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 slate

slate (noun)

1. A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
2. The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
3. A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools
4. A roofing-tile made of slate.
5. A record of money owed.
6. A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
7. An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
8. A thin plate of any material; a flake.

slate (adjective)

1. Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.

slate (verb)

1. To cover with slate.
2. To criticise harshly.
3. To schedule.
4. To anticipate or strongly expect.
5. To set a dog upon (a person).

Definition of slimy

slimy (noun)

1. A ponyfish.

slimy (adjective)

1. Of or pertaining to slime
2. Resembling, of the nature of, covered or daubed with, or abounding in slime
3. Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

Definition of slips

slips (noun)

1. A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
2. Mud, slime.

slips (noun)

1. A twig or shoot; a cutting.
2. A descendant, a scion.
3. A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
4. A long, thin piece of something.
5. A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
6. (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.

slips (noun)

1. An act or instance of slipping.
2. A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
3. A slipdress.
4. A mistake or error.
5. A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
6. A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
7. A slipway.
8. A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
9. Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
10. A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
11. A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
12. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
13. A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
14. A child's pinafore.
15. An outside covering or case.
16. A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
17. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
18. An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces together.
19. A particular quantity of yarn.
20. A narrow passage between buildings.
21. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
22. A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
23. The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
24. The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
25. A fish, the sole.

slips (verb)

1. To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
2. To err.
3. To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
4. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
5. To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
6. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
7. To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
8. To move down; to slide.
9. To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
10. To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
11. To omit; to lose by negligence.
12. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
13. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
14. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
15. To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.

slips (noun)

1. The area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively

Definition of slosh

slosh (noun)

1. A quantity of a liquid; more than a splash.
2. A sloshing sound or motion.
3. Slush.

slosh (verb)

1. (of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
2. (of a liquid) To cause to slosh
3. To make a sloshing sound.
4. (of a liquid) To pour noisily, sloppily or in large amounts
5. To move noisily through water or other liquid.
6. To punch (someone).

slosh (noun)

1. Backslash, the character \.

Definition of slush

slush (noun)

1. Half-melted snow or ice.
2. Liquid mud or mire.
3. Flavored shaved ice served as a drink.
4. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
5. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
6. A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
7. Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.

slush (verb)

1. To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
2. To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
3. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.