{ "Sloan":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "Alfred P(ritchard), Jr. 1875\u20131966 American industrialist":[], "John French 1871\u20131951 American painter":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014dn" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201113", "type":[ "biographical name" ] }, "Sloanea":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a large genus of tropical timber trees (family Elaeocarpaceae) having alternate leaves, small apetalous flowers with numerous stamens, a spiny or hairy 4-valved capsule, and usually very hard wood \u2014 see breakax \u2014 compare ironwood":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Sir Hans Sloane \u20201753 British naturalist":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014dn\u0113\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234312", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Slovincian":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an extinct Slavic language of Pomerania":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "French Slovince (from German Slowinze , from Slovincian Slovenec ) + English -ian ; akin to Slovene Sloven Slovene":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "sl\u014d\u02c8vinch(\u0113)\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111312", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sloat":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of sloat variant spelling of slote" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185223", "type":[] }, "slob":{ "antonyms":[ "neatnik", "old maid" ], "definitions":{ ": a slovenly or boorish person":[], ": an ordinary person":[ "just some poor slob" ] }, "examples":[ "Some poor slob got robbed.", "a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The apparently irresistible rise of the slob is hardly our most important problem. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Jan. 2022", "An exhibitionist and slob , who brought strange men to the house. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021", "In the spot, Mayfield is a semi slob and has an annoying habit of singing the Oklahoma fight song in his sleep. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 16 Oct. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "This vainest of Falstaffs is a genuine slob whom Boritt houses in a shabby bachelor pad wallpapered in purple zebra stripes. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "sloven" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232155", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "slobber":{ "antonyms":[ "drool", "saliva", "slaver", "spit", "spittle" ], "definitions":{ ": driveling, sloppy, or incoherent utterance":[], ": saliva drooled from the mouth":[], ": to indulge the feelings effusively and without restraint":[], ": to let saliva dribble from the mouth : drool":[], ": to smear with or as if with dribbling saliva or food":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Her baby just slobbered on the blanket.", "The puppy slobbered all over me.", "Noun", "the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball", "I couldn't make out any of the panhandler's slobber , but I gave the poor soul a buck anyway.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Football players slobber all over one other, but they are being regularly tested, and being on a team arguably gives them additional incentive to be careful\u2014to wear masks and avoid parties. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 29 Aug. 2020", "Trail fiends can slobber over the two-door Badlands trail rig, which includes a Warn winch, tube doors, and the inevitable roof rack. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 13 Aug. 2020", "Let two teams slobber , breathe and sweat all over each other for three hours", "For seven years, Trip has wobbled and slobbered his way into the hearts of Butler University players and fans. \u2014 Dean Reynolds, CBS News , 10 Mar. 2020", "Bloomberg presumably has enough money to buy a personal pizza for himself instead of slobbering up whatever his campaign staffers have ordered. \u2014 TheWeek , 3 Mar. 2020", "Bailey proved a charismatic if unpredictable surrogate, whacking things with his tail, rolling around with his paws in the air, munching on hoodies and slobbering on the volunteers. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2020", "Splitting major categories into two sub-categories \u2013 drama, and musical or comedy -- gives Globes voters even more opportunity to slobber happily over works that probably won\u2019t earn Oscar or Emmy nods. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Dec. 2019", "Also sharing the premises is a large, slobbering bull mastiff dog, because no family film should be without adorable canine reaction shots. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Nov. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Henry and Celia talk, a man whose directives grow clearer as the intentions behind them, behind this whole mysterious mess, grow more slippery (and as the actors\u2019 makeup gets more distorted by slobber ). \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022", "Other than getting covered in grizzly slobber , the system displayed no damage whatsoever. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 9 May 2019", "Though gentle, the family weighs 460 pounds total, not including slobber . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021", "For example, hydrogen peroxide can help clean the slobber off of your One Direction statue. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021", "The practice of curiosity leads us into a place of openness and wonder \u2014 a drooling for more without the slobber . \u2014 Jay Steven Levin, Forbes , 1 June 2021", "Out on the lab\u2019s playground where the students, puppy and undergraduate alike, roll and wrestle and woof and slobber under that Carolina blue sky. \u2014 Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Nov. 2020", "Nyati will look at the patch and tell you what the young bull was eating five minutes ago by the slobber on his muzzle. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 27 Dec. 2017", "Will Gradishar, now 67 years old and 36 NFL seasons removed from the last of his slobber -knocking 2,049 tackles, ever get that call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, welcoming him into the sport\u2019s most exclusive club" ], "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "circa 1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloberen to eat in a slovenly manner; akin to Low German slubberen to sip":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4-b\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dribble", "drivel", "drool", "salivate", "slaver" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192942", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "slobbish":{ "antonyms":[ "neatnik", "old maid" ], "definitions":{ ": a slovenly or boorish person":[], ": an ordinary person":[ "just some poor slob" ] }, "examples":[ "Some poor slob got robbed.", "a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The apparently irresistible rise of the slob is hardly our most important problem. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Jan. 2022", "An exhibitionist and slob , who brought strange men to the house. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021", "In the spot, Mayfield is a semi slob and has an annoying habit of singing the Oklahoma fight song in his sleep. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 16 Oct. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "This vainest of Falstaffs is a genuine slob whom Boritt houses in a shabby bachelor pad wallpapered in purple zebra stripes. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "sloven" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202314", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "slobby":{ "antonyms":[ "neatnik", "old maid" ], "definitions":{ ": a slovenly or boorish person":[], ": an ordinary person":[ "just some poor slob" ] }, "examples":[ "Some poor slob got robbed.", "a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The apparently irresistible rise of the slob is hardly our most important problem. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Jan. 2022", "An exhibitionist and slob , who brought strange men to the house. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021", "In the spot, Mayfield is a semi slob and has an annoying habit of singing the Oklahoma fight song in his sleep. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 16 Oct. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Annie Murphy plays Allison McRoberts, a standard-issue sitcom wife living a multi-cam sitcom life in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her dopey slob of a husband, Kevin (Eric Petersen). \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "This vainest of Falstaffs is a genuine slob whom Boritt houses in a shabby bachelor pad wallpapered in purple zebra stripes. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "sloven" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024730", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "sloe gin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sweet reddish liqueur consisting of grain spirits flavored chiefly with sloes":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Back at Dromoland Castle, O\u2019Dwyer leads a cooking class that not only prepares all the food gathered (think, blackberry pies and nettle pesto), but also teaches participants how to preserve it ( sloe gin , anyone", "Substitute it for traditional simple syrup in daiquiris, mojitos, sloe gin fizzes, and, best of all, French 75s. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 23 Dec. 2021", "Trash heaps near ancient homes contained the remains of hazelnuts, crab apples and sloes (also known as blackthorns, the berries are used to make sloe gin ). \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Dec. 2021", "The Trust recommends enjoying the sloe gin in a Sloe Royale. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 9 May 2021", "Highlights include the Japonri with Japanese whisky, sloe gin , and Aperol, as well as a limited mocktail menu. \u2014 Jenna Scatena, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 Nov. 2019", "If the weather\u2019s good, snag a spot on the terrace, order a sloe gin and soda ap\u00e9ritif, and take it all in. \u2014 Laura Giannatempo, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 June 2018", "Now go ahead and create a Ramos gin fizz, Clover Club, pisco sour, sloe gin fizz or any other cocktail recipe that calls for egg white. \u2014 Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2018", "Love Cocktail 1 1/2 ounces sloe gin 1 egg white 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon raspberry syrup Shake all ingredients over cracked ice. \u2014 Michele Gouveia, Marie Claire , 14 Feb. 2014" ], "first_known_use":{ "1895, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084247", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sloe-eyed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": having dark, usually almond-shaped eyes":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1867, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02cc\u012bd" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090326", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sloeberry":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": sloe sense 1":[], ": the fruit of the common juniper":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u2014 see berry" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114653", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sloebush":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": blackthorn sense 1a":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "sloebush from sloe + bush; sloetree from Middle English slotre , from slo sloe + tre tree":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215420", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slog":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to hit hard : beat":[], ": to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty":[], ": to plod heavily : tramp":[ "slogged through the snow" ], ": to work hard and steadily : plug":[], ": hard persistent work":[ "the endless enervating slog of war", "\u2014 Michael Gorra" ], ": a prolonged arduous task or effort":[ "reform will be a hard political slog", "\u2014 M. S. Forbes" ], ": a hard dogged march or journey":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4g" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "He slogged away at the paperwork all day.", "She slogged through her work.", "She slogged her way through her work.", "We've been slogging along for hours.", "He slogged through the deep snow.", "They slogged their way through the snow.", "Noun", "It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.", "It was a long slog up the mountain.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The trade-offs are even worse for super-commuters; in the US, roughly 10% of Americans slog through commutes of an hour or more each way. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 9 June 2022", "Because most flu vaccines need about six months to slog through the production pipeline, vaccine strains are selected at the end of winter and injected into arms the next fall. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Feb. 2022", "Now visitors enter through the Sainsbury Wing and slog up the stairs to the Italian Renaissance rooms or down, down, down as deep as the deepest tube station to the temporary exhibition galleries. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022", "Some clematis literally jump out of the ground the spring after they are planted whereas others slog along, taking several years to gear up. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022", "As with most negotiations, this one has the potential to slog on until close to Opening Day, by which time some casual fans will have lost interest. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 Dec. 2021", "Faced with flagging support as the U.S. continues to slog through a pandemic and rising inflation, the president has treated infrastructure as proof that government can function again. \u2014 Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Nov. 2021", "Orders in North America for robots are reaching record numbers as the U.S. economy continues to slog through a labor shortage fueled by the pandemic. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 14 Nov. 2021", "North Georgia just has to slog through one more wet day before things turn mainly dry for the weekend. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 8 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Until this week, the longest match of Alcaraz\u2019s young career had been a 4-hour, 18-minute slog at Wimbledon last year against the player then ranked No. 116 in the world, Yasutaka Uchiyama. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 26 May 2022", "As coach of the basketball Rockets in the 12-team NBA, Jack McMahon endured a 15-67 (.185) slog in 1968. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022", "A couple miles later, the rain started, as runners began to spread out on our slog up to the Pinnacle, a 4,000-vertical-foot climb in the first 12 miles of the race. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 8 May 2020", "The exchange comes as the war has settled into what seems increasingly destined to be a slog . \u2014 Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022", "Two and a half years into it, the 2020s have been a slog . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "That\u2019s because now, the fighting between Ukrainians and Russians is a slow slog . \u2014 Greg Palkot, Fox News , 27 May 2022", "But the fighting there has been a back-and-forth, village-by-village slog . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 10 May 2022", "That's a good guide to why these deals are such a slog . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175654" }, "slogan":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a war cry especially of a Scottish clan":[], ": a word or phrase used to express a characteristic position or stand or a goal to be achieved":[], ": a brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising or promotion":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-g\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "banner", "catchphrase", "cry", "shibboleth", "tagline", "watchword" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "within days, virtually everyone was familiar with the newest advertising slogan for that brand of soda", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Now, for the general election campaign, Pritzker and the DGA will flood voters with the slogan along with reminders of Bailey\u2019s ties to Trump. \u2014 Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022", "Stevens Air won the match, kept the slogan , and experienced a 25% growth over the next four years. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Again slogan , and his campaign website continues to include old video footage of Trump praising the north Alabama congressman. \u2014 Kim Chandler, ajc , 21 May 2022", "The students were also asked to depict why conservation is so important and include an original slogan and conservation tips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022", "The slogan sparked awareness around the vulnerability women feel while out in public alone. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022", "Tsodilo Hills in Botswana has often been referred to in the West by this catchy slogan . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Speeches that matter include the exchanges integral to group activism, such as the addresses that daily fueled protest from 2020 through 2021 by Indian farmers\u2014speech that merges with song, slogan , and poetry, that is entwined with action. \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022", "That\u2019s it \u2014 no bold slogan , just a four-digit number. \u2014 Jessica Testa, New York Times , 11 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of earlier slogorn , from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm , from sluagh army, host + gairm cry":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205853" }, "slogger":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a hard dogged march or journey":[], ": a prolonged arduous task or effort":[ "reform will be a hard political slog", "\u2014 M. S. Forbes" ], ": hard persistent work":[ "the endless enervating slog of war", "\u2014 Michael Gorra" ], ": to hit hard : beat":[], ": to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty":[], ": to plod heavily : tramp":[ "slogged through the snow" ], ": to work hard and steadily : plug":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "He slogged away at the paperwork all day.", "She slogged through her work.", "She slogged her way through her work.", "We've been slogging along for hours.", "He slogged through the deep snow.", "They slogged their way through the snow.", "Noun", "It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.", "It was a long slog up the mountain.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The trade-offs are even worse for super-commuters; in the US, roughly 10% of Americans slog through commutes of an hour or more each way. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 9 June 2022", "Because most flu vaccines need about six months to slog through the production pipeline, vaccine strains are selected at the end of winter and injected into arms the next fall. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Feb. 2022", "Now visitors enter through the Sainsbury Wing and slog up the stairs to the Italian Renaissance rooms or down, down, down as deep as the deepest tube station to the temporary exhibition galleries. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022", "Some clematis literally jump out of the ground the spring after they are planted whereas others slog along, taking several years to gear up. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022", "As with most negotiations, this one has the potential to slog on until close to Opening Day, by which time some casual fans will have lost interest. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 Dec. 2021", "Faced with flagging support as the U.S. continues to slog through a pandemic and rising inflation, the president has treated infrastructure as proof that government can function again. \u2014 Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Nov. 2021", "Orders in North America for robots are reaching record numbers as the U.S. economy continues to slog through a labor shortage fueled by the pandemic. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 14 Nov. 2021", "North Georgia just has to slog through one more wet day before things turn mainly dry for the weekend. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 8 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Until this week, the longest match of Alcaraz\u2019s young career had been a 4-hour, 18-minute slog at Wimbledon last year against the player then ranked No. 116 in the world, Yasutaka Uchiyama. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 26 May 2022", "As coach of the basketball Rockets in the 12-team NBA, Jack McMahon endured a 15-67 (.185) slog in 1968. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022", "A couple miles later, the rain started, as runners began to spread out on our slog up to the Pinnacle, a 4,000-vertical-foot climb in the first 12 miles of the race. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 8 May 2020", "The exchange comes as the war has settled into what seems increasingly destined to be a slog . \u2014 Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022", "Two and a half years into it, the 2020s have been a slog . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "That\u2019s because now, the fighting between Ukrainians and Russians is a slow slog . \u2014 Greg Palkot, Fox News , 27 May 2022", "But the fighting there has been a back-and-forth, village-by-village slog . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 10 May 2022", "That's a good guide to why these deals are such a slog . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4g" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183107", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sloop":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a fore-and-aft rigged boat with one mast and a single jib":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "After a bit of a lull, Perini Navi is back with a groundbreaking new sloop . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022", "Angell became an avid sportsman in his adopted hometown of Brooklin, Maine, where he could often be found sailing his sloop off the coast. \u2014 Ira Kaufman, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022", "In early 2017, it was loaded onto the sloop -of-war the U.S.S. Constellation, the last U.S. Navy sail-only warship, which was built in 1854 and is now a museum ship in Baltimore. \u2014 Jim Vinoski, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "Kerry James Marshall overhauled Homer\u2019s parts to make his own Gulf Stream (2003), in which the water is shark-free, the sloop is yar, and four Black figures relax between the boom and a boom box. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022", "Who\u2019d have thought an old-fashioned Dutch sloop would inspire such a modern-day trailblazer", "Think of it as a go-fast boat that\u2019s as tranquil (and sustainable) as a classic sloop . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 Sep. 2021", "Andersen pointed to young trailblazers such as Ellen MacArthur, who at age 24 sailed alone around the world in record time, and Tania Aebi, whose father presented the high-schooler with a choice of money for college or a sloop . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021", "Nauta Design has just unveiled a showstopping custom sloop that could be a serious regatta contender. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 31 Mar. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1629, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch sloep":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00fcp" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105123", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sloop of war":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small warship with guns on only one deck":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1704, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112100", "type":[ "noun phrase" ] }, "sloopman":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a master or crewman of a sloop":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "sloop entry 1 + man":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-m\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004421", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sloosh":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a lapping or sloshing sound":[], ": an act of washing : wash":[ "gave myself a good sloosh with cold water", "\u2014 William Plomer" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably alteration of slush entry 3":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00fcsh" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113253", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sloot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": sluit":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Dutch":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00fct" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074311", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slop":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a loose smock or overall":[], ": a product of little or no value : rubbish":[ "watching the usual slop on TV" ], ": articles (such as clothing) sold to sailors":[], ": excreted body waste":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ], ": food waste (such as garbage) fed to animals : swill sense 2a":[], ": liquid spilled or splashed":[], ": sentimental effusiveness in speech or writing : gush":[], ": short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century":[], ": soft mud : slush":[], ": thin tasteless drink or liquid food":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ], ": to be effusive : gush":[], ": to become spilled or splashed":[], ": to cause (a liquid) to splash":[], ": to dish out messily":[], ": to eat or drink greedily or noisily":[], ": to feed slop to":[ "slop the hogs" ], ": to pass beyond or exceed a boundary or limit":[], ": to spill from a container":[], ": to splash or spill liquid on":[], ": to tramp in mud or slush":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "She slopped coffee on her sweater.", "Huge waves slopped water into the boat." ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English slop, sloppe \"loose outer garment,\" going back to Old English -slop, in oferslop \"loose outer garment, surplice,\" going back to Germanic *slupa- (whence also Middle Dutch slop \"upper garment [as a priest's surplice],\" overslop \"upper garment, foreskin,\" Middle High German slopf, slupf \"loop, noose,\" Old Icelandic sloppr \"loose garment, vestment\"), probably going back to an ablauting n-stem paradigm *slaub\u014dn- (nominative), *sluppas (genitive), going back to Indo-European *slou\u032fb h -\u014dn-, *slub h -n-\u00f3s, derivative of the verbal base *sleu\u032fb h - \"move easily, slip\" \u2014 more at sleeve":"Noun", "of uncertain origin":"Noun", "probably derivative of slop entry 2":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dash", "slosh", "spatter", "splash", "swash" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205653", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slop around/about":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to move or act in a lazy or relaxed way : to spend time resting or relaxing":[ "He slopped around the house all day." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035506", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "slop basin":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": slop bowl":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1731, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084116", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slop book":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a record of clothing and supplies furnished to a British naval crew":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073444", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slop bowl":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a bowl for receiving the leavings of tea or coffee cups at table":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1810, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115245", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slop pail":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a pail for toilet or household slops":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1821, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054755", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slop-molding":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the molding of brick in molds wet with water to prevent sticking in soft-mud process brickmaking \u2014 compare sand-molding":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111847", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slop-over":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": effusiveness , gush , sentimentality":[], ": overflow":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224551", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slope":{ "antonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "slant", "upgrade" ], "definitions":{ ": go , travel":[ "slopes off into the night", "\u2014 Wolcott Gibbs" ], ": ground that forms a natural or artificial incline":[], ": that slants : sloping":[ "\u2014 often used in combination slope -sided" ], ": the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean":[ "Alaska's North Slope" ], ": the slope of the line tangent to a plane curve at a point":[], ": the tangent of the angle made by a straight line with the x-axis":[], ": to cause to incline or slant":[], ": to lie or fall in a slant : incline":[], ": to take an oblique course":[], ": upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "His handwriting slopes to the left.", "they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street", "Noun", "They climbed the steep slope .", "What is the angle of the slope ", "You can adjust the slope of the ramp.", "a slope of 30 degrees", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Below, Vogue tracks the most noteworthy openings, from restaurants, to stores, to post- slope hotspots. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 26 Nov. 2021", "In an interview in September, Friedman said that installing a mid- slope retaining wall downhill from the Georges\u2019 building would cost $5 million. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021", "Friedman said that the new geotechnical studies show that in order to save the building, the port would have to spend $5 million to install a mid- slope retaining wall. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Official policy is that the treadway should slope down at a 5-degree angle. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 May 2022", "If possible, slope the window sill downwards, so water easily drains off. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022", "The small building lights twinkling on rolling hills felt familiar, like the view from my grandmother\u2019s fifth-story apartment in Beirut, another city where mountains slope into the sea. \u2014 Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020", "The pipe must slope evenly from the highest point of the bed to the lowest point, where water can discharge out of the garden to work properly. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022", "The cobblestone streets of downtown Richmond, Virginia, gently slope to a low-lying area where a dark history is hidden. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022", "On the bright side, the company's 2022 Fuel Outlook predicts prices will start to slope downward after that, with a national average all the way down to $3.78 by December 2022. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 6 Mar. 2022", "The city encircles its harbor, on hillsides that slope down to the seafront. \u2014 Odveig Klyve, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022", "Our gardens slope off gently and blend into the native vegetation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn\u2019t immediately known. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2022", "Dalton Person, Zone 5 board member, noted the board discussed the area's topography, whether the downhill slope would cause under slab moisture and how that could be mitigated. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022", "What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn't immediately known. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022", "Those figures represent the course and slope ratings that the USGA assigned to the Ocean Course from its very back tees. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022", "Heavy foot traffic at the location, a popular neighborhood surfing spot, adds to wear and tear on the fragile slope . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022", "After several years of experiment and study, Lewis brought in earth-moving equipment to create a gentle slope of land that would allow the natural tidewaters to ebb and flow. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "Most rangefinders measure slope by simply triangulating from point A to B once the button to shoot a laser to the target is pressed. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "The amphitheater renovation involved construction of a stage and shelter, a bridge replacement, new electrical connections and regrading the slope around the stage area. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 21 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloop , probably from aslope , adverb, at an angle":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014dp" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "angle", "cant", "cock", "heel", "incline", "lean", "list", "pitch", "slant", "tilt", "tip" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171750", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "sloped":{ "antonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "slant", "upgrade" ], "definitions":{ ": go , travel":[ "slopes off into the night", "\u2014 Wolcott Gibbs" ], ": ground that forms a natural or artificial incline":[], ": that slants : sloping":[ "\u2014 often used in combination slope -sided" ], ": the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean":[ "Alaska's North Slope" ], ": the slope of the line tangent to a plane curve at a point":[], ": the tangent of the angle made by a straight line with the x-axis":[], ": to cause to incline or slant":[], ": to lie or fall in a slant : incline":[], ": to take an oblique course":[], ": upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "His handwriting slopes to the left.", "they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street", "Noun", "They climbed the steep slope .", "What is the angle of the slope ", "You can adjust the slope of the ramp.", "a slope of 30 degrees", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Below, Vogue tracks the most noteworthy openings, from restaurants, to stores, to post- slope hotspots. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 26 Nov. 2021", "In an interview in September, Friedman said that installing a mid- slope retaining wall downhill from the Georges\u2019 building would cost $5 million. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021", "Friedman said that the new geotechnical studies show that in order to save the building, the port would have to spend $5 million to install a mid- slope retaining wall. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Official policy is that the treadway should slope down at a 5-degree angle. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 May 2022", "If possible, slope the window sill downwards, so water easily drains off. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022", "The small building lights twinkling on rolling hills felt familiar, like the view from my grandmother\u2019s fifth-story apartment in Beirut, another city where mountains slope into the sea. \u2014 Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020", "The pipe must slope evenly from the highest point of the bed to the lowest point, where water can discharge out of the garden to work properly. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022", "The cobblestone streets of downtown Richmond, Virginia, gently slope to a low-lying area where a dark history is hidden. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022", "On the bright side, the company's 2022 Fuel Outlook predicts prices will start to slope downward after that, with a national average all the way down to $3.78 by December 2022. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 6 Mar. 2022", "The city encircles its harbor, on hillsides that slope down to the seafront. \u2014 Odveig Klyve, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022", "Our gardens slope off gently and blend into the native vegetation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn\u2019t immediately known. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2022", "Dalton Person, Zone 5 board member, noted the board discussed the area's topography, whether the downhill slope would cause under slab moisture and how that could be mitigated. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022", "What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn't immediately known. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022", "Those figures represent the course and slope ratings that the USGA assigned to the Ocean Course from its very back tees. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022", "Heavy foot traffic at the location, a popular neighborhood surfing spot, adds to wear and tear on the fragile slope . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022", "After several years of experiment and study, Lewis brought in earth-moving equipment to create a gentle slope of land that would allow the natural tidewaters to ebb and flow. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "Most rangefinders measure slope by simply triangulating from point A to B once the button to shoot a laser to the target is pressed. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "The amphitheater renovation involved construction of a stage and shelter, a bridge replacement, new electrical connections and regrading the slope around the stage area. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 21 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloop , probably from aslope , adverb, at an angle":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014dp" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "angle", "cant", "cock", "heel", "incline", "lean", "list", "pitch", "slant", "tilt", "tip" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021714", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "sloping":{ "antonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "incline", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "slant", "upgrade" ], "definitions":{ ": go , travel":[ "slopes off into the night", "\u2014 Wolcott Gibbs" ], ": ground that forms a natural or artificial incline":[], ": that slants : sloping":[ "\u2014 often used in combination slope -sided" ], ": the part of a continent draining to a particular ocean":[ "Alaska's North Slope" ], ": the slope of the line tangent to a plane curve at a point":[], ": the tangent of the angle made by a straight line with the x-axis":[], ": to cause to incline or slant":[], ": to lie or fall in a slant : incline":[], ": to take an oblique course":[], ": upward or downward slant or inclination or degree of slant":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "His handwriting slopes to the left.", "they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street", "Noun", "They climbed the steep slope .", "What is the angle of the slope ", "You can adjust the slope of the ramp.", "a slope of 30 degrees", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Below, Vogue tracks the most noteworthy openings, from restaurants, to stores, to post- slope hotspots. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 26 Nov. 2021", "In an interview in September, Friedman said that installing a mid- slope retaining wall downhill from the Georges\u2019 building would cost $5 million. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021", "Friedman said that the new geotechnical studies show that in order to save the building, the port would have to spend $5 million to install a mid- slope retaining wall. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Official policy is that the treadway should slope down at a 5-degree angle. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 May 2022", "If possible, slope the window sill downwards, so water easily drains off. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022", "The small building lights twinkling on rolling hills felt familiar, like the view from my grandmother\u2019s fifth-story apartment in Beirut, another city where mountains slope into the sea. \u2014 Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020", "The pipe must slope evenly from the highest point of the bed to the lowest point, where water can discharge out of the garden to work properly. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022", "The cobblestone streets of downtown Richmond, Virginia, gently slope to a low-lying area where a dark history is hidden. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022", "On the bright side, the company's 2022 Fuel Outlook predicts prices will start to slope downward after that, with a national average all the way down to $3.78 by December 2022. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 6 Mar. 2022", "The city encircles its harbor, on hillsides that slope down to the seafront. \u2014 Odveig Klyve, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2022", "Our gardens slope off gently and blend into the native vegetation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn\u2019t immediately known. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2022", "Dalton Person, Zone 5 board member, noted the board discussed the area's topography, whether the downhill slope would cause under slab moisture and how that could be mitigated. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022", "What caused a pinnacle of the glacier to break off and thunder down the slope at a speed estimated by experts at some 300 kph (nearly 200 mph), wasn't immediately known. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022", "Those figures represent the course and slope ratings that the USGA assigned to the Ocean Course from its very back tees. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022", "Heavy foot traffic at the location, a popular neighborhood surfing spot, adds to wear and tear on the fragile slope . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022", "After several years of experiment and study, Lewis brought in earth-moving equipment to create a gentle slope of land that would allow the natural tidewaters to ebb and flow. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "Most rangefinders measure slope by simply triangulating from point A to B once the button to shoot a laser to the target is pressed. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "The amphitheater renovation involved construction of a stage and shelter, a bridge replacement, new electrical connections and regrading the slope around the stage area. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 21 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloop , probably from aslope , adverb, at an angle":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014dp" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "angle", "cant", "cock", "heel", "incline", "lean", "list", "pitch", "slant", "tilt", "tip" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043921", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "sloppiness":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "definitions":{ ": disagreeably effusive":[ "sloppy sentimentalism" ], ": slovenly , careless":[ "a sloppy dresser", "did sloppy work" ], ": wet or smeared with or as if with something slopped over":[], ": wet so as to spatter easily : slushy":[ "a sloppy racetrack" ] }, "examples":[ "Your work has been very sloppy lately.", "a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mean-spirited, downright sloppy and awkwardly unfunny, this rote feature reboot lacks holiday cheer. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 11 Nov. 2021", "The Celtics were sloppy in Game 2 against the Warriors with 19 turnovers that led to 33 points. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022", "Many sheet masks are sloppy , dripping with substance, or too dried out to be useful. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022", "Trinity\u2019s defense has been a little sloppy so far this week. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022", "Though otherwise unrelated, the five cases shared many of the same troubling traits common in wrongful convictions, including sloppy detective work, questionable legal representation, shaky witness identifications and withheld evidence. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022", "Ideally, that oversight would correct sloppy police work and unconstitutional law enforcement practices. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 8 Mar. 2022", "At home, the Cardinals tend to come out a little flat and play a little sloppy . \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 13 Dec. 2021", "Taylor Ward\u2019s grand slam in the second off Cleveland starter Zach Plesac was the knockout blow after Guardians defenders opened the door with sloppy infield play. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4-p\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212025", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "sloppy":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "definitions":{ ": disagreeably effusive":[ "sloppy sentimentalism" ], ": slovenly , careless":[ "a sloppy dresser", "did sloppy work" ], ": wet or smeared with or as if with something slopped over":[], ": wet so as to spatter easily : slushy":[ "a sloppy racetrack" ] }, "examples":[ "Your work has been very sloppy lately.", "a sloppy child who always seems to have spilled something on his clothes", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mean-spirited, downright sloppy and awkwardly unfunny, this rote feature reboot lacks holiday cheer. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 11 Nov. 2021", "The Celtics were sloppy in Game 2 against the Warriors with 19 turnovers that led to 33 points. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022", "Many sheet masks are sloppy , dripping with substance, or too dried out to be useful. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022", "Trinity\u2019s defense has been a little sloppy so far this week. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022", "Though otherwise unrelated, the five cases shared many of the same troubling traits common in wrongful convictions, including sloppy detective work, questionable legal representation, shaky witness identifications and withheld evidence. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022", "Ideally, that oversight would correct sloppy police work and unconstitutional law enforcement practices. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 8 Mar. 2022", "At home, the Cardinals tend to come out a little flat and play a little sloppy . \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 13 Dec. 2021", "Taylor Ward\u2019s grand slam in the second off Cleveland starter Zach Plesac was the knockout blow after Guardians defenders opened the door with sloppy infield play. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4-p\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232148", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "sloppy joe":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a loose-fitting sweater especially for girls":[], ": ground beef cooked in a thick spicy sauce and usually served on a bun":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The sloppy joe is the most famous one, but the bok choy is phenomenal, too. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021", "Their menu also includes a variety of sliders like sloppy joe sliders and chicken and waffle sliders and sides like mac 'n cheese nibblers, chicken rings, corn dog nibblers, and french fries. \u2014 Fox 35 News Staff, FOX 35 Orlando , 23 Mar. 2021", "In each were three cans of sloppy joe mix, a few protein bars, a bag of instant potatoes and three single-serving cups of applesauce or pineapple. \u2014 Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020", "The sloppy joe consistency for this recipe needed to be thick, not soupy. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 24 Jan. 2020", "Spaghetti Bolognese turned an Italian standby into a sloppy Joe with noodles. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 21 Nov. 2019", "Expect items from the truck's Asian-fusion menu, including a classic pork belly bao and vegan sloppy joe made with jackfruit, along with several new bao creations, small plates and soups. \u2014 Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2019", "At first glance, the Hot Bob sandwich \u2014 one of the new food offerings available to Bears fans at Soldier Field concession stands this season, unveiled by the team Monday \u2014 is just an ordinary school-cafeteria sloppy Joe . \u2014 Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2019", "Admittedly an overly sentimental person, Kemper said the busy shooting schedule for the final episode didn't leave too much room to absorb the finality of it all \u2014 save, of course, for the sloppy Joe helping at craft service. \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal, latimes.com , 7 June 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1940, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably from the name Joe , nickname for Joseph":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4-p\u0113-\u02c8j\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061813", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slops":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a loose smock or overall":[], ": a product of little or no value : rubbish":[ "watching the usual slop on TV" ], ": articles (such as clothing) sold to sailors":[], ": excreted body waste":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ], ": food waste (such as garbage) fed to animals : swill sense 2a":[], ": liquid spilled or splashed":[], ": sentimental effusiveness in speech or writing : gush":[], ": short full breeches worn by men in the 16th century":[], ": soft mud : slush":[], ": thin tasteless drink or liquid food":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural" ], ": to be effusive : gush":[], ": to become spilled or splashed":[], ": to cause (a liquid) to splash":[], ": to dish out messily":[], ": to eat or drink greedily or noisily":[], ": to feed slop to":[ "slop the hogs" ], ": to pass beyond or exceed a boundary or limit":[], ": to spill from a container":[], ": to splash or spill liquid on":[], ": to tramp in mud or slush":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "She slopped coffee on her sweater.", "Huge waves slopped water into the boat." ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English slop, sloppe \"loose outer garment,\" going back to Old English -slop, in oferslop \"loose outer garment, surplice,\" going back to Germanic *slupa- (whence also Middle Dutch slop \"upper garment [as a priest's surplice],\" overslop \"upper garment, foreskin,\" Middle High German slopf, slupf \"loop, noose,\" Old Icelandic sloppr \"loose garment, vestment\"), probably going back to an ablauting n-stem paradigm *slaub\u014dn- (nominative), *sluppas (genitive), going back to Indo-European *slou\u032fb h -\u014dn-, *slub h -n-\u00f3s, derivative of the verbal base *sleu\u032fb h - \"move easily, slip\" \u2014 more at sleeve":"Noun", "of uncertain origin":"Noun", "probably derivative of slop entry 2":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4p" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "dash", "slosh", "spatter", "splash", "swash" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073911", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slopseller":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "slop entry 1 + seller":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082414", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slopshop":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a slopseller's shop":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134428", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slosh":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": slush sense 1":[], ": the slap or splash of liquid":[], ": to flounder or splash through water, mud, or slush":[], ": to move with a splashing motion":[ "the water sloshed around him", "\u2014 Bill Alcine" ], ": to splash (a liquid) about or on something":[], ": to splash about in liquid":[], ": to splash with liquid":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "The children sloshed through the big puddle.", "Water sloshed in the bottom of the boat as it rocked.", "Juice sloshed over the rim of her glass.", "The child sloshed the water in the tub.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "But the Americans could never present a stable or convincing new reality to ordinary Afghans, who watched as security crumbled and new forms of corruption flowed from the slosh of cash and contracts that came with the occupation. \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 4 Aug. 2021", "The slosh of water turns to sludge; a baby passes by him, dead and flushed away. \u2014 Imani Perry, The Atlantic , 7 May 2021", "Constantly feeling water slosh around inside your boots usually results in your hike being cut short. \u2014 Matthew Young, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2021", "Though the slosh of Earth\u2019s oceans produces a comparable sound, scientists have yet to suss out a plausible cause for the Red Planet\u2019s curious tune. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2020", "The Post\u2019s hub \u2014 a journalistic nerve center where editors once plotted coverage and sent breaking-news alerts to millions of readers \u2014 was silent but for the hum of air conditioning and the slosh of a distant mop. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2020", "Those lakes are filled with methane and ethane rather than water, and any inhabitants would have to deal with temperatures reaching 300 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, but where liquid sloshes , life might find a way. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 5 Mar. 2020", "Earth has many steady background hums, the most prevalent of which comes from the slosh of oceans and the crash of waves against the shore. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Feb. 2020", "By collecting them from all over the sky, the WMAP and Planck telescopes caught the early universe and its contents mid- slosh . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Jan. 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The tsunami will likely slosh up the sides of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and expend its residual energy on the western shore of rural, sparsely populated Whidbey Island. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011", "As all that cash continues to slosh around the financial system, there\u2019s no reason to think that some of it won\u2019t end up in Clinton hands, especially given the clan\u2019s documented zest for fundraising. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022", "This superionic alloy would then allow other elements to slosh around it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 Mar. 2022", "The trap is shaped like the bottom of a bowl, so the atoms gently slosh back and forth. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022", "The intensity fluctuations derived from the membrane then drive the atoms to slosh even more vigorously. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022", "This is solely from a bunch of guys who slosh around on Thanksgiving morning in Medina County. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 Nov. 2021", "But the files also underscore the limits of sanctions, making clear that vast quantities of Russian money continue to slosh through secret global accounts while Moscow\u2019s actions beyond its borders seem undeterred. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021", "This was a new problem; If the gates stayed open, lake water would slosh back into the river, further flooding the city. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1844, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "probably blend of slop and slush":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4sh", "\u02c8sl\u022fsh" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "lap", "plash", "splash", "swash" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171911", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "sloshed":{ "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ], "definitions":{ ": drunk , intoxicated":[] }, "examples":[ "They were totally sloshed last night.", "her idiot husband makes even less sense when he's sloshed" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1946, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4sht", "\u02c8sl\u022fsht" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220225", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slothful":{ "antonyms":[ "industrious" ], "definitions":{ ": inclined to sloth : indolent":[] }, "examples":[ "his overly lax managerial style has resulted in a department that is slothful and unproductive", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Procrastination can be slothful or prudent, a vice or a virtue, depending on your habits and the tasks at hand. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 16 Dec. 2021", "Selfish, feckless, self-deluded, weak-willed yet childishly willful, manipulative, slothful , and mendacious: How can such a despicable character also be such a likable one", "The proud stagger beneath a sack of boulders, and the slothful atone with manic activity. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021", "After releasing 12 albums in 13 months, Twin Cities guitarist Cory Wong will end his momentarily slothful ways and drop just his second album this year. \u2014 Jon Bream, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021", "At the same time, others construed even the most slothful forms of idleness as a bold resistance to modernity\u2019s greatest ills. \u2014 Ingrid Nelson, The Conversation , 19 Mar. 2021", "Another echoing aircraft hangar is home to a set representing a perfect Depression-era kitchen, where Rebel Wilson\u2019s droll, slothful Jennyanydots will lounge her days away. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Dec. 2019", "His lust is gluttony, and Return of the Jedi is weird enough to score his slothful malevolence to a musical number. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 6 Nov. 2019", "The most expensive markets have the most slothful gains, and Seattle has seen prices decline 0.6 percent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Sep. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u022fth-f\u0259l", "\u02c8sl\u00e4th-", "also \u02c8sl\u014dth-" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slothful lazy , indolent , slothful mean not easily aroused to activity. lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble. take-out foods for lazy cooks indolent suggests a love of ease and a dislike of movement or activity. the heat made us indolent slothful implies a temperamental inability to act promptly or speedily when action or speed is called for. fired for being slothful about filling orders", "synonyms":[ "idle", "indolent", "lazy", "shiftless" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094651", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "slouch":{ "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creak (along)", "creep", "drag", "inch", "limp", "nose", "ooze", "plod", "poke", "snail" ], "definitions":{ ": a gait or posture characterized by an ungainly stooping of the head and shoulders or excessive relaxation of body muscles":[], ": an awkward fellow : lout":[], ": droop":[], ": to cause to droop":[ "slouched his shoulders" ], ": to go or move slowly or reluctantly":[], ": to walk, stand, or sit with a slouch : assume a slouch":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "She walks with a slouch .", "is no slouch when it comes to cooking", "Verb", "Sit up straight. Please don't slouch .", "She slouched into the room.", "The boy was slouching over his school books.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Hospitality-wise, the city is no slouch either, with abundantly-charming hotels popping up on the regular. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 28 June 2022", "Most of the attention might appear to be on how the watch is being sold, but the timepiece itself is no slouch . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022", "Utah\u2019s offense has been electric for two months, but the defense hasn\u2019t exactly been a slouch either. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Dec. 2021", "Internationally, the movie\u2019s been no slouch either, bringing in over $760 million worldwide since its release only three weeks ago. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 17 June 2022", "Caamp, playing the much smaller opening set during a warmer hour, was no slouch , either. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022", "But Ferguson is no slouch himself \u2014 and this piece, which brings true crime to his usual outdoor beat, proves the tradition is in good hands. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 15 June 2022", "No slouch himself is her husband, Radek Sikorski, a former foreign minister and defense minister of Poland. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 June 2022", "To get equally badass performance levels required more than just adding boost to the 720S's engine\u2014which already was no slouch . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 18 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "First, the diminutive eighty-two-year-old, in the manner of a sleepy hedgehog, will gradually slouch down into the banquette, so that his head ends up where his shoulders once were. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022", "Women can slouch into the grocery store in flabby workout pants and a sweatshirt, just like men do. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 12 Oct. 2021", "And, just as is the case for the audience, there\u2019s a tendency to slouch into one\u2019s chair as the speaker. \u2014 Lee Gimpel, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021", "Instagram will not be invented for another 20 years, and TMZ won\u2019t slouch toward Bethlehem for another 15. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2021", "Benchmade 533 Mini Bugout For a featherlight EDC that doesn\u2019t slouch on performance, pick the Mini Bugout. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2020", "Noting the major role that our mind plays in our physical well-being, Duma advises individuals to maintain a level of calm throughout the day, as stress can trigger slouching or hunched shoulders. \u2014 Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure , 3 May 2020", "Buying parts for your car in the 1970s typically meant asking a guy, slouched behind a grubby counter with a cigarette or toothpick in his teeth, to fetch a spark plug or wiper blade. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2020", "Her skulking, slouching and grimacing complements a character who long ago decided her exterior should match the disgust that chokes her inside. \u2014 Matthew Eng, Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1754, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8slau\u0307ch" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "couch potato", "deadbeat", "do-nothing", "drone", "idler", "layabout", "lazybones", "loafer", "lotus-eater", "slug", "slugabed", "sluggard" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195910", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "slouch hat":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a soft usually felt hat with a wide flexible brim":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In the first edition, he is shown bearded, casually dressed in an unbuttoned workingman\u2019s shirt, one hand in his pocket, the other on his hip, wearing a black slouch hat . \u2014 Elaine Showalter, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2019", "Dressed in a blue frock coat and epaulets with three stars on the shoulders, a black slouch hat and carrying a cigar, the Kenosha man looks like the general who led Union troops to victory and became America's 18th president. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1837, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070129", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slouchy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": lacking erectness or stiffness (as in form or posture)":[ "a slouchy sweater", "slouchy figures waiting in line" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The muted colors, slouchy draping and effortless cool of the clothes captured the imagination of a culture that was ready to move on from the wilder aspects of \u201970s disco and punk aesthetics. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "But the blend of cotton and polyester with 2 percent spandex makes for a heavier ten-ounce denim with excellent stretch and just enough softness to feel slouchy -cozy. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 17 Mar. 2021", "For the fun outing, the Jennifer's Body actress dressed casually, opting for a slouchy black jacket, a black tank top, ripped baggy jeans, and black-and-white sneakers. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 Apr. 2022", "After all, there's something so empowering about slipping into a pair of cool, confidence-boosting boots, and her fierce, slouchy style (in that unexpected shade of pale green, no less) is giving us life in the best way possible. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022", "Katie Holmes made a case for the sock-and-sandal movement by styling a slouchy pink pair with chunky chain JW Anderson slides. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2021", "Stiff and sturdy backpacks tend to keep their chic, shapely appearance for the long haul, while slouchy bags typically lose their shape with time. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 14 Mar. 2022", "Olsen\u2019s second bag of choice was a streamlined yet slouchy shape, also in black leather. \u2014 Vogue , 11 Mar. 2022", "The model is no stranger to menswear layers either, routinely sporting roomy blazers and slouchy overcoats in an unfussy way. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 4 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1693, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8slau\u0307-ch\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213530", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "slough":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a creek in a marsh or tide flat":[], ": a mass of dead tissue separating from an ulcer":[], ": a place of deep mud or mire":[], ": a state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection":[], ": something that may be shed or cast off":[], ": swamp":[], ": the cast-off skin of a snake":[], ": to become shed or cast off":[], ": to cast off":[], ": to cast off one's skin":[], ": to crumble slowly and fall away":[], ": to dispose of (a losing card in bridge) by discarding":[], ": to engulf in a slough":[], ": to get rid of or discard as irksome, objectionable, or disadvantageous":[ "\u2014 usually used with off" ], ": to plod through or as if through mud : slog":[], ": to separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue":[], "town in Berkshire, southeast central England, west of London population 155,000":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1720, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloughe, slo , from Old English sl\u014dh ; akin to Middle High German slouche ditch":"Noun", "Middle English slughe ; akin to Middle High German sl\u016bch snakeskin":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "British usually \u02c8slau\u0307 for both senses", "\u02c8slau\u0307", "\u02c8sl\u0259f", "\u02c8sl\u00fc", "in the US (except in New England) \u02c8sl\u00fc is usual for sense 1 with those to whom the sense is familiar" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slough Verb (2) discard , cast , shed , slough , scrap , junk mean to get rid of. discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. discard old clothes cast , especially when used with off, away , or out , implies a forceful rejection or repudiation. cast off her friends shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster. shed a bad habit finally sloughed off the depression scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form. scrap all the old ways would junk our educational system", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211710", "type":[ "adjective", "geographical name", "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "slough (off)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted finally sloughed off the depression that had been weighing him down for months" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070539", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sloven":{ "antonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "definitions":{ ": one habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness especially in personal appearance":[], ": slovenly":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "she's a sloven and he's a neat freak\u2014it's a wonder they are able to live together", "Adjective", "the lawyer's sloven appearance led me to question his professionalism" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1815, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloveyn slut, rascal, perhaps from Middle Dutch slof negligent":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u0259-v\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "slob" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092213", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "slovenly":{ "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "definitions":{ ": characteristic of a sloven":[ "slovenly habits" ], ": lazily slipshod":[ "slovenly in thought" ], ": untidy especially in personal appearance":[] }, "examples":[ "He dressed in a slovenly manner.", "for the sake of their image, the band members transformed themselves from clean-cut lads to slovenly rockers", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The slovenly man-child paired with the attractive partner is old hat, and the sitcom dynamic between sad-sack husband and nagging wife feels unintentionally regressive. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2021", "What could be better than being a slovenly hermit with no pressure to be social", "Pacific Gas & Electric, whose slovenly power grid caused numerous devastating wildfires in California, the worst of them killing 85 in the town of Paradise and destroying 18,000 buildings. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2020", "Think of Silicon Valley, and the notoriously slovenly offices of early Facebook, sticky with beer. \u2014 Penelope Green, New York Times , 20 Mar. 2020", "In 2005, Pepe became a part of Furie\u2019s comic Boy\u2019s Club, a series about a silly, slovenly group of friends in an early-twenties funk. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 27 Jan. 2020", "Back to the future: Marijuana advocates in Michigan aren\u2019t thrilled with the state\u2019s new anti-pot advertising campaign, which paints marijuana users as slovenly losers, the Detroit Free Press\u2019 Craig Mauger reports. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Jan. 2020", "Gilbert and George would never shoulder such a slovenly accessory. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Nov. 2019", "Contrary to outdated stereotypes about video gamers being unhealthy, solitary, and slovenly young people, esports has largely become about bringing a healthy, social, and structured form of team play to the video games industry. \u2014 Wired , 10 Oct. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "also \u02c8sl\u00e4-", "\u02c8sl\u0259-v\u0259n-l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042837", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "slow":{ "antonyms":[ "laggardly", "leisurely", "pokily", "slowly", "sluggishly", "tardily" ], "definitions":{ ": exhibiting or marked by low speed":[ "he moved with slow deliberation" ], ": having qualities that hinder rapid progress or action":[ "a slow track" ], ": lacking in life, animation, or gaiety : boring":[ "the first chapter is a bit slow" ], ": lacking in readiness, promptness, or willingness":[], ": less than the time indicated by another method of reckoning":[], ": low , gentle":[ "slow fire" ], ": marked by reduced activity":[ "business was slow", "a slow news week" ], ": mentally dull : stupid":[ "a slow student" ], ": moving, flowing, or proceeding without speed or at less than usual speed":[ "traffic was slow" ], ": naturally inert or sluggish":[], ": not acute":[ "a slow disease" ], ": not hasty or precipitate":[ "was slow to anger" ], ": registering behind or below what is correct":[ "the clock is slow" ], ": requiring a long time : gradual":[ "a slow recovery" ], ": slowly":[], ": that is behind the time at a specified time or place":[], ": to go or become slower":[ "production of new cars slowed sharply" ], ": to make slow or slower : slacken the speed of":[ "slow a car", "\u2014 often used with down or up" ] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "The buyers were slow to act, and the house was sold to someone else.", "He was a quiet boy who seldom spoke, and some people thought he was a little slow .", "Business is slow during the summer.", "The first few chapters are slow , but after that it gets better.", "Adverb", "My computer is working slow .", "you need to go slow with this experiment, or you'll make mistakes", "Verb", "The car slowed and gradually came to a stop.", "The extra weight slowed the truck.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Rourke posted a clip of Bartholomew\u2019s video in slow -motion to social media that shows her getting punched in the face. \u2014 James Bikales, Washington Post , 25 June 2022", "Inflation had been slow in America for most of the 21st century, weighed down by long-running trends like the aging of the population and globalization. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022", "The full extent of the destruction among the villages tucked in the mountains was slow in coming to light. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022", "Research into the potential use of this technology had been ongoing for decades and progress was slow . \u2014 John Lamattina, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "But the district manager sent emails multiple times a day questioning why sales were slow . \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 16 June 2022", "The carousel included three selfies captured from different angles and a slow -motion video of the singer flipping her hair in all of its bouncy glory. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022", "Touzani showcases practically every step of its creation, using the process as a kind of slow -motion seduction between Halim and Youssef. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 June 2022", "Three episodes earlier, at the beginning of ST4, Max is listening to it during a slow -motion walk down the school hallway to the guidance counselor\u2019s office. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "The employee retention credit (ERC) started out slow but keeps going strong, even to the present day. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "To balance that risk, Western countries are going slow on sanctions tied to energy. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022", "The Fed ideally would like to see CPI slow to about a 3% to 3.5% clip, if not lower, before declaring a victory against inflation. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 5 June 2022", "Launched in 2021, the Award catches Brazilian cinema as some federal funding lines have begun to be renewed, starting last December, but the Bolsonaro government\u2019s incentive slow -down, compounded by pandemic, has decimated its film industry. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 30 May 2022", "Over the last three years, a notable slow -down in residential development has occurred as compared to the preceding 2016-2018-time period. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022", "In the fourth quarter of 2021, corporate profit growth did slow sharply, rising just 0.7% from the previous quarter. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The idea is to go through the course at a pace slow -and-steady enough to be sustainable but fast enough to qualify to do it all over again, and the rewards of such self-discipline are entirely, even pathologically, personal and internal. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022", "Ohio\u2019s slow -yet-steady vaccination pace continued this week. \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The state first opened sites in the spring of 2020 to help slow the spread of the virus. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Instead, Powell said that higher borrowing costs for things like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards, resulting directly from the Fed's hikes, can help slow consumer demand and inflation pressures. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 22 June 2022", "Instead, Powell said that higher borrowing costs for things like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards, resulting directly from the Fed\u2019s hikes, can help slow consumer demand and inflation pressures. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022", "Delta 8 THC may also have neuroprotective properties and could help to slow the progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "The technology-rich Nasdaq index this year is down more than 20 percent, which may help slow the economy as chastened investors retrench on spending. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 4 June 2022", "Some mink herds have now been vaccinated, which might help slow transmission on farms. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022", "Wildlife health experts at the Raptor Center are hopeful warmer weather will help slow transmission of the disease over the coming weeks. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022", "If funds are not needed for the intended purpose, they should be returned to the Federal government to help slow the rapid increase in the nation's deficit, which is contributing to debilitating inflation. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English sl\u0101w ; akin to Old High German sl\u0113o dull":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slow Verb delay , retard , slow , slacken , detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress. delay implies a holding back, usually by interference, from completion or arrival. bad weather delayed our arrival retard suggests reduction of speed without actual stopping. language barriers retarded their progress slow and slacken also imply a reduction of speed, slow often suggesting deliberate intention medication slowed the patient's heart rate , slacken an easing up or relaxing of power or effort. on hot days runners slacken their pace detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed time. unexpected business had detained her", "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110141", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ] }, "slow (down)":{ "antonyms":[ "acceleration", "hastening", "quickening" ], "definitions":{ ": a slowing down":[ "a business slowdown" ] }, "examples":[ "The business had a slowdown after the holidays.", "disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Some of that slowdown is by design, as the Federal Reserve takes steps to cool the economy by aggressively raising interest rates. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "The dissonance between the emotional feeling of a slowdown and the reality of the data suggests that market participants are more affected by the relative change, and not necessarily the change itself. \u2014 John Walkup, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Dion Rabouin explains what is driving demand, evidence of a slowdown on the horizon, and what that could mean for the economy. \u2014 Will Parker And Nicole Friedman, WSJ , 28 June 2022", "Samsung seems to be feeling the effects of this slowdown as much as any phone maker, as a new report claims the company has millions of unsold phones in stock. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 22 June 2022", "And now, there are worrying signs of a slowdown in U.S. consumer spending, after retail sales unexpectedly fell last month. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 June 2022", "These early signs of slowdown across a broad range of products and industries, including travel and restaurants, challenge the notion that Americans have simply shifted their spending from goods to services. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "These early signs of slowdown across a broad range of products and industries, including travel and restaurants, challenge the notion that Americans have simply shifted their spending from goods to services. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022", "Building and garden supply store sales, as well as general merchandise store sales, are showing signs of a slowdown . \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1882, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccdau\u0307n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "braking", "deceleration", "downshift", "letup", "retardation" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202615", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow as molasses":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": very slow or slowly":[ "I used to be a fast runner, but now I'm slow as molasses ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114516", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "slow cooker":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": an electric cooking pot that is used especially for cooking foods at a relatively low temperature over a long period of time":[ "Until recently, there has been something of a divide between the slow cooker and the adventuresome home cook.", "\u2014 Mark Bittman", "Set slow cooker to low, cover and cook until brisket is fork-tender, 9 to 10 hours (or cook on high for 5 to 6 hours).", "\u2014 Cook's Country" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Handles on its slow cooker 's exterior also allow easy transport. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022", "This 6-quart pressure cooker has 4.7 stars and serves as eight kitchen appliances in one: Pressure cooker, slow cooker , rice cooker, yogurt maker, cake maker, Saute pan, steamer and warmer. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022", "His tempering happens in a custom insert above his slow cooker , which for his purposes is essentially a waterless double boiler. \u2014 Joe Ray, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022", "This year, whip out your slow cooker and spice rack and try a vegetarian chili with these recipes below. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2022", "The humble turnip has a mild enough flavor to take on the starring role in just about any dish, from quick and easy dinner recipes to more complicated gratins and even simple slow cooker recipes. \u2014 Rebekah Lowin, Country Living , 2 June 2022", "For those who aren\u2019t familiar, the slow cooker recipe uses layers of noodles, vegetables and meat along with goat's milk powder and calls for a propane torch to brown the cheese topping. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022", "Ultimately, slow cooker sales actually spiked, another sign of the show\u2019s power. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 5 Jan. 2022", "Basic slow cooker models can range from roughly $10 for a 2-quart size to about $30 for large 7-quart unit. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1929, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112616", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow going":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a situation in which progress is slow":[ "It's been slow going so far, but the project should speed up soon." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122545", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "slow leak":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small hole through which air escapes slowly":[ "One of the car's tires has a slow leak ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120032", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow match":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a match or fuse made so as to burn slowly and evenly and used for firing (as of blasting charges)":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "This was a slow match for the first half, as neither seemed to thrive in the environment. \u2014 Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com , 18 June 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1651, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123826", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow news day":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a day with little news to report":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110553", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow oven":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a baking oven heated to a temperature between 250\u00b0 F and 325\u00b0 F":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113445", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow study":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a person who does not learn things quickly":[ "When it comes to computers, I'm a slow study ." ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113452", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow-footed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": moving at a very slow pace : plodding":[ "a slow-footed novel", "a slow-footed ship" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1587, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccfu\u0307-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121706", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "slow-paced":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": moving at a slow rate of speed : slow-footed":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115720", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slow-wave sleep":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the phase of non-REM sleep marked by the deepest sleep and the highest levels of delta wave activity with brain and muscle activity significantly reduced, loss of response to external stimuli greatest, and with heart rate and respiration at lowest levels":[ "Deep, or slow-wave sleep , when the body secretes human growth hormone, is critical for development and physical repair.", "\u2014 Melinda Beck", "Members of a second group were awakened every time they entered slow-wave sleep , a stage when dreams tend not to occur.", "\u2014 Sandra Blakeslee", "\u2014 abbreviation SWS" ] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The researchers say the association between the issues and your optimal sleep time may have something to do with slow-wave sleep . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 May 2022", "Waking up during slow-wave sleep , which makes up the majority of your 1.5- to 2-hour sleep cycles, can leave you feeling groggy the next day. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 30 Dec. 2014", "That prepares you for the next stage -- a deep, slow-wave sleep , also known as delta sleep. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022", "One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 May 2021", "One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 May 2021", "One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 May 2021", "One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 May 2021", "One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 May 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1964, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131145", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow-witted":{ "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "definitions":{ ": mentally slow : dull":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1548, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02c8wi-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171318", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "slowdown":{ "antonyms":[ "acceleration", "hastening", "quickening" ], "definitions":{ ": a slowing down":[ "a business slowdown" ] }, "examples":[ "The business had a slowdown after the holidays.", "disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Some of that slowdown is by design, as the Federal Reserve takes steps to cool the economy by aggressively raising interest rates. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "The dissonance between the emotional feeling of a slowdown and the reality of the data suggests that market participants are more affected by the relative change, and not necessarily the change itself. \u2014 John Walkup, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Dion Rabouin explains what is driving demand, evidence of a slowdown on the horizon, and what that could mean for the economy. \u2014 Will Parker And Nicole Friedman, WSJ , 28 June 2022", "Samsung seems to be feeling the effects of this slowdown as much as any phone maker, as a new report claims the company has millions of unsold phones in stock. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 22 June 2022", "And now, there are worrying signs of a slowdown in U.S. consumer spending, after retail sales unexpectedly fell last month. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 June 2022", "These early signs of slowdown across a broad range of products and industries, including travel and restaurants, challenge the notion that Americans have simply shifted their spending from goods to services. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "These early signs of slowdown across a broad range of products and industries, including travel and restaurants, challenge the notion that Americans have simply shifted their spending from goods to services. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022", "Building and garden supply store sales, as well as general merchandise store sales, are showing signs of a slowdown . \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1882, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccdau\u0307n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "braking", "deceleration", "downshift", "letup", "retardation" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003042", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slowly":{ "antonyms":[ "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "hastily", "meteorically", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly" ], "definitions":{ ": in a slow manner : not quickly, fast, early, rashly, or readily":[] }, "examples":[ "Things are slowly getting better.", "walked slowly toward the ringing phone", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For months, members of the House select committee investigating the attack have accused Garland of moving too slowly . \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022", "What matters here is that Marvel is slowly building up to the big Fantastic Four movie. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 June 2022", "After some convincing, that two weeks turned into Priscilla slowly moving to Elvis's Memphis estate, Graceland. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 24 June 2022", "North is moving slowly on the approach to the North Druid Hills Road exit as the exit ramp has backed up. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 23 June 2022", "Fed chairman Jerome Powell, who has been criticized for moving too slowly when inflation accelerated last year, vowed to continue raising rates until prices were under control. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022", "The Fed has gotten criticism for moving too slowly earlier to rein in inflation. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022", "The pitch to flip to OSU is about coming to a place slowly building a reputation for being a QB factory and to develop, while understanding that getting on the field will require patience. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 10 June 2022", "The crowning moment came a few minutes before 11 p.m., when two guys in suits, walking slowly as if in a wedding ceremony, escorted the Stanley Cup to center ice. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "laggardly", "leisurely", "pokily", "slow", "sluggishly", "tardily" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234650", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "slowness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": mentally dull : stupid":[ "a slow student" ], ": naturally inert or sluggish":[], ": lacking in readiness, promptness, or willingness":[], ": not hasty or precipitate":[ "was slow to anger" ], ": moving, flowing, or proceeding without speed or at less than usual speed":[ "traffic was slow" ], ": exhibiting or marked by low speed":[ "he moved with slow deliberation" ], ": not acute":[ "a slow disease" ], ": low , gentle":[ "slow fire" ], ": requiring a long time : gradual":[ "a slow recovery" ], ": having qualities that hinder rapid progress or action":[ "a slow track" ], ": registering behind or below what is correct":[ "the clock is slow" ], ": less than the time indicated by another method of reckoning":[], ": that is behind the time at a specified time or place":[], ": lacking in life, animation, or gaiety : boring":[ "the first chapter is a bit slow" ], ": marked by reduced activity":[ "business was slow", "a slow news week" ], ": slowly":[], ": to make slow or slower : slacken the speed of":[ "slow a car", "\u2014 often used with down or up" ], ": to go or become slower":[ "production of new cars slowed sharply" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "antonyms":[ "laggardly", "leisurely", "pokily", "slowly", "sluggishly", "tardily" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slow Verb delay , retard , slow , slacken , detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress. delay implies a holding back, usually by interference, from completion or arrival. bad weather delayed our arrival retard suggests reduction of speed without actual stopping. language barriers retarded their progress slow and slacken also imply a reduction of speed, slow often suggesting deliberate intention medication slowed the patient's heart rate , slacken an easing up or relaxing of power or effort. on hot days runners slacken their pace detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed time. unexpected business had detained her", "examples":[ "Adjective", "The buyers were slow to act, and the house was sold to someone else.", "He was a quiet boy who seldom spoke, and some people thought he was a little slow .", "Business is slow during the summer.", "The first few chapters are slow , but after that it gets better.", "Adverb", "My computer is working slow .", "you need to go slow with this experiment, or you'll make mistakes", "Verb", "The car slowed and gradually came to a stop.", "The extra weight slowed the truck.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Rourke posted a clip of Bartholomew\u2019s video in slow -motion to social media that shows her getting punched in the face. \u2014 James Bikales, Washington Post , 25 June 2022", "Inflation had been slow in America for most of the 21st century, weighed down by long-running trends like the aging of the population and globalization. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022", "The full extent of the destruction among the villages tucked in the mountains was slow in coming to light. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022", "Research into the potential use of this technology had been ongoing for decades and progress was slow . \u2014 John Lamattina, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "But the district manager sent emails multiple times a day questioning why sales were slow . \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 16 June 2022", "The carousel included three selfies captured from different angles and a slow -motion video of the singer flipping her hair in all of its bouncy glory. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022", "Touzani showcases practically every step of its creation, using the process as a kind of slow -motion seduction between Halim and Youssef. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 June 2022", "Three episodes earlier, at the beginning of ST4, Max is listening to it during a slow -motion walk down the school hallway to the guidance counselor\u2019s office. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "The employee retention credit (ERC) started out slow but keeps going strong, even to the present day. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "To balance that risk, Western countries are going slow on sanctions tied to energy. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022", "The Fed ideally would like to see CPI slow to about a 3% to 3.5% clip, if not lower, before declaring a victory against inflation. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 5 June 2022", "Launched in 2021, the Award catches Brazilian cinema as some federal funding lines have begun to be renewed, starting last December, but the Bolsonaro government\u2019s incentive slow -down, compounded by pandemic, has decimated its film industry. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 30 May 2022", "Over the last three years, a notable slow -down in residential development has occurred as compared to the preceding 2016-2018-time period. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022", "In the fourth quarter of 2021, corporate profit growth did slow sharply, rising just 0.7% from the previous quarter. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The idea is to go through the course at a pace slow -and-steady enough to be sustainable but fast enough to qualify to do it all over again, and the rewards of such self-discipline are entirely, even pathologically, personal and internal. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022", "Ohio\u2019s slow -yet-steady vaccination pace continued this week. \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The state first opened sites in the spring of 2020 to help slow the spread of the virus. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Instead, Powell said that higher borrowing costs for things like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards, resulting directly from the Fed's hikes, can help slow consumer demand and inflation pressures. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 22 June 2022", "Instead, Powell said that higher borrowing costs for things like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards, resulting directly from the Fed\u2019s hikes, can help slow consumer demand and inflation pressures. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022", "Delta 8 THC may also have neuroprotective properties and could help to slow the progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "The technology-rich Nasdaq index this year is down more than 20 percent, which may help slow the economy as chastened investors retrench on spending. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 4 June 2022", "Some mink herds have now been vaccinated, which might help slow transmission on farms. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022", "Wildlife health experts at the Raptor Center are hopeful warmer weather will help slow transmission of the disease over the coming weeks. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022", "If funds are not needed for the intended purpose, they should be returned to the Federal government to help slow the rapid increase in the nation's deficit, which is contributing to debilitating inflation. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English sl\u0101w ; akin to Old High German sl\u0113o dull":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151258" }, "slowpoke":{ "antonyms":[ "speedster" ], "definitions":{ ": a very slow person":[] }, "examples":[ "We're going to be late if that slowpoke doesn't hurry up.", "quit being such a slowpoke this morning, or you'll be late", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Part of adjusting to the chaotic aquatic environment is learning the code of how to swim around the slowpoke in front of you. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 18 June 2021", "Other cars will tend to try and go around the slowpoke , which can produce a cavalcade of potential near collisions as vehicles jockey back and forth. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 May 2021", "Those other drivers frustrated by the slow acceleration driver might get angry at the slowpoke and take untoward actions at that driver. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 May 2021", "One such slowpoke route is the M42, along 42nd Street, which cuts across Times Square, where the traffic continues to move along at a tortoise-like pace. \u2014 James Barron, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2019", "An over-the-air update late last year enabled Navigate on Autopilot, which lets the car change lanes autonomously (with the driver's OK) and pass the occasional slowpoke . \u2014 Wired , 24 Sep. 2019", "Yet the state\u2019s logic seems impeccable: Left-lane slowpokes can cause accidents by making other drivers angry and therefore reckless. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2018", "Yet the state\u2019s logic seems impeccable: Left-lane slowpokes can cause accidents by making other drivers angry and therefore reckless. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1847, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "slow entry 1 + poke annoyingly stupid person":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccp\u014dk" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "crawler", "dallier", "dawdler", "dragger", "laggard", "lagger", "lingerer", "loiterer", "plodder", "snail", "straggler" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110239", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "slow lane":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a section of a highway for cars that are traveling at slower speeds":[], ": a situation in which someone or something is not advancing as quickly as others or is not as successful as others":[ "His career is still stuck in the slow lane ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142811" }, "slow boil":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a point where small bubbles are rising slowly to the surface of the liquid":[ "The mixture should be cooked at a slow boil ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150130" }, "slow-pitch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": softball which is played with 10 players on each side and in which each pitch must have an arc 3 to 10 feet high and base stealing is not allowed \u2014 compare fast-pitch":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccpich" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1934, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154320" }, "slow virus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various infectious agents now usually considered to be prions that have a long incubation period between infection and the clinical appearance of the associated disease \u2014 compare prion disease":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1965, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154921" }, "slow board":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a track-side marker for indicating to railroad engineers the maximum permissible speed in restricted speed zones (as on curves and bridges)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161616" }, "slovenry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": slovenliness":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "|v\u0259nr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "sloven entry 1 + -ry":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162449" }, "slow pill":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a depressant illegally administered to a race horse to slow his pace and prevent his winning":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164006" }, "slow-walk":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to delay or prevent the progress of (something) by acting in a deliberately slow manner":[ "They can still slow-walk the confirmation process, though, stretching out the Senate's consideration for each Cabinet-level pick for days, which collectively could strangle business in the chamber for months.", "\u2014 Tamar Hallerman", "The suit claims the university slow-walked a formal complaint filed last December, dragging out the internal investigation until some of the accused male swimmers graduated and could no longer be punished.", "\u2014 Thomas J. Prohaska" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccw\u022fk" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1965, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164602" }, "slow-motion":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": slow-motion photography":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "The scene was shot in slow motion .", "They showed the goal in slow motion .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The first two innings seemed to be played in slow motion . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022", "Depp adjusts a phone cord near Camille Vasquez, his attorney, and the gesture is replayed in slow motion and exalted as a chivalrous deed. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "Kai was performing, in slow motion , a persuasive set of deep, clean turns, squinting hard with concentration. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022", "Even as the fight for control of Donbas regions unfolds in slow motion , intense Russian attacks have continued on Mariupol, where civilians have been trapped by a punishing weeks-long siege. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022", "To illustrate the split, Garland opens the film with a splash of slo-mo surrealism, as Harper stares out the window and sees her husband, James (Paapa Essiedu), falling in slow motion , suspended among so many glistening drops of water. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 9 May 2022", "Even as the fight for control of Donbas regions unfolds in slow motion , intense Russian attacks have continued on Mariupol, where civilians have been trapped by a punishing weeks-long siege. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022", "Even as the fight for control of Donbas regions unfolds in slow motion , intense Russian attacks have continued on Mariupol, where civilians have been trapped by a punishing weeks-long siege. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022", "The videotape was played dozens of times during the trial, backward, forward, in slow motion , in actual time, freeze-framed and with overlays. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1915, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1924, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165505" }, "slow-burning":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171503" }, "slow-up":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from slow up , verb":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172529" }, "sloth bear":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a forest-dwelling bear ( Melurus ursinus ) of India and adjacent regions that has long black hair, very large claws, and a long snout and that feeds chiefly on insects":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Pictured above, a rescued sloth bear living at the Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Center in India. \u2014 Jeff Kerby, National Geographic , 14 May 2020", "Adult sloth bears are missing their top two front teeth. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Mar. 2020", "The cub, who was born in January, is the first sloth bear cub to be born at the zoo in 30 years. \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2019", "Apprehended: Indian police have captured a man accused of killing sloth bears and poaching and trading tigers, the BBC reported. \u2014 National Geographic , 31 Oct. 2019", "Photo-ops with Star Wars characters, Star Wars themed enrichment for the animals, Star Wars themed comedy performances, movie themed exhibit walk, face painting, giraffe and sloth bear encounter, Butterflies in Bloom, more. \u2014 Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman , 26 May 2018", "The female sloth bear was headed to the water with her cub when the tiger attacked. \u2014 Drew Broach, NOLA.com , 3 Mar. 2018", "Easily navigable for visitors of all ages, the zoo\u2019s attractions, in spacious surroundings, include lions, kangaroos, lemurs, river otters, sloth bears , and the zoo\u2019s signature red pandas. \u2014 Loren King, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Mar. 2018", "Others in our group, including my husband, came upon a sloth bear inching its way along the roadside. \u2014 Lini S. Kadaba, Philly.com , 6 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1835, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173504" }, "slobber over":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to show that one likes (someone or something) in an excessive and uncontrolled way":[ "His friends were slobbering (all) over his new sports car." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175246" }, "slowbelly":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a slothful person":[], ": a heavy indolent glutton : hog":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "slow entry 1 + belly":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175508" }, "slobberhannes":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a variation of the game of hearts in which the object is to avoid winning the first and last tricks and any trick containing the queen of clubs":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccs(h)l\u00e4b\u0259r\u02c8h\u00e4n\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "German dialect schlabberhans, schlabberhannes sloppy eater, gossiper, from schlabbern to eat sloppily, slaver, gossip + Hans, Hannes , nickname for Johann, Johannes John":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180834" }, "slope-intercept form":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the equation of a straight line in the form y = mx + b where m is the slope of the line and b is its y-intercept":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1942, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183832" }, "sloth":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": disinclination to action or labor : indolence":[], ": spiritual apathy and inactivity":[ "the deadly sin of sloth" ], ": any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus ) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits \u2014 compare three-toed sloth , two-toed sloth":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u022fth", "\u02c8sl\u00e4th", "also \u02c8sl\u014dth", "\u02c8sl\u014dth" ], "synonyms":[ "idleness", "indolence", "inertia", "laziness", "shiftlessness" ], "antonyms":[ "drive", "industriousness", "industry" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the sins of gluttony and sloth", "a youth inclined more toward sloth than athletics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Or dealing with the Six Deadly Sins after sloth gets the ax. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 2 June 2022", "Before this introduction, Grizzly and the newborn were resting and bonding in the zoo's maternity ward to help imitate a sloth 's natural postpartum routine. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022", "The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden had its first sloth born Sunday morning but the pup was a stillborn. \u2014 Briana Rice, The Enquirer , 10 Oct. 2021", "The strong implication was that this was a big problem, and that half the country (the poorer half) deserved a tax hike for their sloth . \u2014 Ryan Ellis, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022", "Shaun White, and posed for photos with an umbrella cockatoo and a sloth . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022", "The man told the child not to worry as the sloth moved slowly down the line. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022", "Giant pandas, bison, elephants, sloth bears, cheetahs and more have been enjoying visitor-free time outside in the fresh powder. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022", "History is full of people who got stuck in sloth and conformity, lost their faith in a shapable future. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English slouthe , from slow slow":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192112" }, "slower":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": mentally dull : stupid":[ "a slow student" ], ": naturally inert or sluggish":[], ": lacking in readiness, promptness, or willingness":[], ": not hasty or precipitate":[ "was slow to anger" ], ": moving, flowing, or proceeding without speed or at less than usual speed":[ "traffic was slow" ], ": exhibiting or marked by low speed":[ "he moved with slow deliberation" ], ": not acute":[ "a slow disease" ], ": low , gentle":[ "slow fire" ], ": requiring a long time : gradual":[ "a slow recovery" ], ": having qualities that hinder rapid progress or action":[ "a slow track" ], ": registering behind or below what is correct":[ "the clock is slow" ], ": less than the time indicated by another method of reckoning":[], ": that is behind the time at a specified time or place":[], ": lacking in life, animation, or gaiety : boring":[ "the first chapter is a bit slow" ], ": marked by reduced activity":[ "business was slow", "a slow news week" ], ": slowly":[], ": to make slow or slower : slacken the speed of":[ "slow a car", "\u2014 often used with down or up" ], ": to go or become slower":[ "production of new cars slowed sharply" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "antonyms":[ "laggardly", "leisurely", "pokily", "slowly", "sluggishly", "tardily" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slow Verb delay , retard , slow , slacken , detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress. delay implies a holding back, usually by interference, from completion or arrival. bad weather delayed our arrival retard suggests reduction of speed without actual stopping. language barriers retarded their progress slow and slacken also imply a reduction of speed, slow often suggesting deliberate intention medication slowed the patient's heart rate , slacken an easing up or relaxing of power or effort. on hot days runners slacken their pace detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed time. unexpected business had detained her", "examples":[ "Adjective", "The buyers were slow to act, and the house was sold to someone else.", "He was a quiet boy who seldom spoke, and some people thought he was a little slow .", "Business is slow during the summer.", "The first few chapters are slow , but after that it gets better.", "Adverb", "My computer is working slow .", "you need to go slow with this experiment, or you'll make mistakes", "Verb", "The car slowed and gradually came to a stop.", "The extra weight slowed the truck.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Rourke posted a clip of Bartholomew\u2019s video in slow -motion to social media that shows her getting punched in the face. \u2014 James Bikales, Washington Post , 25 June 2022", "Inflation had been slow in America for most of the 21st century, weighed down by long-running trends like the aging of the population and globalization. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022", "The full extent of the destruction among the villages tucked in the mountains was slow in coming to light. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022", "Research into the potential use of this technology had been ongoing for decades and progress was slow . \u2014 John Lamattina, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "But the district manager sent emails multiple times a day questioning why sales were slow . \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 16 June 2022", "The carousel included three selfies captured from different angles and a slow -motion video of the singer flipping her hair in all of its bouncy glory. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022", "Touzani showcases practically every step of its creation, using the process as a kind of slow -motion seduction between Halim and Youssef. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 June 2022", "Three episodes earlier, at the beginning of ST4, Max is listening to it during a slow -motion walk down the school hallway to the guidance counselor\u2019s office. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "The employee retention credit (ERC) started out slow but keeps going strong, even to the present day. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "To balance that risk, Western countries are going slow on sanctions tied to energy. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 16 June 2022", "The Fed ideally would like to see CPI slow to about a 3% to 3.5% clip, if not lower, before declaring a victory against inflation. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 5 June 2022", "Launched in 2021, the Award catches Brazilian cinema as some federal funding lines have begun to be renewed, starting last December, but the Bolsonaro government\u2019s incentive slow -down, compounded by pandemic, has decimated its film industry. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 30 May 2022", "Over the last three years, a notable slow -down in residential development has occurred as compared to the preceding 2016-2018-time period. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022", "In the fourth quarter of 2021, corporate profit growth did slow sharply, rising just 0.7% from the previous quarter. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022", "The idea is to go through the course at a pace slow -and-steady enough to be sustainable but fast enough to qualify to do it all over again, and the rewards of such self-discipline are entirely, even pathologically, personal and internal. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022", "Ohio\u2019s slow -yet-steady vaccination pace continued this week. \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The state first opened sites in the spring of 2020 to help slow the spread of the virus. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Instead, Powell said that higher borrowing costs for things like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards, resulting directly from the Fed's hikes, can help slow consumer demand and inflation pressures. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 22 June 2022", "Instead, Powell said that higher borrowing costs for things like mortgages, auto loans and credit cards, resulting directly from the Fed\u2019s hikes, can help slow consumer demand and inflation pressures. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022", "Delta 8 THC may also have neuroprotective properties and could help to slow the progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "The technology-rich Nasdaq index this year is down more than 20 percent, which may help slow the economy as chastened investors retrench on spending. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 4 June 2022", "Some mink herds have now been vaccinated, which might help slow transmission on farms. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022", "Wildlife health experts at the Raptor Center are hopeful warmer weather will help slow transmission of the disease over the coming weeks. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022", "If funds are not needed for the intended purpose, they should be returned to the Federal government to help slow the rapid increase in the nation's deficit, which is contributing to debilitating inflation. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Old English sl\u0101w ; akin to Old High German sl\u0113o dull":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb", "1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192120" }, "slob land":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tract of muddy soil":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194659" }, "slog it out":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to fight or compete until one side wins":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202008" }, "slob trout":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a trout from brackish water (as of an estuary)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205918" }, "slow-moving":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214007" }, "slowhound":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sleuth sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration (influenced by slow entry 1 ) of obsolete English sloughhound , probably alteration (influenced by English slough entry 1 ) of English sleuthhound":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220300" }, "slow-twitch":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or being muscle fiber that contracts slowly especially during sustained physical activity requiring endurance \u2014 compare fast-twitch":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02cctwich", "\u02ccsl\u014d-\u02cctwich" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1958, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221738" }, "slovenliness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": untidy especially in personal appearance":[], ": lazily slipshod":[ "slovenly in thought" ], ": characteristic of a sloven":[ "slovenly habits" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u0259-v\u0259n-l\u0113", "also \u02c8sl\u00e4-" ], "synonyms":[ "blowsy", "blowzy", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "slobbish", "slobby", "sloppy", "sloven", "unkempt", "untidy" ], "antonyms":[ "dapper", "dashing", "dolled up", "sharp", "smart", "spruce" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He dressed in a slovenly manner.", "for the sake of their image, the band members transformed themselves from clean-cut lads to slovenly rockers", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The slovenly man-child paired with the attractive partner is old hat, and the sitcom dynamic between sad-sack husband and nagging wife feels unintentionally regressive. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2021", "What could be better than being a slovenly hermit with no pressure to be social", "Pacific Gas & Electric, whose slovenly power grid caused numerous devastating wildfires in California, the worst of them killing 85 in the town of Paradise and destroying 18,000 buildings. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2020", "Think of Silicon Valley, and the notoriously slovenly offices of early Facebook, sticky with beer. \u2014 Penelope Green, New York Times , 20 Mar. 2020", "In 2005, Pepe became a part of Furie\u2019s comic Boy\u2019s Club, a series about a silly, slovenly group of friends in an early-twenties funk. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, Wired , 27 Jan. 2020", "Back to the future: Marijuana advocates in Michigan aren\u2019t thrilled with the state\u2019s new anti-pot advertising campaign, which paints marijuana users as slovenly losers, the Detroit Free Press\u2019 Craig Mauger reports. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Jan. 2020", "Gilbert and George would never shoulder such a slovenly accessory. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Nov. 2019", "Contrary to outdated stereotypes about video gamers being unhealthy, solitary, and slovenly young people, esports has largely become about bringing a healthy, social, and structured form of team play to the video games industry. \u2014 Wired , 10 Oct. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234727" }, "sloganeer":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a maker or user of slogans":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsl\u014d-g\u0259-\u02c8nir" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Here is the molten core of the series, the power source that\u2019s too hot to truly touch: Ted is a figure of great pathology, a sloganeer drifting in a purgatorial state. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "The master sloganeer who showed up in the 2016 GOP primaries and general election ran without a unifying message in 2020. \u2014 Isaac Schorr, National Review , 12 Nov. 2020", "The success of that campaign helped launch Cummings' reputation as a savvy sloganeer -in-chief. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 27 May 2020", "Maybe television\u2019s sloganeers are somehow to blame. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 18 Oct. 2019", "Wayne and Jennings, the Confederate flaggers, quickly crossed the street to get away from the anti-gay sloganeers . \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 26 June 2018", "Contrary to the vocal sloganeers who want to make America great (a.k.a. \u2014 James Braxton Peterson, Fortune , 13 Feb. 2018", "Backseat\u2019 Charli XCX has turned out to be the Occam\u2019s razor of pop: a sloganeer and strategist, ruthlessly terse. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 22 Dec. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1922, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012514" }, "sloganize":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to express as a slogan":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1926, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013418" }, "slow loris":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": loris sense 1b":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023200" }, "slogans":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a war cry especially of a Scottish clan":[], ": a word or phrase used to express a characteristic position or stand or a goal to be achieved":[], ": a brief attention-getting phrase used in advertising or promotion":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-g\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "banner", "catchphrase", "cry", "shibboleth", "tagline", "watchword" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "within days, virtually everyone was familiar with the newest advertising slogan for that brand of soda", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Now, for the general election campaign, Pritzker and the DGA will flood voters with the slogan along with reminders of Bailey\u2019s ties to Trump. \u2014 Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022", "Stevens Air won the match, kept the slogan , and experienced a 25% growth over the next four years. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Again slogan , and his campaign website continues to include old video footage of Trump praising the north Alabama congressman. \u2014 Kim Chandler, ajc , 21 May 2022", "The students were also asked to depict why conservation is so important and include an original slogan and conservation tips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022", "The slogan sparked awareness around the vulnerability women feel while out in public alone. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022", "Tsodilo Hills in Botswana has often been referred to in the West by this catchy slogan . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Speeches that matter include the exchanges integral to group activism, such as the addresses that daily fueled protest from 2020 through 2021 by Indian farmers\u2014speech that merges with song, slogan , and poetry, that is entwined with action. \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022", "That\u2019s it \u2014 no bold slogan , just a four-digit number. \u2014 Jessica Testa, New York Times , 11 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of earlier slogorn , from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm , from sluagh army, host + gairm cry":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032902" }, "Slovenia":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "country on the Gulf of Venice in southern Europe north and west of Croatia; capital Ljubljana area 7827 square miles (20,273 square kilometers), population 2,102,000":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-ny\u0259", "sl\u014d-\u02c8v\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035418" }, "slock":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": quench , drench":[], ": drink , swallow":[], ": entice , lure":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4k", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloken , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slokinn extinguished, slokna to extinguish":"Transitive verb", "probably from slock entry 1":"Noun", "Middle English slocken":"Transitive verb" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042251" }, "slope-line approach":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a system of lights at an airport so arranged as to form a pair of sharply defined converging lines between which an airplane pilot may make a safe landing":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045023" }, "slow-spoken":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": characterized by speaking slowly":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071425" }, "slot machine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a machine whose operation is begun by dropping a coin into a slot":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Chanel presented both slot machine mini-bags and driver helmet handbags as well as mechanic jumpsuits. \u2014 Sarah Carbonaro, Town & Country , 6 May 2022", "Foxwoods\u2019 slot machine revenue generated by casino visitors fell more than $700,000, or 2%, from March to April. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022", "Twenty-somethings, parents with young children and an older couple with slot machine quarters jingling in a cup circled him. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022", "In April, Steve, a 35-year-old filmmaker from Los Angeles, was at the Venetian in Las Vegas playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine and feeling like a million bucks. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Many saw Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a fad and little more than a gimmicky slot machine . \u2014 Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022", "People watching the clock will know that time runs differently in the city that invented the martini, the slot machine , fortune cookies and Irish coffee. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022", "On Saturday, 13 interactive art displays will focus on themes of luck: a fortune teller, lucky elephant, all-seeing eye and slot machine are just some of the creations, Passek said. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022", "However, due to a communications error at the time, the slot machine malfunctioned and prevented Taylor and casino personnel from realizing that a jackpot had been won. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 7 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100319" }, "slope arms":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a former command and position in the manual of arms with the piece carried as in left shoulder arms except that the muzzle was turned a little to the right or left":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104253" }, "slocken":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": quench , extinguish":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4k\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English slockenen, slokenen , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slokna to extinguish, exhaust, loka to let hang loosely; akin to Low German slokeren to hang loosely, Middle Low German sl\u016bren to drag, trail":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104339" }, "slow shrimp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small brightly colored Australian anomuran crustacean ( Axius plectorhynchus )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113218" }, "slote":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several former devices for moving persons or scenery above or below a theater stage":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloot, slote bolt, bar, crossbar, from Middle Dutch sloot, slot slot (bolt)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115700" }, "slogwood":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a West Indian timber tree ( Beilschmiedia pendula ) of the family Lauraceae":[], ": the aromatic durable yellowish brown wood of the slogwood tree":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-l\u022fg-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "slog (perhaps from slog entry 1 ) + wood":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125511" }, "slovenness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": slovenliness":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "|v\u0259n(n)\u0259\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133603" }, "Slovene":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adjective or noun", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of a Slavic people living largely in Slovenia":[], ": the language of the Slovenes":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccv\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "German Slowene from Slovene Slovenec":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143418" }, "slot-drill":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to cut out (as a slot) with a traverse drill":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152519" }, "slow-foot":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": slow-footed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160647" }, "slope angle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the acute angle made by a meridional ray with the axis in a symmetrical optical system":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163052" }, "slowly but surely":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": by making slow but definite progress":[ "\u2014 used to stress that something is happening or being done even though it is not happening or being done quickly We're getting the work done, slowly but surely ." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184113" }, "slobberchops":{ "type":[ "noun plural but singular or plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": slobberer":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "slobber entry 2 + chops (mouth)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184115" }, "slot man":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a newspaper editor responsible for the layout of news items":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205148" }, "Slovenes":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adjective or noun", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of a Slavic people living largely in Slovenia":[], ": the language of the Slovenes":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccv\u0113n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "German Slowene from Slovene Slovenec":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210011" }, "slobberer":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to let saliva dribble from the mouth : drool":[], ": to indulge the feelings effusively and without restraint":[], ": to smear with or as if with dribbling saliva or food":[], ": saliva drooled from the mouth":[], ": driveling, sloppy, or incoherent utterance":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u00e4-b\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "dribble", "drivel", "drool", "salivate", "slaver" ], "antonyms":[ "drool", "saliva", "slaver", "spit", "spittle" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "Her baby just slobbered on the blanket.", "The puppy slobbered all over me.", "Noun", "the dog got slobber all over our tennis ball", "I couldn't make out any of the panhandler's slobber , but I gave the poor soul a buck anyway.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Football players slobber all over one other, but they are being regularly tested, and being on a team arguably gives them additional incentive to be careful\u2014to wear masks and avoid parties. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 29 Aug. 2020", "Trail fiends can slobber over the two-door Badlands trail rig, which includes a Warn winch, tube doors, and the inevitable roof rack. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 13 Aug. 2020", "Let two teams slobber , breathe and sweat all over each other for three hours", "For seven years, Trip has wobbled and slobbered his way into the hearts of Butler University players and fans. \u2014 Dean Reynolds, CBS News , 10 Mar. 2020", "Bloomberg presumably has enough money to buy a personal pizza for himself instead of slobbering up whatever his campaign staffers have ordered. \u2014 TheWeek , 3 Mar. 2020", "Bailey proved a charismatic if unpredictable surrogate, whacking things with his tail, rolling around with his paws in the air, munching on hoodies and slobbering on the volunteers. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2020", "Splitting major categories into two sub-categories \u2013 drama, and musical or comedy -- gives Globes voters even more opportunity to slobber happily over works that probably won\u2019t earn Oscar or Emmy nods. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Dec. 2019", "Also sharing the premises is a large, slobbering bull mastiff dog, because no family film should be without adorable canine reaction shots. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Nov. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Henry and Celia talk, a man whose directives grow clearer as the intentions behind them, behind this whole mysterious mess, grow more slippery (and as the actors\u2019 makeup gets more distorted by slobber ). \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022", "Other than getting covered in grizzly slobber , the system displayed no damage whatsoever. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 9 May 2019", "Though gentle, the family weighs 460 pounds total, not including slobber . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021", "For example, hydrogen peroxide can help clean the slobber off of your One Direction statue. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021", "The practice of curiosity leads us into a place of openness and wonder \u2014 a drooling for more without the slobber . \u2014 Jay Steven Levin, Forbes , 1 June 2021", "Out on the lab\u2019s playground where the students, puppy and undergraduate alike, roll and wrestle and woof and slobber under that Carolina blue sky. \u2014 Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Nov. 2020", "Nyati will look at the patch and tell you what the young bull was eating five minutes ago by the slobber on his muzzle. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 27 Dec. 2017", "Will Gradishar, now 67 years old and 36 NFL seasons removed from the last of his slobber -knocking 2,049 tackles, ever get that call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, welcoming him into the sport\u2019s most exclusive club" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sloberen to eat in a slovenly manner; akin to Low German slubberen to sip":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "circa 1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222038" }, "slow coach":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who is slow or is lethargic in temperament : one who thinks or moves slowly":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022550" }, "slow motion":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": slow-motion photography":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "The scene was shot in slow motion .", "They showed the goal in slow motion .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "One of Eliahna\u2019s last runs kept playing in her mind, Willa said, like a video in slow motion . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022", "The dominoes fell, but in slow motion , one every few years. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "The first two innings seemed to be played in slow motion . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022", "Depp adjusts a phone cord near Camille Vasquez, his attorney, and the gesture is replayed in slow motion and exalted as a chivalrous deed. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022", "Kai was performing, in slow motion , a persuasive set of deep, clean turns, squinting hard with concentration. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022", "Even as the fight for control of Donbas regions unfolds in slow motion , intense Russian attacks have continued on Mariupol, where civilians have been trapped by a punishing weeks-long siege. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022", "To illustrate the split, Garland opens the film with a splash of slo-mo surrealism, as Harper stares out the window and sees her husband, James (Paapa Essiedu), falling in slow motion , suspended among so many glistening drops of water. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 9 May 2022", "Even as the fight for control of Donbas regions unfolds in slow motion , intense Russian attacks have continued on Mariupol, where civilians have been trapped by a punishing weeks-long siege. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1915, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1924, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025314" }, "slot racing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the racing of slot cars":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1965, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044739" }, "slopeman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a worker who grades slopes of excavations with hand tools":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sl\u014dpm\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045809" } }