The wryneck.
(5) - Slab (n.) An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
(6) - Slab (n.) A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.

(1) - Slab-sided (a.) Having flat sides; hence, tall, or long and lank.

(1) - Slabber (n.) A slabbing machine.
(2) - Slabber (n.) A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
(3) - Slabber (n.) Spittle; saliva; slaver.
(4) - Slabber (v. t.) To spill liquid upon; to smear carelessly; to spill, as liquid foed or drink, in careless eating or drinking.
(5) - Slabber (v. t.) To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle.
(6) - Slabber (v. i.) To let saliva or some liquid fall from the mouth carelessly, like a child or an idiot; to drivel; to drool.

(1) - Slack (v. t.) Alt. of Slacken
(2) - Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacken
(3) - Slack (n.) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.
(4) - Slack (adv.) Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
(5) - Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
(6) - Slack (superl.) Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
(7) - Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
(8) - Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
(9) - Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
(10) - Slack (n.) Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.