Slacked (imp. & p. p.) of Slacken
Slackened () of Slacken
Slacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slacken
Slackening () of Slacken
Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacken
Slacken (a.) To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.
Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Slacken (a.) To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.
Slacken (a.) To abate; to become less violent.
Slacken (a.) To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens.
Slacken (a.) To languish; to fail; to flag.
Slacken (a.) To end; to cease; to desist; to slake.
Slack (v. t.) Alt. of Slacken
Slacken (v. t.) To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage.
Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.
Slacken (v. t.) To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime.
Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry.
Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.
Slacken (n.) A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.
Slackly (adv.) In a slack manner.
Slackness (n.) The quality or state of being slack.
Slade (n.) A little dell or valley; a flat piece of low, moist ground.
Slade (n.) The sole of a plow.
Slag (v. t.) The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.
Slag (v. t.) The scoria of a volcano.
Slaggy (a.) Of or pertaining to slag; resembling slag; as, slaggy cobalt.
Slaie (n.) A weaver's reed; a sley.
Slaked (imp. & p. p.) of Slake
Slaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slake
Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
Slake (a.) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
Slake (v. i.) To go out; to become extinct.
Slake (v. i.) To abate; to become less decided.
Slake (v. i.) To slacken; to become relaxed.
Slake (v. i.) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.
Slakeless (a.) Not capable of being slaked.
Slakin (n.) Slacken.
Slammed (imp. & p. p.) of Slam
Slamming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slam
Slam (v. t.) To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.
Slam (v. t.) To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the pavement.
Slam (v. t.) To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff.
Slam (v. t.) To strike down; to slaughter.
Slam (v. t.) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
Slam (v. i.) To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise; as, a door or shutter slams.
Slam (n.) The act of one who, or that which, slams.
Slam (n.) The shock and noise produced in slamming.
Slam (n.) Winning all the tricks of a deal.
Slam (n.) The refuse of alum works.
Slam-bang (adv.) With great violence; with a slamming or banging noise.
Slamkin (n.) Alt. of Slammerkin
Slammerkin (n.) A slut; a slatternly woman.
Slander (n.) A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another.
Slander (n.) Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium.
Slander (n.) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation.
Slandered (imp. & p. p.) of Slander
Slandering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slander
Slander (v. t.) To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.
Slander (v. t.) To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.
Slanderer (n.) One who slanders; a defamer; a calumniator.
Slanderous (a.) Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.
Slanderous (a.) Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports.
Slang () imp. of Sling. Slung.
Slang (n.) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory.
Slang (n.) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict.
Slang (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc.
Slanged (imp. & p. p.) of Slang
Slanging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slang
Slang (v. t.) To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar language.
Slanginess (n.) Quality of being slangy.
Slangous (a.) Slangy.
Slang-whanger (n.) One who uses abusive slang; a ranting partisan.
Slangy (a.) Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang.
Slank () imp. & p. p. of Slink.
Slanted (imp. & p. p.) of Slant
Slanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slant
Slant (v. i.) To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
Slant (v. t.) To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.
Slant (n.) A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
Slant (n.) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
Slant (v. i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
Slanting (a.) Oblique; sloping.
Slantwise (adv.) Alt. of Slantly
Slantly (adv.) In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.
Slap (n.) A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.
Slapped (imp. & p. p.) of Slap
Slapping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slap
Slap (v. t.) To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.
Slap (n.) With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly.
Slapdash (adv.) In a bold, careless manner; at random.
Slapdash (adv.) With a slap; all at once; slap.
Slapdash (v. t.) To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint on a wall, or to slapdash a wall.
Slape (a.) Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical.
Slapeface (n.) A soft-spoken, crafty hypocrite.
Slapjack (n.) A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake.
Slapper (n.) One who, or that which, slaps.
Slapper (n.) Anything monstrous; a whopper.
Slapper (a.) Alt. of Slapping
Slapping (a.) Very large; monstrous; big.
Slashed (imp. & p. p.) of Slash