- —n. - person who is owned by and has to serve another.
- drudge, hard worker.
- (foll. By of, to) obsessive devotee (slave of fashion).
- machine, or part of one, directly controlled by another. —v. (-ving) (often foll. By at, over) work very hard. [french esclave from latin sclavus *slav (captive)]
SLEEK
—adj. - (of hair, skin, etc.) Smooth and glossy.
- looking well-fed and comfortable. —v. Make sleek. sleekly adv. Sleekness n. [var. Of *slick]
SLEEP
—n. - natural recurring condition of suspended consciousness, with the eyes closed and the muscles relaxed.
- period of sleep (had a sleep).
- state like sleep; rest, quiet, death. —v. (past and past part. Slept) 1 a be in a state of sleep. B fall asleep.
- (foll. By at, in, etc.) Spend the night.
- provide beds etc. For (house sleeps six).
- (foll. By with, together) have sexual intercourse, esp. In bed.
- (foll. By on) put off (a decision) until the next day.
- (foll. By through) fail to be woken by.
- be inactive or dead.
- (foll. By off) remedy by sleeping. get to sleep manage to fall asleep. Go to sleep 1 begin to sleep.
- (of a limb) become numb. Put to sleep 1 anaesthetize.
- put down (an animal). Sleep around colloq. Be sexually promiscuous. Sleep in sleep later than usual in the morning. [old english]
SLEET
—n. - snow and rain falling together.
- hail or snow melting as it falls. —v. (prec. By it as subject) sleet falls (it is sleeting). sleety adj. [old english]
SLEPT
past and past part. Of *sleep.
SLICE
—n. - thin flat piece or wedge of esp. Food cut off or out.
- share; part.
- long-handled kitchen utensil with a broad flat perforated blade.
- sport stroke that sends the ball obliquely. —v. (-cing) 1 (often foll. By up) cut into slices.
- (foll. By off) cut off.
- (foll. By into, through) cut (as) with a knife.
- strike (a ball) with a slice. [french esclice from germanic]
SLICK
—adj. Colloq. - a skilful or efficient. B superficially or pretentiously smooth and dexterous; glib.
- sleek, smooth. —n. Large patch of oil etc., esp. On the sea. —v. Colloq. - (usu. Foll. By back, down) flatten (one's hair etc.).
- (usu. Foll. By up) make sleek or smart. slickly adv. Slickness n. [old english]
SLIDE
—v. (past and past part. Slid) 1 move along a smooth surface with continuous contact on the same part of the thing moving.
- move quietly or smoothly; glide.
- glide over ice without skates.
- (foll. By over) barely touch upon (a delicate subject etc.).
- (often foll. By into) move quietly or unobtrusively. —n. - act of sliding.
- rapid decline.
- inclined plane down which children, goods, etc., slide.
- track made by or for sliding, esp. On ice.
- part of a machine or instrument that slides.
- a mounted transparency viewed with a projector. B piece of glass holding an object for a microscope.
- = *hair-slide. let things slide be negligent; allow deterioration. [old english]
SLIME
n. Thick slippery mud or sticky substance produced by an animal or plant. [old english]
SLIMY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 like, covered with, or full of slime.
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