slang - orig. unkn.]...

slogan - n. 1 a short catchy phrase used in advertising etc. 2 a party cry; a

Sly - cf. SLEIGHT]...

slamander - n. 1 Zool. any tailed newtlike amphibian of the order Urodela, esp. the genus Salamandra,...

slinky - adj. (slinkier, slinkiest) 1 stealthy. 2 (of a garment) close-fitting and flowing,...

sleazy - orig. unkn.]...

slogam - n. 1 a short catchy phrase used in advertising etc. 2 a party cry; a

slap - v., n., & adv. (slapped, slapping) 1 tr. & intr. strike with the palm of the hand...

slime - n. & v. thick slippery mud or a substance of similar consistency, e.g. liquid bitumen...

sluge - n. 1 thick greasy mud. 2 muddy or slushy sediment. 3 sewage. 4 Mech. an accumulation...

slapstick - n. 1 boisterous knockabout comedy. 2 a flexible divided lath used by a clown. [SLAP...

slippy - adj. (slippier, slippiest) colloq. slippery. look (or be) slippy Brit. look sharp;...

slute - n. & v. 1 a gesture of respect, homage, or courteous recognition, esp ....

slit - n. & v. 1 a long straight narrow incision. 2 a long narrow opening comparable to...

slum - orig. cant]...

slash - v. & n. 1 intr. make a sweeping or random cut or cuts with a knife, sword, whip,...

sludge - n. 1 thick greasy mud. 2 muddy or slushy sediment. 3 sewage. 4 Mech. an accumulation...

slogen - n. 1 a short catchy phrase used in advertising etc. 2 a party cry; a

slary - n. & v. (pl. -ies) a fixed regular payment, usu. monthly or quarterly,

sleuth - cf . SLOT(2)]...

slippery - partly f. slipper slippery (now dial.) f. OE slipor f. Gmc]...

Slovene - (also Slovenian) n. & adj. 1 a member of a Slavonic people in Slovenia in Yugoslavia....

slikworm - n. the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk. ...

slate - n., v., & adj. 1 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic ...

slim - adj., v., & n. (slimmer, slimmest) 1 a of small girth or thickness, of long narrow...

slater - n. 1 a person who slates roofs etc. 2 a woodlouse or similar crustacean. ...

slide - v. & n. (past and past part. slid) 1 a intr. move along a smooth surface with...

slvery - n. 1 the condition of a slave. 2 exhausting labour; drudgery. 3 the custom of having...

slave - see SLAV]...

sleepy - adj. (sleepier, sleepiest) 1 drowsy; ready for sleep; about to fall asleep. 2

slick - cf . SLEEK]...

sleepwalk - v.intr. walk or perform other actions while asleep. sleepwalker n....

slaw - n. coleslaw. [Du. sla, shortened f. salade SALAD]...

slither - v. & n. intr. slide unsteadily; go with an irregular slipping motion. an instance...

slant - (v.) rel. to ME slent f. ON sletta dash, throw]...

slippage - n. 1 the act or an instance of slipping. 2 a...

sleeyp - adj. (sleepier, sleepiest) 1 drowsy; ready for sleep; about to fall asleep. 2

slander - see SCANDAL]...

slvan - adj. (also silvan ) 1 a of the woods. b having woods;...

sloak - n. & adj. 1 a member of a Slavonic people inhabiting Slovakia in Czechoslovakia....

slipper - n. & v. 1 a light loose comfortable indoor...

slice - n. & v. 1 a thin broad piece or wedge cut off or...

slver - Ag. 2 the colour of silver. 3 silver or cupro-nickel coins. 4 esp. Sc. money. 5...

slution - n. 1 the act or a means of solving a problem or difficulty. 2 a the conversion of...

slaughter - n. & v. 1 the killing of an animal or animals for food. 2 the killing of many persons...

sldier - see SOLIDUS]...

slouch - orig. unkn.]...

slavry - n. 1 the condition of a slave. 2 exhausting labour; drudgery. 3 the custom of having...

slami - n. (pl. salamis) a highly-seasoned orig. Italian sausage often flavoured with garlic....

slomon - n. a very wise person. Solomon's seal 1 a figure...

slude - n. 1 thick greasy mud. 2 muddy or slushy sediment. 3 sewage. 4 Mech. an accumulation...