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Showing 18 of 3844 words/ˈsleɪt.nəs/ [slateness]
[noun] The quality or state of resembling slate, particularly in color (a dull dark grey), texture, or structure.
/sliːp ɪt ɔːf/ [sleep it off]
[idiom] To recover from the effects of alcohol intoxication, a hangover, or extreme fatigue by sleeping.
/ˈsliːpˌoʊvər/ [sleepover]
[noun] A social gathering in which one or more people, typically children or teenagers, spend the night at another person's home.
/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.
/ˈsnɛəri/ [snary]
[adjective] Resembling or consisting of a snare; tending to entangle or entrap; insidious.
/ˈsnɪɡ.ərd/ [sniggered]
[verb] Laughed in a half-suppressed, typically disrespectful or silly manner.