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slonk, slunk,
slunk [slʌŋk]
n. A wet and muddy hollow. A soft, deep, wet rut in a road. A ditch. A mire or slough.
sloosh, slosset, sloush, slush, slushit, slusht,
slush [slʌʃ]
n. Slush. A wet marshy place, a puddle, quagmire. A speech peculiarity where /s/ is pronounced /ʃ/.
v. To splash, squelch. To splutter, slobber. To work in a messy, untidy or careless way.
pt. pp. slusht adj. slushit I. Slovenly in dress or manner.
slatch, slotch, sludge, slutch,
slutch [ˈslʌtʃ]
n. Sludge. A lazy, slouching person. A sloven, lay-about.
v. To walk or move heavy-footedly and messily through mud or soft ground. To wade in the mire, to work messily in mud.
sley, sly,
sly [I. slae]
n. A green slimy alga found on the sea shore Ulva.
smacher, smacherie, smacherry, smachery, smachrie, smachry, smackerie, smyaggar, smyagger,
smacher [MN. ˈsmaxər, NN.b. ˈsmjagər]
n. A large number. A confused crowd, a confused mass or mixture.
v. To eat in a secretive way, nibble. To smear, plaster, daub.
smacherie
n. A large number of people or objects, a disorder or confusion, a mixed dish of food.
smack, smeck,
smack [smak]
n. A loud hearty kiss.
v. To smack. Strike. To move along with speed.
smad, smadach, smird, smod, smodach, smud, smudach,
smad [MN. smad]
n. A small stain, a spot, blemish, smut, a dirty mark. A very small quantity of anything. A particle, grain.
v. To stain, soil, blemish with dirt or the like, spot. Of a fire: to smoulder and emit clouds of sooty smoke, to cause smuts.
Compounds and phrases etc.
smadach [-əx]: MN. A badly burning fire.
Smailham, Smailholm, Smailhowm, Smailum,
Smailham [smeˈləm]
pn. Smailholm (Borders).
From Old English Smael Ham
smairg, smairge, smairgg,
smairg [S. smeːrg, smeːrdʒ]
n. A smear, stain, an oily or greasy mark, a daubing.
v. To smear or anoint with something oily.
besmairten, besmerten, smaert, smairt, smert, smirt,
smairt [smeːrt, smɛrt]
adj. Smart.
Compounds and phrases etc.
besmairten [bɪˈ-]: To smarten, tidy.
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