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  • skillet/ˈskɪl.ɪt/nounB2A heavy flat pan with sloping sides.
  • skin/skɪn/nounA22 meaningsThe soft outside cover of your body.
  • skincare/ˈskɪn.kɛə/nounB1+The routine of looking after your skin.
  • skip/skɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo move forward with light hops from one foot to the other.
  • skipper/ˈskɪp.ə/nounB22 meaningsThe person in charge of a boat.
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The cord swung over and under while you jump.
  • skirl/skɜːl/nounC2The shrill wailing sound of bagpipes.
  • skirmish/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/nounC12 meaningsA small brief fight between advance parties.
  • skirt/skɜːt/nounA12 meaningsClothing hanging from the waist with no separate legs.
  • skirting boardnounB2The strip of wood along the bottom of a wall.
  • skull/ˈskʌl/nounB1The hard bone case that protects the brain.
  • skullduggerynounC2Underhand dealing and trickery.
  • skunk/skʌŋk/nounB1A black-and-white animal that sprays a foul smell.
  • sky/skaɪ/nounA2Everything you see when you look straight up outside.
  • skydivingnounB2+Jumping from an aircraft and falling before opening a canopy.
  • skylight/ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/nounB2A window set into a roof.
  • skyline/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/nounB2+The shape a city's buildings cut against the sky.
  • skyscraper/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/nounB1+A very tall building.
  • slab/slæb/nounB2A thick flat piece of stone or other material.
  • slack/slæk/adjectiveB13 meaningsLoose; not pulled tight.
  • slag/ˈslæɡ/nounC1The waste left when metal is smelted from ore.
  • slam/ˈslæm/verbB14 meaningsTo shut something with great force and a loud bang.
  • slammer/ˈslæmɚ/nounC1Prison.
  • slander/ˈslɑːndə/nounC1Spoken lies that damage a person's good name.
  • slang/ˈslæŋ/nounB2The relaxed street vocabulary never found in formal writing.
  • slap/slæp/verbB13 meaningsTo hit someone with the flat of an open hand.
  • slapsticknounB2+Comedy of falls, chases and knockabout blows.
  • slat/slæt/nounC1One of the thin narrow strips in a blind or fence.
  • slate/sleɪt/nounB26 meaningsA 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.
  • slavery/ˈsleɪvəɹi/nounC1The system of owning people and forcing them to work.
  • 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.
  • sleep/sliːp/verbA12 meaningsTo rest unconscious with your eyes closed.
  • sleep hygienenounC1The habits that make good sleep likely.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • slime/slaɪm/nounB2A soft unpleasant slippery substance.
  • sling/ˈslɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA cloth loop that supports an injured arm.
  • slip/ˈslɪp/verbB17 meaningsTo slide by accident on a smooth or wet surface and lose your balance.
  • slip roadnounB2The short road joining or leaving a motorway.
  • 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 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.