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slee, slee$st, slee-est, sleelie, sleely, sleest, sleh, sleist, slie, sly,
slee [sliː, S. sləi]
adj. Sly. Of people: skilled, deft, clever, wise. Of things: well-made, carefully put together, showing the skill of their creator or user, excellent of their kind. Of times or places: hidden, secret, quiet, unobtrusive.
superl. slee-est
adv. In a sly manner, cunningly, with guile, quietly, stealthily.
v. To make off with in an underhand way. To purloin craftily, spirit away. To go or come silently and slyly. With awa: to slip out of the way unobtrusively, sneak off. To avoid a task, to dodge. To alter course, of a ship.
adj. Sly. Of people: skilled, deft, clever, wise. Of things: well-made, carefully put together, showing the skill of their creator or user, excellent of their kind. Of times or places: hidden, secret, quiet, unobtrusive.
superl. slee-est
adv. In a sly manner, cunningly, with guile, quietly, stealthily.
v. To make off with in an underhand way. To purloin craftily, spirit away. To go or come silently and slyly. With awa: to slip out of the way unobtrusively, sneak off. To avoid a task, to dodge. To alter course, of a ship.
sleely
adj. Slyly.
adj. Slyly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sleeness: Slyness, cunning.
sleak, sleech, sleek, sleetch, sletch, slich, slick, slike, slitch, slyke,
sleek [slik, NEC. sləik]
also sleetch [slitʃ]
n. An alluvial deposit of mud or sludge left behind by the sea or a river, silt.
also sleetch [slitʃ]
n. An alluvial deposit of mud or sludge left behind by the sea or a river, silt.
green_sleek, green_sleet, sleek, sleeked, sleeket, sleek-gabbit, sleekie, sleekit, sleeky, sleik, sleikie, sleikit, slick, slig, sligg, sliggie, sliggy,
sleek [slik, MN. slɪk]
adj. Sleek, smooth, slippery. Deceitful, cunning.
adv. Slyly, stealthily, covertly.
v. To make smooth, rub or polish. To walk or move in a smooth, furtive manner, to slink, sneak, glide noiselessly, steal along. To flatter, praise, wheedle, ingratiate oneself with.
pt. pp. sleekit adj. Sly, hypocritical, smooth.
adj. Sleek, smooth, slippery. Deceitful, cunning.
adv. Slyly, stealthily, covertly.
v. To make smooth, rub or polish. To walk or move in a smooth, furtive manner, to slink, sneak, glide noiselessly, steal along. To flatter, praise, wheedle, ingratiate oneself with.
pt. pp. sleekit adj. Sly, hypocritical, smooth.
sleekie [ˈslike, MN. ˈslɪke]
adj. Smooth, slippery.
adj. Smooth, slippery.
Compounds and phrases etc.
green sleek: NEC. Slippery green seaweed.
sleekie: I.Sh. The conger eel Conger vulgaris.
sleek-gabbit: Smooth-tongued.
sleek in wi: To fawn on or curry favour with.
sleekie: I.Sh. The conger eel Conger vulgaris.
sleek-gabbit: Smooth-tongued.
sleek in wi: To fawn on or curry favour with.
asleep, asleip, ebb-sleeper, slaep, slape, sleep, sleeperie, sleepery, sleepie-mannie, sleepies, sleepin, sleepit, sleepy_mannie, sleepy-mannie, sleepy-manny, sleip, sleiperie, sleipin, sleipit, slep, slep, slepp,
sleep [slip]
n. Sleep. leg. When an action at law lapses through passage of time and failure of prosecution.
v. To sleep.
pt. pp. sleepit
n. Sleep. leg. When an action at law lapses through passage of time and failure of prosecution.
v. To sleep.
pt. pp. sleepit
Compounds and phrases etc.
asleep [əˈ-]: Asleep. Of a civil action where no further step in procedure has been taken within a year and day after it was first lodged.
sleeperie [ˈslipəri]: adj. Sleep-inducing, sleepy, somnolent.
sleepies: The rye brome Bromus secalinus.
sleepin [-ɪn]: Sleeping. Asleep
sleepless: Sleepless.
sleepy-mannie: A speck in the eye.
sleep in: To oversleep.
sleeperie [ˈslipəri]: adj. Sleep-inducing, sleepy, somnolent.
sleepies: The rye brome Bromus secalinus.
sleepin [-ɪn]: Sleeping. Asleep
sleepless: Sleepless.
sleepy-mannie: A speck in the eye.
sleep in: To oversleep.
slave, sleeve, sleeves,
sleeve [sliːv]
n. A sleeve.
pl. sleeves
v. To go arm in arm with.
n. A sleeve.
pl. sleeves
v. To go arm in arm with.
Compounds and phrases etc.
blue sleeves: The hen harrier Circus cyaneus.
slafset, slefset, slefstret,
slefset [I.Sh. ˈslɛfsɛt]
adj. Dirty, slovenly, untidy.
adj. Dirty, slovenly, untidy.
asclent, asklent, sclent, sclented, sclentit, sklent, sklented, sklentit, sklint, slant, slent,
slent [slɛnt]
also sclent [sklɛnt]
n. A slope, incline, sloping surface. A sideways movement, change of direction, a swerve, twist. A sidelong glance or gleam of the eye. A gleam, flash of lightning. adj. Slanting, to one side, awry, oblique. Of a fact: somewhat untrue, half-true, approximate, not quite accurate.
prep. Athwart, across.
adv. On a slant, at an angle, off the straight, awry, obliquely.
v. To slope, slant, lie awry or to one side. To move in an oblique direction. To turn sideways, to swerve, to zigzag. To cut on a slant, obliquely. To aim something sideways or obliquely. To send across. To glance sideways, look askance, squint. Of light etc.: to shine in a slanting direction. To deviate from the truth, to fib, prevaricate. I.Sh. To split, tear or rend clothes.
pt. pp. slentit, sclentit adj. Slanted, awry etc.
also sclent [sklɛnt]
n. A slope, incline, sloping surface. A sideways movement, change of direction, a swerve, twist. A sidelong glance or gleam of the eye. A gleam, flash of lightning. adj. Slanting, to one side, awry, oblique. Of a fact: somewhat untrue, half-true, approximate, not quite accurate.
prep. Athwart, across.
adv. On a slant, at an angle, off the straight, awry, obliquely.
v. To slope, slant, lie awry or to one side. To move in an oblique direction. To turn sideways, to swerve, to zigzag. To cut on a slant, obliquely. To aim something sideways or obliquely. To send across. To glance sideways, look askance, squint. Of light etc.: to shine in a slanting direction. To deviate from the truth, to fib, prevaricate. I.Sh. To split, tear or rend clothes.
pt. pp. slentit, sclentit adj. Slanted, awry etc.
Compounds and phrases etc.
asclent [əˈ-]: adv. Asquint, on the slant, on one side, off the road, askew, askance.
slairp, slerp, slorp, slurp,
slerp [slɛrp, slʌrp]
also slorp [sloːrp]
v. To slurp, to slobber, squelch. To daub with something messy. To eat or drink noisily and slobberingly.
adj. Slovenly, messy, untidy.
also slorp [sloːrp]
v. To slurp, to slobber, squelch. To daub with something messy. To eat or drink noisily and slobberingly.
adj. Slovenly, messy, untidy.
sleuch, sleugh, sloch, slooch, slouch, sluch, slugh,
sleuch [slux, slʌx]
n. A slough, a mire, a wet boggy spot.
n. A slough, a mire, a wet boggy spot.
sleuan, sleun, sleuth, sleuth, sleuthum, slewan, sloan, slogan, slooan, sloond, slooth, slooth, slouan, sloun, sloun, slouth, slouth, slowan, sluan, sluan, sluith, sluneuch, slunyoch, spluen,
sleuth [sluθ]
n. The track or trail of a person.
n. The track or trail of a person.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sleuth-hoond [slu(θ]) hun(d),] A breed of bloodhound. The contracted col. S. SWC. form sleun [slu(ə)n] or slowchen [ˈslʌuxən] are used to describe a slow-moving lumbering person, a lazy good-for-nothing, a soft lubberly fellow, a coarse gluttonous fellow or to lounge idly about.