| sleight of hand |
skill with one's hands in confusing or deceiving onlookers, as in juggling or magic tricks; legerdemain. |
| slender |
of a person, attractively slim. [4 definitions] |
| slenderize |
to make, or cause to appear, slenderer. [2 definitions] |
| slept |
past tense and past participle of sleep. |
| sleuth |
a detective. [2 definitions] |
| sleuthhound |
a dog that detects tracks by smell; bloodhound. |
| slew1 |
past tense of slay. |
| slew2 |
variant of slue1. |
| slew3 |
variant of slough1. |
| slew4 |
(informal) a great number or large amount. |
| slice |
a broad and flat or wedge-shaped piece of a larger object. [11 definitions] |
| sliceable |
combined form of slice. |
| slick1 |
having a smooth, shiny, or slippery surface. [5 definitions] |
| slick2 |
to give a smooth or slippery surface to. [2 definitions] |
| slicker |
a raincoat with a smooth, shiny surface. [2 definitions] |
| slid |
the past tense and past participle of "slide." |
| slide |
to move easily over a surface while remaining in contact with it. [14 definitions] |
| slide fastener |
a device, such as a zipper, for joining two pieces of material, consisting of two parallel edges joined or separated by the motion of a sliding part. |
| slider |
someone or something that slides. [2 definitions] |
| slide rule |
a calculation device, consisting of a ruler with a sliding middle piece, both sides and the middle piece being marked with different number scales. |
| slideshow |
a series of photographic transparencies projected onto a screen or wall. [2 definitions] |