5 letter words starting with sl

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  • SLABS
  • SLACK
  • SLADE
  • SLAES
  • SLAGS
  • SLAID
  • SLAIN
  • SLAKE
  • SLAMS
  • SLANE
  • SLANG
  • SLANK
  • SLANT
  • SLAPS
  • SLART
  • SLASH
  • SLATE
  • SLATS
  • SLATY
  • SLAVE
  • SLAWS
  • SLAYS
  • SLEBS
  • SLEDS
  • SLEEK
  • SLEEP
  • SLEER
  • SLEET
  • SLEPT
  • SLEWS
  • SLEYS
  • SLICE
  • SLICK
  • SLIDE
  • SLIER
  • SLILY
  • SLIME
  • SLIMS
  • SLIMY
  • SLING
  • SLINK
  • SLIPE
  • SLIPS
  • SLIPT
  • SLISH
  • SLITS
  • SLIVE
  • SLOAN
  • SLOBS
  • SLOES
  • SLOGS
  • SLOID
  • SLOJD
  • SLOKA
  • SLOMO
  • SLOOM
  • SLOOP
  • SLOOT
  • SLOPE
  • SLOPS
  • SLOPY
  • SLORM
  • SLOSH
  • SLOTH
  • SLOTS
  • SLOVE
  • SLOWS
  • SLOYD
  • SLUBB
  • SLUBS
  • SLUED
  • SLUES
  • SLUFF
  • SLUGS
  • SLUIT
  • SLUMP
  • SLUMS
  • SLUNG
  • SLUNK
  • SLURB
  • SLURP
  • SLURS
  • SLUSE
  • SLUSH
  • SLUTS
  • SLYER
  • SLYLY
  • SLYPE

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Definition of sleek

sleek (noun)

  1. That which makes smooth; varnish.

sleek (verb)

  1. To make smooth or glossy; to polish or cause to be attractive.

sleek (adjective)

  1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
  2. Glossy
  3. Not rough or harsh.
  4. Slim and streamlined; not plump, thick, or stocky.

sleek (adverb)

  1. With ease and dexterity.

Definition of slide

slide (noun)

  1. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
  2. A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
  3. The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
  4. An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
  5. A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
  6. The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
  7. A lever that can be moved in two directions.
  8. A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
  9. A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
  10. (by extension) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
  11. A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
  12. The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
  13. (guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
  14. A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
  15. A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
  16. A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
  17. A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
  18. A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
  19. (footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.
  20. (speech therapy) A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.

slide (verb)

  1. To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
  2. To move on a low-friction surface.
  3. To drop down and skid into a base.
  4. To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
  5. To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
  6. To pass inadvertently.
  7. To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
  8. To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.

Definition of sloes

sloes (noun)

  1. The small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
  2. The tree Prunus spinosa.
  3. Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.

Definition of slugs

slugs (noun)

  1. Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
  2. A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
  3. A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
  4. A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
  5. A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
  6. A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
  7. A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
  8. (rarely used) the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
  9. A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
  10. A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
  11. An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors but lacks a prime mover.
  12. (television editing) A black screen.
  13. A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
  14. A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
  15. (District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
  16. The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
  17. A hindrance, an obstruction.
  18. A ship that sails slowly.

slugs (verb)

  1. To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
  2. To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
  3. (of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
  4. To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
  5. To load with a slug or slugs.
  6. To make sluggish.

slugs (noun)

  1. A hard blow, usually with the fist.

slugs (verb)

  1. To hit very hard, usually with the fist.