Slav |
a member of any of the Slavic-speaking peoples of eastern and central Europe. [2 definitions] |
slave |
one who is owned by and forced to work for another with no pay or personal rights. [4 definitions] |
slave driver |
an employer or supervisor who is very harsh or severe. [2 definitions] |
slaveholder |
one who possesses slaves. |
slaver1 |
to allow saliva to drip from the mouth; slobber; drool. [3 definitions] |
slaver2 |
a slave trader or a ship used to transport slaves. |
slavery |
the ownership of one or more persons by another or others; bondage. [4 definitions] |
slave trade |
buying and selling human beings as slaves. |
Slavic |
a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes languages of parts of Russia, eastern Europe, and south central Europe, such as Ukrainian, Polish, and Serbo-Croatian. [2 definitions] |
slavish |
of, like, or befitting a slave; servile; submissive. [2 definitions] |
slaw |
a salad of cabbage and dressing; coleslaw. |
slay |
to kill or murder deliberately and usu. violently. [2 definitions] |
sleazy |
base or disreputable. [2 definitions] |
sled |
a flat platform of wood or other material, usu. mounted on runners, that is used to travel over snow and ice. [3 definitions] |
sledge1 |
a heavy sled, drawn by horses, dogs, or other draft animals, and used to transport heavy loads over long stretches of snow and ice. [2 definitions] |
sledge2 |
see "sledgehammer." |
sledgehammer |
a large, heavy, long-handled hammer, usu. held with both hands, that is used for such tasks as driving posts into the ground. [2 definitions] |
sleek |
smooth or shiny. [4 definitions] |
sleep |
to be in a state of bodily rest that is characterized by full or partial loss of consciousness and a slowing of bodily functions. [9 definitions] |
sleep-away |
of or pertaining to a place, especially a recreational camp for children, where one stays overnight, usually for several days. |
sleeper |
a person or thing that sleeps. [3 definitions] |