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sleum, sleumin, sloom, sloomin, sloon, sloum, sloumin, sloun, slyeum, slyoom,
sloum [MN. sl(j)um, slun]
n. A rumour, a piece of hearsay or gossip.
n. A rumour, a piece of hearsay or gossip.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sloumin: To surmise. A hint.
sleuster, slewster, sloisther, slooster, slouster, slousther, slowster, sluister,
slouster [ˈsluster]
n. Anything wet or messy. A careless, messy person. An inefficient worker. A sloven. A flatterer, sycophant, wheedler.
v. To dabble in water or mud. To work untidily or messily. To swallow noisily and ungracefully, to gulp, slobber.
n. Anything wet or messy. A careless, messy person. An inefficient worker. A sloven. A flatterer, sycophant, wheedler.
v. To dabble in water or mud. To work untidily or messily. To swallow noisily and ungracefully, to gulp, slobber.
sleeth, slieth, slouth, slouthfu, slowth, slowth,
slouth [sluθ]
also N. slowth [slʌuθ], sleeth [sliθ]
n. Indolence, sluggishness, laziness. A slow lazy person.
adj. Slothful, lethargic, drowsy.
v. To idle, to be lazy. To carry out a task in a lazy, idle way. To do something perfunctorily and carelessly. To treat with indifference or neglect.
also N. slowth [slʌuθ], sleeth [sliθ]
n. Indolence, sluggishness, laziness. A slow lazy person.
adj. Slothful, lethargic, drowsy.
v. To idle, to be lazy. To carry out a task in a lazy, idle way. To do something perfunctorily and carelessly. To treat with indifference or neglect.
Compounds and phrases etc.
slouthfu: Slothful, slow, lethargic.
slod, slud, sludd,
slud [I.Sh. slʌd]
n. An interlude, lull, break, breathing-space. An interval between showers of rain. An interval during which something happens. An episode, an occasion, opportunity. A short period when lovers spend time in one another's company.
n. An interlude, lull, break, breathing-space. An interval between showers of rain. An interval during which something happens. An episode, an occasion, opportunity. A short period when lovers spend time in one another's company.
slug, slug_o, sluggy,
slug [slʌg]
n. A slug or snail. A sluggard. A sleep, doze, nap. A state of inactivity.
n. A slug or snail. A sluggard. A sleep, doze, nap. A state of inactivity.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sluggish: Sluggish.
slug o: col. A swig of ...
slug o: col. A swig of ...
slog, slogg, sloggie, slug, slugg, sluggie,
slug [slʌg]
n. A loose upper garment or wrapper worn to protect the clothing. An overall or smock. A sort of blouse or loose jacket worn by women.
dim. sluggie.
n. A loose upper garment or wrapper worn to protect the clothing. An overall or smock. A sort of blouse or loose jacket worn by women.
dim. sluggie.
sleut, sloot, sluit, slut, slute,
sluit [sløt, NN.b. I.Ork. slut]
n. A slovenly, sluggish fellow. A loafer. A slow, lazy animal.
n. A slovenly, sluggish fellow. A loafer. A slow, lazy animal.
slummer,
slummer [ˈslʌmər]
v. To slumber.
v. To slumber.
slump,
slump [slʌmp]
n. A large quantity, a great number, a mass.
v. To treat several things as one, to lump together, deal with as a whole. Of people: to band together for purposes of payment, to combine, club together.
n. A large quantity, a great number, a mass.
v. To treat several things as one, to lump together, deal with as a whole. Of people: to band together for purposes of payment, to combine, club together.
Compounds and phrases etc.
at a slump: Taken as a whole, in total, not seperately, by rough-and-ready computation.
slung,
slung [slʌŋ]
n. A sling for hurling stones. A gangling simpleton, a disreputable character, a scoundrelly fellow.
v. To hurl as from a sling. To expel forcibly.
n. A sling for hurling stones. A gangling simpleton, a disreputable character, a scoundrelly fellow.
v. To hurl as from a sling. To expel forcibly.