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Traditional English :: slut
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slute.html - n. derog. a slovenly woman; a slattern; a hussy. sluttish adj. sluttishness n. [ME: orig. unkn.] |
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English Idioms :: slug it out
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slute.html - {v. phr.} To have a strong verbal or physical battle with someone; to contest something most vigorously. * /The two contenders for the lightweight boxing championship were slugging it out in the ring./ * /The two candidates for Congress were slugging it out on radio and on television./ |
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Traditional English :: slub(1)
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slute.html - n. & adj. --n. 1 a lump or thick place in yarn or thread.
2 fabric woven from thread etc. with slubs. --adj. (of material etc.) with an irregular appearance caused by uneven thickness of the warp. [19th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: slub(2)
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slute.html - n. & v. --n. wool slightly twisted in preparation for spinning. --v.tr. (slubbed, slubbing) twist (wool) in this way. [18th c.: orig. unkn.] |
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Traditional English :: sludge
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slute.html - n. 1 thick greasy mud. 2 muddy or slushy sediment. 3 sewage. 4 Mech. an accumulation of dirty oil, esp. in the sump of an internal-combustion engine. 5 Geol. sea-ice newly formed in small pieces. 6 (usu. attrib.) a muddy colour (sludge green). |
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Traditional English :: slue
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slute.html - var. of SLEW(1). |
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