| slantwise |
on a slant; obliquely. [2 definitions] |
| slap |
a sharp blow, as with an open hand, that makes a cracking sound. [8 definitions] |
| slap around |
to strike (someone) repeatedly with slaps and sometimes other blows. |
| slapdash |
hastily and haphazardly. [2 definitions] |
| slap down |
to prohibit, suppress, or put an end to by, or as though by, a slap or sharp criticism. |
| slaphappy |
(informal) bewildered or rambling from or as if from blows to the head; punch-drunk. [2 definitions] |
| slap shot |
in ice hockey, a powerful shot made with a full backswing, usu. sending the puck into the air. |
| slapstick |
visual comedy full of boisterous action, as in a film or stage revue. [2 definitions] |
| slash |
to cut or strike with violent, sweeping, and sometimes random strokes, as with a knife. [9 definitions] |
| slash-and-burn |
of or indicating a method of clearing land in which trees and vegetation are cut down and then burned. |
| slashing |
severe and merciless. [4 definitions] |
| slat |
one of several long narrow strips of wood or metal arranged in a uniform row, such as mattress supports, window blinds, the seat of a bench, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| slate |
a fine-grained, metamorphic rock that tends to split in smooth layers. [6 definitions] |
| slather |
(informal) to spread or apply thickly; pile on. |
| slattern |
an unkempt, careless woman. [2 definitions] |
| slaughter |
the killing and butchering of animals, esp. for their meat. [4 definitions] |
| slaughterhouse |
a building or establishment where animals are killed and butchered. |
| 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. |