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 sleep

sleep (verb)

  1. To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
  2. (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
  3. To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
  4. To accommodate in beds.
  5. To be slumbering in (a state).
  6. To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
  7. To be dead; to lie in the grave.
  8. To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
  9. To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
  10. To place into a state of hibernation.

sleep (noun)

  1. The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
  2. An act or instance of sleeping.
  3. (metonymically) A night.
  4. Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
  5. A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
  6. The hibernation of animals.

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 slued

slued (adjective)

  1. Somewhat drunk; tipsy.

slued (verb)

  1. To rotate something on an axis.
  2. To turn something sharply.
  3. To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
  4. To slide off course; to skid.


Definition of slyer

slyer (adjective)

  1. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
  2. (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice
  3. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle
  4. Light or delicate; slight; thin.