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5 letter words starting with sli

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  • SLICE
  • SLICK
  • SLIDE
  • SLIER
  • SLILY
  • SLIME
  • SLIMS
  • SLIMY
  • SLING
  • SLINK
  • SLIPE
  • SLIPS
  • SLIPT
  • SLISH
  • SLITS
  • SLIVE

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of slice

slice (noun)

  1. That which is thin and broad.
  2. A thin, broad piece cut off.
  3. An amount of anything.
  4. A piece of pizza.
  5. A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.
  6. A broad, thin piece of plaster.
  7. A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
  8. A salver, platter, or tray.
  9. A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.
  10. One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
  11. A removable sliding bottom to a galley.
  12. A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw
  13. Any of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.
  14. A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.
  15. A hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical. (See mute.)
  16. A contiguous portion of an array.

slice (verb)

  1. To cut into slices.
  2. To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.
  3. To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.
  4. To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.
  5. To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).
  6. To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.
  7. To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.
  8. To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.

slice (adjective)

  1. Having the properties of a slice knot.

Definition of sling

sling (noun)

  1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
  2. A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
  3. A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
  4. A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
  5. A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
  6. (chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
  7. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
  8. A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
  9. A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.

sling (verb)

  1. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  2. To throw with a sling.
  3. To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
  4. To sell, peddle, or distribute illicitly (e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).

sling (noun)

  1. A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.

Definition of slink

slink (noun)

  1. A furtive sneaking motion.
  2. The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
  3. The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
  4. A bastard child, one born out of wedlock.
  5. A thievish fellow; a sneak.

slink (verb)

  1. To sneak about furtively.
  2. To give birth to an animal prematurely.

slink (adjective)

  1. Thin; lean


Definition of slits

slits (noun)

  1. A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
  2. The opening of the vagina.
  3. A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

slits (verb)

  1. To cut a narrow opening.
  2. To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
  3. To cut; to sever; to divide.