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

“She maintained a slim figure through regular exercise and a healthy diet.”

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

“I meant to call you yesterday, but it completely slipped my mind.”

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.

“The harbor was filled with small sloops bobbing gently in the morning tide.”

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

“The snake began to slough its old skin as it grew.”

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

“The weary travelers slumbered soundly after their long journey across the mountains.”

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

“He was tired and started slurring his words by the end of the long meeting.”

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

“She is one of the smartest students in the entire engineering department.”

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

“The teacher told the smart aleck to stop disrupting the class with unnecessary commentary.”

Excellent, wonderful, or very impressive.

“We had a smashing time at the garden party yesterday.”

Having an unpleasant or distinctive smell.

“Take those smelly gym shoes outside immediately.”

Smiled in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.

“He smirked when his rival stumbled during the presentation.”

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

“The new traffic management system ensured a smooth flow of vehicles during rush hour.”

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

“She took a quick snapshot of the kids playing in the garden.”

Resembling or consisting of a snare; tending to entangle or entrap; insidious.

“The negotiator had to be careful not to fall into the snary arguments presented by the opposition.”

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

“The students sniggered when the teacher accidentally tripped over the rug.”