S — The school dictionary · page 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22slainKilled violently, especially in battle or in stories.14 sentencesslamTo slam a door, window or lid is to shut it hard and loudly.15 sentencesslanderUntrue spoken words that harm someone's good name.6 sentencesslangVery informal words and phrases used in casual talk, often by a group such as young people, and not used in formal writing.10 sentencesslangyUsing a lot of slang: very informal, everyday words and phrases, like «gonna», «cool» or «mate».8 sentencesslantA slant is a line or surface that slopes, not straight up or flat.11 sentencesslapTo hit someone or something with an open hand.13 sentencesslapstickA kind of comedy with funny falls, crashes, chases, custard pies and silly fights where nobody is really hurt.8 sentencesslashTo cut something with a long, quick, violent stroke of a blade.14 sentencesslatA long, thin, flat strip of wood, metal or plastic, usually one of a row with gaps between, as in a fence, bed, bench or blind.8 sentencesslateSlate is a hard dark grey rock that splits into thin flat sheets.15 sentencesslaughterTo slaughter animals means to kill them for food.12 sentencesslaughterhouseA place where farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are killed for their meat.8 sentencesslaveA slave is a person who is owned by another person and forced to work without pay or freedom.12 sentencesslaverySlavery is the cruel system in which people are owned by other people, forced to work for no pay and have no freedom.11 sentencesslavicSlavic means about the Slavs, a large group of peoples in eastern and central Europe, or about their languages.8 sentencesslavonicTo do with the Slavs, the peoples of central and eastern Europe such as Ukrainians, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbs, Croats, Bulgarians and…10 sentencesslayTo kill violently, especially in battle or a story.10 sentencessledA small vehicle that slides over snow, used by children for fun on hills; in the UK called a sledge, in Australia sometimes a toboggan.11 sentencessleddingRiding down a snowy hill on a sled (sledge).10 sentencessledgeA sledge is a small vehicle with long, narrow runners instead of wheels, used for sliding over snow or ice, often down hills for fun.13 sentencessleekSmooth, shiny and healthy-looking.10 sentencessleepTo sleep is to rest with your eyes closed and your mind switched off, as you do at night.13 sentencessleeperA person or animal who is asleep, or who sleeps in a certain way: a light sleeper.12 sentencessleepilyIn a drowsy way; half awake and ready to fall asleep.4 sentencessleepinessSleepiness is the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want to sleep.8 sentencessleeplessWithout sleep, or with very little: a sleepless night.9 sentencessleepoverA party or visit when a child stays the night at a friend's house, often with games, films and snacks.7 sentencessleepwalkTo walk or do things while asleep without knowing it.8 sentencessleepwalkerA person who gets up and walks about, or does other things, while still asleep.7 sentencessleepwalkingSleepwalking is getting up and walking around while you are still asleep.9 sentencessleepySleepy means tired and ready to sleep.10 sentencessleetSleet is a mix of rain and snow, or small icy drops that fall from the sky.9 sentencessleeveA sleeve is the part of a shirt, coat or jumper that covers your arm.10 sentencessleevelessA sleeveless top, shirt or dress has no sleeves, so your arms are bare from the shoulder down.7 sentencessleighA large sledge pulled by horses, reindeer or dogs, for carrying people or goods over snow.11 sentencessleightClever, quick skill with the hands, used to trick people, as in magic tricks.9 sentencesslenderThin, graceful and narrow, not thick or heavy.6 sentencesslewA slew of things is a large number or amount of them (informal).12 sentencessliceA slice is a thin flat piece cut from something like bread, cake, meat or pizza.13 sentencesslideTo move smoothly over a surface while staying in contact with it.15 sentencessliderA control on a screen or machine that you move along a line to change something, such as the volume or brightness.11 sentencesslightSlight means small, not much or not important.11 sentencesslightinglyIn a scornful way that shows you think little of someone or something.4 sentencesslightlySlightly means a little bit, not very much.11 sentencesslimThin in an attractive or healthy way: a slim girl, a slim phone.14 sentencesslimeSlime is a thick, wet, slippery substance, like the trail a snail leaves.10 sentencesslimyCovered with slime: thick, wet, slippery stuff, like on a snail or a slug.10 sentencesslingA sling is a loop of cord or strap for throwing a stone by swinging it round the head.7 sentencesslingingSlinging is throwing stones with a sling.5 sentencesslinkTo slink is to move quietly and sneakily, trying not to be seen.5 sentencesslipTo slide by accident and fall or nearly fall, especially on something wet or smooth.15 sentencesslipperA soft, comfortable shoe you wear indoors.8 sentencesslipperySlippery means smooth, wet or icy so that it is hard to hold or to stand on without sliding.11 sentencesslippingSlipping is sliding by accident and losing your balance, often on something wet or smooth.13 sentencesslippySlippery; smooth or wet so that you slide or fall easily.7 sentencesslitA slit is a long, narrow cut or opening.9 sentencesslitherTo slither is to move along smoothly, twisting from side to side, like a snake.7 sentencessliverA very thin, small piece cut or broken off something.11 sentencesslobA slob is a person who is lazy, messy and does not care about being tidy or clean.12 sentencessloeA sloe is a small, round, dark blue-black fruit of the blackthorn bush, very sour when raw.9 sentencessloganA short, catchy phrase used in advertising or by a group to make people remember a product or an idea: «Every little helps».8 sentencesslopTo slop means to spill liquid over the edge of a container, often messily.11 sentencesslopeA slope is a surface or piece of ground that goes up or down, with one end higher than the other, like a hill.13 sentencessloshWhen liquid sloshes, it moves around noisily and splashes inside a container or over its edge.11 sentencesslotA slot is a long, narrow opening where you put something in, like a coin.10 sentencesslothA sloth is a slow-moving animal from Central and South America that hangs upside down in trees.8 sentencesslothfulSlothful means lazy, not wanting to work or move about.5 sentencesslouchTo slouch is to sit, stand or walk with your shoulders rounded and your head hanging forward, in a lazy, droopy way.12 sentencesslowSlow means not fast; it takes a long time to move or to do something.14 sentencesslowcoachA person who walks, works or does things too slowly; said in a teasing, friendly way.7 sentencesslowdownA time when something becomes slower or less busy.8 sentencesslowerSlower means with less speed, moving or working less quickly.12 sentencesslowlyAt a low speed, not fast.13 sentencesslownessThe fact or quality of being slow: moving, happening or working without much speed.8 sentencessludgeThick, soft, wet mud or a mix of mud and dirty liquid.11 sentencesslugA small, soft, slimy animal like a snail but with no shell, that lives in damp places and eats plants.13 sentencessluggardA sluggard is a very lazy person who does not want to work or get up.10 sentencessluggishMoving or working slowly, without energy.11 sentencessluiceA gate or channel that controls how much water flows in a river, canal or mill stream (also called a sluice gate).10 sentencesslumA slum is a very poor, crowded part of a city where houses are badly built and people often lack clean water, toilets and safe electricity.12 sentencesslumberSleep.10 sentencesslumpTo slump is to sit or fall down heavily because you are tired, ill or sad.12 sentencesslurTo slur means to speak words unclearly, so the sounds run together, for example when someone is very tired, ill or drunk.10 sentencesslurpTo drink or eat noisily by sucking in air with the food or drink.8 sentencesslurredSlurred speech is speech where the words run into each other and are hard to understand.10 sentencesslurrySlurry is a thick, runny mixture of water and something solid, such as mud, cement or crushed rock.9 sentencesslushSlush is snow that has partly melted and turned into wet, dirty, half-frozen mush on the ground.10 sentencesslushyCovered in or made of slush: half-melted, wet, dirty snow.9 sentencesslutA slut was an untidy, dirty woman; today the word is very rude and hurtful, so do not use it.5 sentencesslySly means clever in a sneaky way, good at tricking people and hiding what you really plan.10 sentencesslylyIn a clever, secret way, often to trick someone.9 sentencessmackTo hit someone or something hard with an open hand.14 sentencessmallSmall means little in size: a small dog.22 sentencessmallerSmaller means less big: a mouse is smaller than a cat.10 sentencessmallishFairly small; a bit small but not very.7 sentencessmallnessSmallness is the quality of being small in size or height.4 sentencessmallpoxSmallpox was a very serious, catching disease that caused a high fever and spots that turned into blisters, often leaving deep scars or ki…9 sentencessmartSmart means clever and quick to learn and understand.13 sentencessmartlySmartly means in a neat, tidy and good-looking way, especially about clothes.11 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/10/