English to English Dictionary

/slɪm/ [slim]

[adjective] (Of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender.

/ˈslɪp.ɪŋ wʌnz maɪnd/ [slipping one's mind]

[idiom] To be forgotten temporarily; to escape someone's memory.

/sluːps/ [sloops]

[noun] Plural of sloop; a small to medium-sized sailing vessel with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig, typically featuring a mainsail and a headsail.

/slaʊ/ (for the noun/verb meaning 'shed') or /sluː/ (for the noun meaning 'swamp') [slough]

[verb] To shed or cast off (typically skin, hair, or a layer of dead tissue).

/ˈslʌmbərd/ [slumbered]

[verb] To have slept, especially in a peaceful or deep manner.

/ˈslɜː.rɪŋ/ [slurring]

[verb] Present participle of slur: to speak words indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another, often due to intoxication, fatigue, or illness.

/smɑːrt/ [smart]

[adjective] Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence or high mental capacity.

/smɑːrt ˈæl.ɪk/ [smart aleck]

[noun] A person who vexatiously annoys others by frequently displaying cleverness, making sarcastic remarks, or acting as though they know everything.

/ˈsmæʃ.ɪŋ/ [smashing]

[adjective] Excellent, wonderful, or very impressive.

/ˈsmɛli/ [smelly]

[adjective] Having an unpleasant or distinctive smell.

/smɜːrkt/ [smirked]

[verb] Smiled in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.

/smuːð floʊ/ [smooth flow]

[noun] An uninterrupted, harmonious, and effortless progression or movement of a substance, process, traffic, or ideas without obstacles or turbulence.

/ˈsnæp.ʃɒt/ [snapshot]

[noun] An informal photograph taken quickly, typically with a small handheld camera.

/ˈsnɪɡ.ərd/ [sniggered]

[verb] Laughed in a half-suppressed, typically disrespectful or silly manner.

/snɒb/ [snob]

[noun] A person who regards their own tastes, wealth, or social position as superior to those of others and has an arrogant contempt for people they consider lower.

/ˈsnəʊ.i/ [snowy]

[adjective] Abounding in, covered with, or characterized by snow.

/ˈsoʊ.kɪŋ/ [soaking]

[adjective] Completely wet; thoroughly saturated with liquid.

/soʊks/ [soaks]

[verb] To make or become thoroughly wet by immersion in liquid.