English words: slinkskin to sloo

300 English words, part 113 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 35 have a page of their own.

English words slinkskin to sloo

slinkskin noun: The skin of an animal born prematurely, or leather made from it.
slinky adjective, noun /ˈslɪŋki/: Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
slinter noun: A scam or deception; fast one.
sliotar noun /ˈslɪtər/: A hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.
sliothar noun: Alternative spelling of sliotar.
slip noun, verb /ˈslɪp/: To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
slip and slide noun: A toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a...
slip away verb: To leave without being noticed.
slip back verb: To return to a previous habit
slip box noun: Synonym of Zettelkasten
slip by verb: To pass without being noticed or intercepted.
slip case noun: Alternative spelling of slip case.
slip coach noun: A coach at the end of a long-distance train which carries passengers for an intermediate destination and is decoupled or "slipped" and left behind. (In...
slip-cueing noun: A technique used by turntable DJs in which the record is held still while the platter rotates under the slipmat and then released at the right moment.
slip dock noun: A dock having a sloping floor so that the lower end is submerged.
slip down verb: To be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.
slip dress noun: Alternative form of slipdress.
slip face noun: Alternative form of slipface.
slip-halter noun: Someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
slip in verb: To include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly.
slip into verb: To put on some clothes rapidly.
slip into something more comfortable verb: To change into clothes that are suitable to be stripped off by a lover.
slip knot noun: A knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied.
slip lane noun: A short one-way lane allowing traffic to turn onto the cross street at an intersection without entering the intersection.
slip noose noun: A noose made by tying a slip knot and often used to trap an animal, bird, or person by the feet.
slip of the keyboard noun: A typing error where an individual accidentally presses the incorrect keys, often due to finger slips, muscle memory, or a momentary distraction.
slip of the pen noun: A mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.
slip of the tongue noun: A mistake in speech.
slip off verb: To leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed
slip off someone's tongue verb: to misspeak, to make a slip of the tongue
slip-on adjective, noun: Describing a garment that can be pulled on without adjusting fasteners such as buttons or zippers.
slip one past verb: To sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something.
slip one's wind verb: To die.
slip opinion noun: A printed judicial opinion that is released by a court on the day that the decision is rendered, that is not the final form of the opinion because it is...
slip out verb: To leave quietly and unnoticed.
slip past verb: Synonym of sneak past
slip rail noun: Alternative form of sliprail.
slip ring noun: A component of an electromechanical device, which, in combination with brushes, provides a continuous electrical connection between stationary and rotating...
slip road noun: A segment of a roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction).
slip sheet noun: Sheet material, such as reinforced kraft paper, rosin-sized paper, polyester scrim or polyethylene sheeting, placed between two components of a roof...
slip sheet paper noun: Synonym of rosin paper.
slip someone a length verb: To have penetrative sexual intercourse with someone.
slip someone's mind verb: To be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.
slip steward noun: In coursing or greyhound racing, an official who ensures the dogs are properly kept in slips (collars that allow quick release).
slip stitch noun: Alternative form of slipstitch.
slip the cable verb: To release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not appropriate to weigh anchor.
slip through verb: To get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.
slip through someone's fingers verb: To elude someone in the end, despite having almost been achieved or captured.
slip through the cracks verb: To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.
slip through the net verb: Synonym of slip through the cracks.
slip under verb: To succumb to a change of mental state; or by extension, to succumb to a change in control.
slip under the radar verb: Synonym of fly under the radar
slip up noun, verb /ˈslɪpʌp/: To err, falter; to make a mistake, especially a seemingly small error.
slipage noun: Dated spelling of slippage.
slipboard noun: A board sliding in grooves.
slipcase noun /ˈslɪpkeɪs/: A box, open on one end, for keeping a set of books together.
slipcased adjective: Furnished with or in a slipcase
slipcasing noun: slipcase packaging
slipcasting noun, verb: A technique for the mass-production of pottery, especially for shapes not easily made on a wheel
slipcoat noun: A rich variety of cheese, resembling butter, but white.
slipcover noun: A fitted protective or decorative cover that may be slipped off and on a piece of upholstered furniture, usually made of cloth.
slipcovered adjective: Having a slipcover.
slipdress noun: A narrow, sleeveless dress resembling a full slip (the undergarment).
slipe noun: A sledge runner on which a skip is dragged in a mine.
slipface noun: The lee face of a sand dune where the surface is at the angle of repose for sand (33–35°).
slipfaceless adjective: lacking a slipface.
slipform noun, verb: A type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its...
slipforming noun, verb: The use of the slipform technique in working with concrete.
sliphead noun: An extra strap on a bridle to hold the snaffle bit.
slipjoint noun: A type of joint for a folding knife, involving a spring that helps hold the blade open against some pressure but does not lock it open in the sense of any...
slipknot noun: Alternative form of slip knot.
slipknotted adjective: knotted by means of a slipknot
slipknotting noun: The formation of slip knots in a protein
slipless adjective: Without physical slippage.
sliplessness noun: Absence of physical slippage.
slipmat noun: A circular piece of slippery material used by turntable disk jockeys instead of the traditional rubber mat, allowing a record to be manipulated while the...
slipmouth noun: ponyfish (Leiognathidae)
slipout noun: The collapse and sliding away of part of a road etc.
slipover adjective, noun: slip-on
slippage noun /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/: The act of slipping, especially from a secure location.
slippah noun: A flip-flop (type of sandal).
slipped adjective, verb /slɪpt/: With part of the stalk displayed.
slipped disc noun: A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.
slipped disk noun: Alternative form of slipped disc.
slipper adjective, noun, verb /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/: A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
slipper animalcule noun: A paramecium
slipper chair noun: An upholstered chair with a low seat and a high back.
slipper flower noun: Any plant of genus Calceolaria
slipper gourd noun: A caigua (Cyclanthera pedata).
slipper lobster noun: Any of the family Scyllaridae of achelate (clawless) decapod crustaceans.
slipper orchid noun: Alternative form of slipper orchid.
slipper satin noun: A stiff and medium/heavy-weight fabric.
slipper sock noun /ˈslɪp.ə ˌsɒk/: A sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
slipper spoon noun: Synonym of shoehorn.
slippered adjective, verb: Wearing slippers.
slipperette noun: A soft slipper or similar foot covering, especially a disposable slipper of a kind distributed to train or aeroplane passengers.
slipperily adverb: In a slippery manner.
slipperiness noun: The property of being slippery.
slippering noun, verb: A spanking with a slipper.
slipperless adjective: Without slippers (indoor shoes).
slipperlike adjective: Resembling a slipper (soft indoor shoe).
slipperweed noun: Synonym of jewelweed.
slipperwort noun: Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
slippery adjective /ˈslɪpəɹi/: Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
slippery as an eel adjective: So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.
slippery dick noun: A wrasse, Halichoeres bivittatus
slippery dip noun: A slide, an item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
slippery elm noun: A North American elm tree of species Ulmus rubra, with a mucilaginous and slightly aromatic inner bark.
slippery jack noun: A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.
slippery nipple noun: A layered cocktail shooter most commonly made with Baileys Irish Cream and sambuca.
Slippery Sam noun: A gambling game for at least three players that involves beating the dealer's card with a higher card.
slippery sequence noun: A small section of codon nucleotide sequences that controls the rate of ribosomal frameshifting.
slippery slide noun: a slide
slippery slope noun /ˌslɪ.pə.ɹiˈsləʊp/: A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
slippily adverb /ˈslɪpəli/: In a slippy manner.
slippin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of slipping.
slippiness noun: The state or condition of being slippy.
slipping noun, verb /ˈslɪpɪŋ/: The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.
slippingly adverb: With a slipping motion.
slippy adjective /ˈslɪpi/: Slippery.
slippy map noun: An interactive digital map with pan and zoom features.
slippy slope noun: Synonym of slippery slope.
sliprail noun: A movable bar or railing used to temporarily confine a horse.
sliproad noun: Alternative spelling of slip road.
slips noun, verb /slɪps/: the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively
slips and capture noun: A type of cognitive error whereby a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another.
slipsheet noun: Alternative form of slip sheet.
slipshod adjective /ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/: Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
slipshoddiness noun: Synonym of slipshodness.
slipshoddy adjective: Synonym of slipshod.
slipshodly adverb: In a slipshod manner.
slipshodness noun: The quality of being slipshod.
slipshoe noun: A slipper.
slipskin noun: A grape with a loose skin that can easily be slipped off.
slipslop adjective, noun, verb: Nonsense; gibberish; twaddle.
slipsole noun: A sock-like lining for the inside of a shoe.
slipstick noun: A slide rule.
slipstitch noun: a kind of stitch that is passed from the left needle to the right needle without being knitted
slipstream noun, verb /ˈslɪp.stɹiːm/: The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
slipstreamer noun: Someone who follows a slipstream in a race.
slipstreamy adjective: Resembling a slipstream.
slipstring noun: A wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift.
slipthrift noun: A spendthrift.
slipup noun: Alternative form of slip-up.
slipware noun: A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip is placed onto the dry surface by dipping, painting or splashing.
slipway noun: A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.
slish verb /slɪʃ/: To cut, slit or slash.
slit adjective, noun, verb /ˈslɪt/: A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
slit drum noun: A type of idiophone, consisting of a material (usually bamboo or wood) hollowed out and possessing one or more slits on the top.
slit-eyed adjective: Synonym of slant-eyed.
slit-faced bat noun: Synonym of hollow-faced bat.
slit gong noun: Synonym of slit drum.
slit lamp noun: A lamp whose light exits through a narrow slit.
slit-scan noun: A photographic and cinematographic process where a moveable slide, into which a slit has been cut, is inserted between the camera and the subject to be...
slit-shell noun: Alternative form of slitshell.
slit someone's throat verb: To slash someone in front of the neck.
slit trench noun: A narrow defensive trench sufficient for one or two soldiers.
slitch noun /slɪt͡ʃ/: Fine mud; silt; slake.
slite noun, verb /slaɪt/: To slit; tear or rip up.
slither adjective, noun, verb /ˈslɪðə/: To move about smoothly and from side to side.
slither link noun: Alternative form of slitherlink
slitherer noun: One who slithers.
slithering noun, verb: The act or action of one who slithers.
slitherlink noun: A grid-based puzzle which involves connecting dots so they form one big loop.
slithersome adjective: Characterised or marked by slithering
slithery adjective: That slithers; that moves like a snake.
slithy adjective /ˈslaɪði/: lithe and slimy or slithery.
slitlamp noun: Alternative form of slit lamp.
slitless adjective: Lacking a slit.
slitlet noun: A small slit.
slitlike adjective: Resembling a slit.
slitmask noun: A device that is attached to an optical device in order to remove all light except for that from a particular direction.
slitmouth noun: A terrestrial snail of the eastern US, of genus Stenotrema.
slitshell noun: Any of various gastropods having a slit in the shell, particularly those of Pleurotomaria.
slittable adjective: Able to be slit.
slitted adjective: Having a slit or slits.
slitter noun: A person who or thing that slits.
slittered adjective: Cut into strips with square ends.
slittiness noun: The state or condition of being slitty.
slitting noun, verb: The act by which something is slit.
slitting mill noun: An establishment where metal plates are cut into strips for making nails.
slitty adjective /ˈslɪti/: Slitlike.
slitwidth noun: The width of a slit.
slitwise adverb: By means of, or in the manner of, a slit.
slive noun, verb /slaɪv/: To cut; split; separate.
sliver noun, verb /ˈslɪvə/: A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
sliver moon noun: Synonym of fingernail moon (“earliest phase of a crescent moon”).
slivercast noun, verb: A video program targetted at a niche market.
slivercaster noun: A business that distributes slivercasts.
slivercasting noun, verb: The delivery of video programming targeted at specialized niche audiences.
sliverer noun: One who cuts material into slivers.
sliverlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sliver.
sliverous adjective: Sliver-like.
slivery adjective /ˈslɪvəɹi/: Resembling or full of slivers.
sliving adjective, verb /ˈslɪvɪŋ/: Glamorous and classy.
slivovic noun /ˈslɪvəvɪtʃ/: Alternative form of slivovitz.
slivovica noun: Alternative form of slivovitz.
slivovice noun: Alternative form of slivovitz.
slivovitz noun /ˈslɪvəvɪts/: A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.
slivowitz noun: Alternative form of slivovitz.
Sliwa proper noun: A surname from Polish.
slizzard adjective /ˈslɪz.əd/: Intoxicated on alcohol or drugs; stoned.
slizzer verb: To slither.
SLM noun: Initialism of single–longitudinal-mode [laser] or single–longitudinal-mode laser.
SLMPD noun: Initialism of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
SLO noun /sloʊ/: Initialism of social license to operate.
slo mo noun, verb /ˈsləʊməʊ/: Clipping of slow motion.
slo-pitch noun: Alternative form of slowpitch (“a variety of softball”).
sloam noun: A layer of earth or mud between coal seams.
Sloan proper noun /sləʊn/: A surname.
Sloan letter noun: Any of a set of standard optotypes resembling the letters C, D, H, K, N, O, R, S, V and Z.
Sloane noun /sləʊn/: Ellipsis of Sloane Ranger.
Sloane Ranger noun: A fashionable young woman of the London upper classes.
Sloaney adjective /ˈsləʊni/: Posh.
Sloanie noun /ˈsləʊni/: A Sloane Ranger.
Sloanism noun: The automotive business strategy of offering various tiers and brands of vehicle and frequent changes of vehicle style.
Sloany noun: Alternative form of Sloanie (“Sloane Ranger”).
sloat noun: A narrow piece of timber that holds together large pieces; a slat.
slob noun, verb /ˈslɒb/: A lazy and slovenly or obese person.
slob about verb: Synonym of slob around.
slob around verb: To laze around in a slobbish manner
slob ice noun: Slushy sea ice.
slob it verb: Synonym of slob out.
slob out verb: To behave like a slob; to be lazy and careless.
slobber noun, verb /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/: Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
slobber knocker noun: A violent collision experienced by a person.
slobberer noun: Someone or something that slobbers.
slobberfest noun: An organised meeting at which owners of dogs socialise
Slobberhannes noun: A trick-taking card game for four players in which the aim is to avoid taking the first and last tricks and the queen of clubs.
slobberin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of slobbering.
slobberiness noun: The quality of being slobbery.
slobbering noun, verb: The act of one who slobbers.
slobberingly adverb: In a slobbering manner.
slobberknocker noun: Alternative spelling of slobber knocker.
slobbers noun, verb: Any of various conditions in which an animal drools excessively (for example due to mycotoxicosis or problems with its teeth).
slobbery adjective, noun: Wet and slimy, containing slobber, having the consistency of slobber.
slobbily adverb: In a slobby way.
slobbiness noun: slobbishness
slobbish adjective: Like a slob; slovenly.
slobbishness noun: The state or condition of being slobbish; slovenliness.
slobbism noun: Slobbish behaviour; slovenliness.
Slobbovian adjective, noun: An imaginary person from the imaginary country Slobbovia
slobby adjective: Slobbish.
slobdom noun: The quality of being a slob.
slobette noun: A female slob.
slobgollion noun: Alternative form of slumgullion (“waste from processing whales or fish”).
slobification noun: The act of becoming a slob.
slobland noun: A zone of muddy ground.
sloboda noun: A kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
SLOC noun: Initialism of source lines of code.
Slocan proper noun: A village in the Kootenay region of south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Former name: Slocan City.
slock noun, verb /slɒk/: A draught; a gulp.
slocken verb /ˈslɒkən/: To put out, extinguish (a fire).
slocking stone noun: A rich piece of ore displayed in order to tempt people to embark in a mining enterprise.
Slocum proper noun /ˈsləʊkəm/: A surname.
Slocumb proper noun /ˈsləʊkəm/: A surname.
sloe noun /ˈsləʊ/: The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
sloe bush noun: Alternative form of sloebush.
sloe-eyed adjective /ˈsləʊˌaɪd/: Having dark eyes.
sloe gin noun /ˈsləʊ ˌdʒɪn/: A dark red liqueur made from sloe berries.
sloe plum noun: Synonym of flatwoods plum
sloebush noun: The blackthorn.
sloelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sloe.
slofie noun /ˈsləʊfi/: A short video of oneself taken in slow-motion taken with the front facing camera.
slog noun, verb /slɒɡ/: A long, tedious walk or march.
slog away verb: to work hard at something, often for a long time and in a tedious or exhausting manner
slog one's guts out verb: Synonym of sweat one's guts out.
slog-sweep noun, verb: a shot played, on one knee, with a horizontal bat, hitting the ball hard into the air on the leg side
slogan noun /ˈsləʊɡ(ə)n/: A distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto.
sloganed adjective: Labelled with a slogan.
sloganeer noun, verb: Someone who makes and spreads slogans.
sloganeering noun, verb: The act of one who sloganeers.
sloganise verb: Alternative form of sloganize.
sloganising noun, verb: Alternative form of sloganizing.
sloganism noun: sloganeering
sloganization noun: The process or act of creating, using, or reducing something to a slogan.
sloganize verb: To produce one or more slogans; to convert an expression into a slogan.
sloganizer noun: An inventor of slogans; a sloganeer.
sloganizing noun, verb: The act of one who sloganizes.
sloganless adjective: Without a slogan.
slogfest noun /ˈslɒɡ(ˌ)fɛst/: An activity or event characterized by a long duration and an exhausting, wearisome perception by its participants.
slogger noun /ˈslɒɡə(ɹ)/: A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.
slogginess noun: The property or state of being sloggy; A failure to flow or operate freely and smoothly.
slogging noun, verb: An act or an instance of slogging or working laboriously.
sloggingly adverb: With exhausting repetitive effort; laboredly.
sloggish adjective: slow, sluggish
slogo noun: A corporate slogan used as a logo.
sloid noun: Alternative form of sloyd.
slojd noun: A system of handicraft-based education started in Finland in 1865 and later adopted worldwide.
sloka noun: Alternative form of shloka.
sloka meter noun: A Sanskrit meter consisting of two lines of sixteen syllables each.
sloke noun /sloʊk/: laver (type of seaweed)
Sloman proper noun: A surname transferred from the nickname.
Slomka proper noun: A surname.
slommack noun: A prostitute; a loose woman.
slommacky adjective: Repulsively untidy.
slomo noun: Alternative spelling of slo-mo.
Slone proper noun: A surname.
slonk verb: to swallow greedily
sloo noun: A slough; a run or wet place.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.