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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • slantwiseadverbC2At a slope rather than straight.
  • slap/slæp/verbB13 meaningsTo hit someone with the flat of an open hand.
  • slapsticknounB2+Comedy of falls, chases and knockabout blows.
  • slash/slaʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo cut violently with a sweeping stroke.
  • slat/slæt/nounC1One of the thin narrow strips in a blind or fence.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB2
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A grey rock that splits into flat sheets.
  • slattern/ˈslætɚn/nounC2A woman thought dirty and untidy, in old use.
  • slaughter/ˈslɔːtə/nounB22 meaningsThe killing of animals for meat.
  • slave/sleɪv/nounB1Somebody owned by another and forced to work without pay.
  • slaver/ˈslævə/verbC2To let saliva run from the mouth.
  • slavery/ˈsleɪvəɹi/nounC1The system of owning people and forcing them to work.
  • slay/sleɪ/verbB2To kill, especially in battle.
  • sled/ˈslɛd/nounA2+A small vehicle on runners for sliding over snow.
  • sledge/slɛd͡ʒ/nounB1+A vehicle on runners for travelling over snow.
  • sledgehammer/ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmə/nounB2+A huge two-handed hammer for breaking things apart.
  • sleek/sliːk/adjectiveB2+Smooth, glossy and elegant.
  • sleep/sliːp/verbA12 meaningsTo rest unconscious with your eyes closed.
  • sleep hygienenounC1The habits that make good sleep likely.
  • sleep like a log/ˈsliːp laɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/phraseB2To sleep so deeply that nothing wakes you.
  • sleep on itphraseB2To wait until the next day before deciding.
  • sleeper/ˈsliːpə(ɹ)/nounB25 meaningsA person who is asleep, especially thought of by how easily they wake.
  • sleeper trainnounB2A train with beds for overnight journeys.
  • sleeping bag/ˈsliːpɪŋ(ɡ) bæɡ/nounA2A padded bag you sleep inside.
  • sleepless/ˈsliːpləs/adjectiveB2Passed without any sleep.
  • sleepovernounB1+A night spent at a friend's house.
  • sleepwalkingnounB2+Walking about while still asleep.
  • sleet/sliːt/nounB2+Half-frozen rain that stings as it falls.
  • sleeve/sliːv/nounB12 meaningsThe part of a garment covering the arm.
  • sleeveless/ˈsliːvlɪs/adjectiveB1+Made without sleeves.
  • slice/slaɪs/nounB12 meaningsA thin flat piece cut from something.
  • slick/slɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsSmoothly skilful, sometimes suspiciously so.
  • slide/ˈslaɪ̯d/nounA25 meaningsA smooth sloping structure that children sit on and go down.
  • slider/ˈslaɪdɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsA control you drag along a track to set a value.
  • slight/slaɪt/adjectiveB24 meaningsSmall in amount or degree, and hard to notice.
  • slightly/ˈslaɪtli/adverbB12 meaningsTo a small degree; a little.
  • slim/ˈslɪm/adjectiveB14 meaningsAttractively thin; narrow in build.
  • slime/slaɪm/nounB2A soft unpleasant slippery substance.
  • slimy/ˈslaɪ.mi/adjectiveB22 meaningsUnpleasantly wet and slippery.
  • sling/ˈslɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA cloth loop that supports an injured arm.
  • slink/slɪŋk/verbC1To move away quietly, ashamed or guilty.
  • slip/ˈslɪp/verbB17 meaningsTo slide by accident on a smooth or wet surface and lose your balance.
  • slip awayphraseB22 meaningsTo leave quietly without being noticed.
  • slip roadnounB2The short road joining or leaving a motorway.
  • slip upphraseB2To make a careless mistake.
  • slip your mindphraseB2To be forgotten despite meaning to remember.
  • slip-up/ˈslɪpʌp/nounB2A small careless error.
  • slipper/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/nounA2+A soft comfortable shoe worn indoors.
  • slippers/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)z/nounA2+2 meaningsSoft, comfortable shoes worn indoors.
  • slippery/ˈslɪpəɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsSo smooth or wet that it is hard to hold or stand on.
  • slippery slope/ˌslɪ.pə.ɹiˈsləʊp/nounC1Claiming one small step must lead to disaster.
  • slipstream/ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/nounC1The sheltered air just behind a moving vehicle or rider.
  • slipwaynounC1The sloping ramp a boat is launched down.
  • slit/ˈslɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo cut a long, narrow opening in or along something.
  • slither/ˈslɪðə/verbC2To slide along with a twisting movement.
  • sliver/ˈslɪvə/nounB2A very thin narrow piece broken off something.
  • slob/ˈslɒb/nounC1A lazy and untidy person.
  • slobber/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/verbB2To let saliva drip from the mouth.
  • sloe/ˈsləʊ/nounC2The small sharp black fruit of the blackthorn.
  • slog/slɒɡ/nounB2+2 meaningsA long hard piece of work or walking.
  • slogan/ˈsləʊɡ(ə)n/nounB2+A short punchy phrase repeated by a brand or campaign.