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{
"SL and C":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"shipper's load and count":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132943",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"SL and T":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"shipper's load and tally":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000057",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"SLW":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"straight-line wavelength":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195120",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Slavic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a branch of the Indo-European language family containing Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Serbian and Croatian, Slovene, Russian, and Ukrainian \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[],
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Slavs or their languages":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1778, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1812, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sla-",
"\u02c8sl\u00e4-vik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024203",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Slavicist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in the Slavic languages or literatures":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sla-",
"\u02c8sl\u00e4-v\u0259-sist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055457",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Slavism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": Slavic traits or attitudes":[],
": a characteristically Slavic word or expression occurring in another language":[],
": slavophilism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slavism International Scientific Vocabulary slav + -ism; slavicism from Slavic entry 1 + -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0227\u02ccv-",
"\u02c8sl\u00e4\u02ccviz\u0259m",
"-la\u02ccv-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091150",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Slavist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": slavicist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sla-",
"\u02c8sl\u00e4-vist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101007",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Slavkov":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in southeastern Czech Republic east-southeast of Brno":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u00e4f-\u02cck\u022ff",
"\u02c8sl\u00e4v-\u02cck\u022fv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084621",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Slavonia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"region of eastern Croatia between the Sava, Drava, and Danube rivers and bordering Hungary, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina population 78,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sl\u0259-\u02c8v\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259",
"-ny\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101849",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Slavonian grebe":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": horned grebe":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101500",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Slavonic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": old church slavonic":[],
": slavic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1645, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin slavonicus , from Medieval Latin Sclavonia, Slavonia , the Slavic-speaking countries, from Sclavus Slav":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"sl\u0259-\u02c8v\u00e4-nik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172819",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Slavophile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an admirer of the Slavs : an advocate of Slavophilism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sla-",
"\u02c8sl\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111917",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Sligo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"area population 19,452":[
"Sligo Bay (an inlet of the Atlantic)"
],
"county in the northern part of the republic of Ireland; in northern Connacht area 693 square miles (1795 square kilometers), population 65,393":[],
"town and port on":[
"Sligo Bay (an inlet of the Atlantic)"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u012b-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101743",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Slim (Hel\u00fa)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Carlos 1940\u2013 Mexican financier":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0113m(-\u0101-\u02c8l\u00fc)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224615",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"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"
]
},
"slack":{
"antonyms":[
"ease",
"loosen",
"relax",
"slacken"
],
"definitions":{
": a dull season or period":[],
": a part of something that hangs loose without strain":[
"take up the slack of a rope"
],
": a part that is available but not used":[
"some slack in the budget"
],
": a pass between hills":[],
": a portion (as of labor or resources) that is required but lacking":[
"hired a temp to take up the slack"
],
": additional leeway or relief from pressure":[
"\u2014 usually used with cut refused to cut me some slack on the schedule"
],
": blowing or flowing at low speed":[
"the tide was slack"
],
": cessation in movement or flow":[],
": characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy":[
"a slack pace"
],
": lacking in completeness, finish, or perfection":[
"a very slack piece of work"
],
": lacking in usual or normal firmness and steadiness : weak":[
"slack muscles",
"slack supervision"
],
": lessen , moderate":[],
": not tight or taut":[
"a slack rope"
],
": not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent":[],
": slake sense 3":[],
": the finest screenings of coal produced at a mine unusable as fuel unless cleaned":[],
": to be or become slack":[],
": to be slack or negligent in performing or doing":[],
": to cause to abate":[],
": to release tension on : loosen":[],
": to shirk or evade work or duty":[],
": trousers especially for casual wear":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": wanting in activity : dull":[
"a slack market"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"His broken arm hung slack at his side.",
"The rope suddenly went slack .",
"He accused the government of slack supervision of nuclear technology.",
"Verb",
"They need to stop slacking and get down to work.",
"the skipper ordered the crew to slack off the sheets on the mainsail"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1729, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slak , from Old English sleac ; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus slack, loose, langu\u0113re to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek l\u0113gein to stop":"Adjective",
"Middle English slak , from Old Norse slakki":"Noun",
"earlier sleck , probably from Middle Dutch slacke, slecke slag":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slak"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slack Adjective negligent , neglectful , lax , slack , remiss mean culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness. negligent implies inattention to one's duty or business. negligent about writing a note of thanks neglectful adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or deliberate inattention. a society callously neglectful of the poor lax implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision. a reporter lax about accurate quotation slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care. slack workmanship remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect. had been remiss in their familial duties",
"synonyms":[
"careless",
"derelict",
"disregardful",
"lax",
"lazy",
"neglectful",
"neglecting",
"negligent",
"remiss"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232621",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slacken":{
"antonyms":[
"strain",
"stretch",
"tense",
"tension",
"tighten"
],
"definitions":{
": to become less active : slack":[],
": to become slack or slow or negligent : slow down":[],
": to make less active : slow up":[
"slacken speed at a crossing"
],
": to make slack (as by lessening tension or firmness)":[
"slacken sail"
]
},
"examples":[
"Sales show no sign of slackening .",
"As he began to relax, his grip on the steering wheel slackened .",
"The captain ordered us to slacken the sails.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Easterly breezes slacken through the night, mainly staying below 5 mph. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Winds slacken somewhat Friday night with colder lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Winds should begin to slacken overnight as the high pressure begins to weaken east of the Cascades. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Although the older variant is clinging on for dear life in a few pockets, its grasp will likely continue to slacken and slip under the weight of its craftier cousin. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Heavy rain should slacken in the area by late morning as a warm front pushes the system north into British Columbia. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Norway\u2019s power needs are usually largely met by a network of hydroelectric plants, but output can slacken when reservoirs run low. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Tomorrow night: Skies are mainly clear, and winds should slacken compared to the day. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2021",
"As winds also slacken , pretty much the whole area will dip to or below freezing tonight, with lows ranging from the mid-20s to low 30s. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sla-k\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slacken 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":[
"ease",
"loosen",
"relax",
"slack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185308",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"slackened":{
"antonyms":[
"strain",
"stretch",
"tense",
"tension",
"tighten"
],
"definitions":{
": to become less active : slack":[],
": to become slack or slow or negligent : slow down":[],
": to make less active : slow up":[
"slacken speed at a crossing"
],
": to make slack (as by lessening tension or firmness)":[
"slacken sail"
]
},
"examples":[
"Sales show no sign of slackening .",
"As he began to relax, his grip on the steering wheel slackened .",
"The captain ordered us to slacken the sails.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Easterly breezes slacken through the night, mainly staying below 5 mph. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Winds slacken somewhat Friday night with colder lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Winds should begin to slacken overnight as the high pressure begins to weaken east of the Cascades. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Although the older variant is clinging on for dear life in a few pockets, its grasp will likely continue to slacken and slip under the weight of its craftier cousin. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Heavy rain should slacken in the area by late morning as a warm front pushes the system north into British Columbia. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Norway\u2019s power needs are usually largely met by a network of hydroelectric plants, but output can slacken when reservoirs run low. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Tomorrow night: Skies are mainly clear, and winds should slacken compared to the day. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2021",
"As winds also slacken , pretty much the whole area will dip to or below freezing tonight, with lows ranging from the mid-20s to low 30s. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sla-k\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slacken 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":[
"ease",
"loosen",
"relax",
"slack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012420",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"slacker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person and especially a young person who is perceived to be disaffected, apathetic, cynical, or lacking ambition":[]
},
"examples":[
"The people I work with are a bunch of slackers .",
"there will be no slackers tolerated in this group\u2014anyone who doesn't do their share will get booted out",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tame Impala, the project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker, headlined Primavera Sound\u2019s opening day alongside slacker rock icons Pavement. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"One tester has been noise-free and one degree slacker for nearly a year. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"The rest of the crew are day drinkers, the kind that fueled this place for decades, back in the era when a couple of martinis at noon marked you as a red-blooded American, not some slacker looking to nap away the afternoon in a comfortable chair. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"But the skin that surrounds them\u2014which is loose to begin with to allow for proper movement, and can grow ever slacker thanks to wear and tear and gravity\u2014is hard to ignore come summer, when temperatures and hemlines are up, up, up. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"The movie tells the story of Alison (Katherine Heigl), an up-and-coming entertainment reporter, and the charming slacker Ben, who have an encounter and then, in short order, a baby. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
"Still, Harris saw a sympathetic undertone to her character, often saying Estelle fumed out frustration at her bumbling mate and scheming slacker of a son. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Still, Harris saw a sympathetic undertone to her character, often saying Estelle fumed out frustration at her bumbling mate and scheming slacker of a son. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Still, Harris saw a sympathetic undertone to her character, often saying Estelle fumed out frustration at her bumbling mate and scheming slacker of a son. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sla-k\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"goldbrick",
"shirker"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214920",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"slackness":{
"antonyms":[
"ease",
"loosen",
"relax",
"slacken"
],
"definitions":{
": a dull season or period":[],
": a part of something that hangs loose without strain":[
"take up the slack of a rope"
],
": a part that is available but not used":[
"some slack in the budget"
],
": a pass between hills":[],
": a portion (as of labor or resources) that is required but lacking":[
"hired a temp to take up the slack"
],
": additional leeway or relief from pressure":[
"\u2014 usually used with cut refused to cut me some slack on the schedule"
],
": blowing or flowing at low speed":[
"the tide was slack"
],
": cessation in movement or flow":[],
": characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy":[
"a slack pace"
],
": lacking in completeness, finish, or perfection":[
"a very slack piece of work"
],
": lacking in usual or normal firmness and steadiness : weak":[
"slack muscles",
"slack supervision"
],
": lessen , moderate":[],
": not tight or taut":[
"a slack rope"
],
": not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent":[],
": slake sense 3":[],
": the finest screenings of coal produced at a mine unusable as fuel unless cleaned":[],
": to be or become slack":[],
": to be slack or negligent in performing or doing":[],
": to cause to abate":[],
": to release tension on : loosen":[],
": to shirk or evade work or duty":[],
": trousers especially for casual wear":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": wanting in activity : dull":[
"a slack market"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"His broken arm hung slack at his side.",
"The rope suddenly went slack .",
"He accused the government of slack supervision of nuclear technology.",
"Verb",
"They need to stop slacking and get down to work.",
"the skipper ordered the crew to slack off the sheets on the mainsail"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1729, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slak , from Old English sleac ; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus slack, loose, langu\u0113re to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek l\u0113gein to stop":"Adjective",
"Middle English slak , from Old Norse slakki":"Noun",
"earlier sleck , probably from Middle Dutch slacke, slecke slag":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slak"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slack Adjective negligent , neglectful , lax , slack , remiss mean culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness. negligent implies inattention to one's duty or business. negligent about writing a note of thanks neglectful adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or deliberate inattention. a society callously neglectful of the poor lax implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision. a reporter lax about accurate quotation slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care. slack workmanship remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect. had been remiss in their familial duties",
"synonyms":[
"careless",
"derelict",
"disregardful",
"lax",
"lazy",
"neglectful",
"neglecting",
"negligent",
"remiss"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120455",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slag":{
"antonyms":[
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"definitions":{
": a lewd or promiscuous woman":[],
": the dross or scoria of a metal":[],
": to criticize harshly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1971, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1958, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle Low German slagge":"Noun",
"earlier argot slag coward, worthless person":"Noun",
"probably from slag entry 2":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slag"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blame",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172556",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": satisfy , quench":[
"slake your thirst",
"will slake your curiosity"
],
": subside , abate":[],
": to become slaked : crumble":[
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"trying to slake his curiosity",
"a harrowing experience while mountain climbing has largely slaked my desire for high adventure",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But even an inch of water could slake the thirst of a few of her cows and maybe some wild elk and deer, too. \u2014 Erin Patrick O'connor, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Others bore enough Heineken beer to slake the thirst of every adult in San Francisco for a year. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Luckily for those of us who are fired up about the discovery of the Endurance shipwreck, there is plenty to read and watch to slake our thirst for polar adventure and suffering. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2022",
"New Englanders are blessed with abundant rainfall most years, enough to soak our soils and to slake our thirsts. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Among the film\u2019s most piercing scenes are a couple of doozies set in the local watering hole, where Leslie gravitates to slake her thirst and to escape the judgment of her grudging hosts. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"That a bunch of boys will insincerely avalanche into girls sports in order to gain some competitive advantage, to slake some hearty thirst for winning? \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Not even the blood-thirstiest horror hounds will be able to slake their thirst for gore with this one. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"But nothing feels good about envy, nor is there any clear way to slake it. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"\u02c8sl\u0101k",
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"They slaked their thirst with cold water.",
"a drink that will slake your thirst"
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"a drink that will slake your thirst"
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"Verb",
"slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The combined is one run each of both downhill and slalom . \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022",
"And, initially, at least, the contest aped skiing, with downhill and slalom events. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The four-door circles the banked bowl \u2013 pulling a face-twisting 1.27 G\u2019s of lateral force \u2013 before launching out the other side towards the slalom . \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Notre Dame Prep's Sydney Schulte won the slalom (66.95) and Petoskey's Marley Spence took down the giant slalom (51.65). \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 1 Mar. 2022",
"This could be the day, however, with the women's slalom on tap. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"With alpine skiing, athletes will compete in five events, including downhill, super-G, super combined, giant slalom, and slalom . \u2014 Johanna Gretschel, SELF , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The two-time Olympic Gold medalist is set to compete in five events this Games \u2014 the slalom , giant slalom, super-G, downhill and alpine \u2014 and is expected to lead the pack in most of those. \u2014 Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Then, four minutes later, Gavi went on a slalom run down the right flank that Dembele would be proud of and set Pedri up for his third goal in five games as the Catalans took the lead. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"West's Caleb Lewandowski won boys slalom individual title with a time of 1 minute, 0.18 seconds over his two runs, just 13 tenths of a second had of Rochester Adams' Nathan Dehart. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 1 Mar. 2022",
"As the skiers slalom and snowboarders snowcross, the Chinese government is likely to be working hard behind the scenes on a perhaps even trickier feat: controlling the weather. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"How could anyone judge a soul bold enough to slalom through England\u2019s entire defense in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals? \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Nov. 2020",
"In this season, Remy challenges a self-parking Tesla Model X to a parallel-park-off in a Fiat 500, Cam slaloms a golf cart through a course made of shopping carts, and all of the kids get to use the simulators at the LA auto show. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Rafael Le\u00e3o slalomed past several defenders to pull one back in style for Milan\u2019s only real highlight. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
"Its highlight is an enormous parade of skiers and boarders decked out in Pride flags and costumes, slaloming down the mountain, and then marching through Whistler Village. \u2014 Miles Griffis, Outside Online , 27 Nov. 2019",
"On weekends, many young men drive their cars out to the desert to go off-roading, slaloming down the sides of sand dunes as spectators watch. \u2014 Wired , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Henrique then scored late in the second after taking the puck from Tomas Hertl and slaloming to the crease to roof a backhand. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2019"
],
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"1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1932, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"Verb",
"He slammed the door in my face.",
"She slammed the drawer shut.",
"He stepped inside and let the door slam behind him.",
"In her anger, she slammed the ball against the fence.",
"The car slid on the ice and slammed into a tree.",
"Her arm slammed against the table."
],
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"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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": a type of dance (as to punk rock) in which leaping dancers collide against each other":[]
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},
"examples":[
"The vote proved to be a slam dunk for our side with a 24 to 5 win.",
"There's no doubt that he's guilty. The case is a slam dunk .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, making Capital One Software a success will be no slam dunk . \u2014 Martin Giles, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Defense attorney Richard Parker says the state's case is no slam dunk . \u2014 CBS News , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Experts have not always sold boosters as the same slam dunk as the initial COVID-19 vaccination series; accordingly, unboosted people haven\u2019t treated it as such. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Opposition to Russia looked like a global slam dunk to many in the West. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The highlight was a rare slam dunk by a college woman, Stanford 6-foot-1 junior forward Fran Belibi. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
"With 34 seconds left Jackson corralled a rebound and started a fast break the other way that ended with a slam dunk by Lawrence, for the final points on the court this season. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Production design seems like a slam dunk , while cinematography seems also assured for a mention. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The song seemed like a slam dunk , but Perry made her sweat, splitting the group of contestants Nicolina performed with into two rows. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"lock",
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"sure thing"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"gentle",
"low",
"soft"
],
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": having fast-paced often nonstop action":[
"a slam-bang adventure novel"
],
": unduly loud or violent":[
"a slam-bang clatter"
],
": vigorously enthusiastic":[
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]
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"circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8slam-\u02c8ba\u014b"
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"loud",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to press down hard on the brakes of a car to make it stop suddenly":[
"He slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the other car.",
"You risk getting into an accident if you jam on the brakes when another car is right behind you."
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": jail , prison":[]
},
"examples":[
"the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others involved in the investigation who took a plea deal were only put in the slammer for five to seven years. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"He was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in the slammer . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Voters may once have looked at those violations as business-as-usual for pols, but over time, the penalties have morphed from mere fines to slammer -time \u2014 and likelier to sway voters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
"For example: Four-term sheriff Lee Baca, now in a federal slammer for obstructing an FBI investigation into jail abuse, got both a master\u2019s and a doctorate in public administration from USC. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Authorities claim Hickman played a central role as organizer, slammer and spotter, including pretending to be a witness to accidents staged by others. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
"The white-collar probe took on a dark specter in September, when Garrison, an allegedly prolific slammer , was shot dead at age 54 inside his apartment in the Gentilly neighborhood. \u2014 John Simerman, NOLA.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Hotel tycoon Leona Helmsley checked herself into the slammer in 1989 for tax mistakes. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 2 Apr. 2021",
"That La Helmsley would go on to spend 21 months in the slammer for tax evasion should not distract us from the basic truth of her statement. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sla-m\u0259r"
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"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
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"hock",
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"jail",
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"lockup",
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"slam",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063409",
"type":[
"noun"
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"slander":{
"antonyms":[
"aspersing",
"blackening",
"calumniation",
"calumny",
"character assassination",
"defamation",
"defaming",
"libel",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"maligning",
"smearing",
"traducing",
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was accused of slandering her former boss.",
"Noun",
"She is being sued for slander .",
"He was a target of slander .",
"We've heard countless unsupported slanders about her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While the campaign to slander FDR\u2019s intraparty antagonist started to unfold, the president was trying to protect one of his closest advisers from the same charge. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The station broadcast across the Midwest, and Baker used its considerable reach, along with a print publication, to promote his cure, slander his personal enemies, and denigrate the mainstream medical establishment. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As an obvious first element, there must be a statement, which can either be in writing (libel) or spoken ( slander ). \u2014 Schuyler Moore, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Or a person who knows how fast rumors spread on social media and decides not to slander someone on Facebook or Twitter or TikTok, whatever that is. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In attempting to slander her, Republican senators may also have done damage in the broader area of criminal-justice reform, dismissing all notions of judicial discretion and proportionality, let alone rehabilitation. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"And the same pundits and politicians who have spent two years attempting to ostracize and slander anyone who opposed their mandates are now deeply upset by some gentle prodding. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But Kalb wasn\u2019t the only cheftestant to slander queso\u2019s good name. \u2014 Lauren Mcdowell, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
"And for most of that time Americans have subjected the birds to slander , torture, and mass slaughter. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 2016 -- before he was elected to the County Commission -- Eaton was one of four community activists the landfill\u2019s previous owners sued for libel and slander , seeking $30 million in damages. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 13 Jan. 2022",
"According to WalletHub, umbrella insurance also covers a wide range of scenarios such as libel and slander , false arrest, personal psychological harm and mental anguish, and malicious prosecution. \u2014 Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Nov. 2021",
"One alleges slander and false statements made by Becerra, his family and friends made on social media. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"These days Twitter is largely a festival of lies and self-referential light slander coated with a bunch of crazy anonymous people threatening to kill your dog. \u2014 Heather Wilhelm, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"One alleges slander and false statements made by Becerra, his family and friends. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Kebe is liable on two counts of slander , one count of libel, and one count of invasion of privacy, granting Cardi $1 million in damages for pain & suffering due to reputational damages, and $250,000 in medical expenses. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Cultural slander such as this occurs only when deceit and falsehood become the cultural record. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Oct. 2021",
"According to court documents, the jury found in favor of Walmart on other claims of false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and slander . \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 29 Nov. 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English sclaundre, slaundre , from Anglo-French esclandre , alteration of escandle , from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, offense \u2014 more at scandal entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slan-d\u0259r"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slander Verb malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
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"vilify"
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"calumny",
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"defamation",
"defaming",
"libel",
"libeling",
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was accused of slandering her former boss.",
"Noun",
"She is being sued for slander .",
"He was a target of slander .",
"We've heard countless unsupported slanders about her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While the campaign to slander FDR\u2019s intraparty antagonist started to unfold, the president was trying to protect one of his closest advisers from the same charge. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The station broadcast across the Midwest, and Baker used its considerable reach, along with a print publication, to promote his cure, slander his personal enemies, and denigrate the mainstream medical establishment. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As an obvious first element, there must be a statement, which can either be in writing (libel) or spoken ( slander ). \u2014 Schuyler Moore, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Or a person who knows how fast rumors spread on social media and decides not to slander someone on Facebook or Twitter or TikTok, whatever that is. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In attempting to slander her, Republican senators may also have done damage in the broader area of criminal-justice reform, dismissing all notions of judicial discretion and proportionality, let alone rehabilitation. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"And the same pundits and politicians who have spent two years attempting to ostracize and slander anyone who opposed their mandates are now deeply upset by some gentle prodding. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But Kalb wasn\u2019t the only cheftestant to slander queso\u2019s good name. \u2014 Lauren Mcdowell, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
"And for most of that time Americans have subjected the birds to slander , torture, and mass slaughter. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 2016 -- before he was elected to the County Commission -- Eaton was one of four community activists the landfill\u2019s previous owners sued for libel and slander , seeking $30 million in damages. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 13 Jan. 2022",
"According to WalletHub, umbrella insurance also covers a wide range of scenarios such as libel and slander , false arrest, personal psychological harm and mental anguish, and malicious prosecution. \u2014 Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Nov. 2021",
"One alleges slander and false statements made by Becerra, his family and friends made on social media. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"These days Twitter is largely a festival of lies and self-referential light slander coated with a bunch of crazy anonymous people threatening to kill your dog. \u2014 Heather Wilhelm, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"One alleges slander and false statements made by Becerra, his family and friends. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Kebe is liable on two counts of slander , one count of libel, and one count of invasion of privacy, granting Cardi $1 million in damages for pain & suffering due to reputational damages, and $250,000 in medical expenses. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Cultural slander such as this occurs only when deceit and falsehood become the cultural record. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Oct. 2021",
"According to court documents, the jury found in favor of Walmart on other claims of false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and slander . \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English sclaundre, slaundre , from Anglo-French esclandre , alteration of escandle , from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, offense \u2014 more at scandal entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8slan-d\u0259r"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slander Verb malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
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"tends to use too much hacker's slang when talking to coworkers about their computer problems",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Aside from the history lessons, Page offers several videos on Gullah translations and slang that are used in the Gullah Geechee community. \u2014 Maya Eaglin, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"The catchy urban thumping beats feature the unique sound of Colombian reggaeton along with Maluma and Feid\u2019s slang throughout the song. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"The show's also beloved for its Shakespearian slang and outspoken characters, including the beloved, fabulous owner of The Pynk, Uncle Clifford (Nicco Annan). \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 June 2022",
"His models and inspiration were Buggarrones, now referred to as Buggatis, Dominican slang for male escorts. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
"Wilson is the comic relief, a doddering old white teacher who\u2019s constantly spouting out-of-touch advice and cringeworthy old-world slang to the students. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In the Joseph Stalin era, such a condition even had its own slang : golovokruzhenie ot uspekhov, or dizziness from success. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Visit any American gay bar and chances are that Drag Race has influenced the slang , the small talk, and who performs on the stages. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Some vehicle owners chose to display modern slang (CHEDDA, NOICE, OHSNAP, PHOSHO, YEEEET, WTF) while others opted for more classic phrases (NVRNUF, SAYWHN, STOPME, URLATE, WHATHA) or words of farewell (MMMBYE, BUHBYE, TODALU). \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Common phrases, hashtags and slang with roots in the digital sphere and pop culture are now available to those searching the site. \u2014 Danielle Garrand, CBS News , 1 Sep. 2020"
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"She slanted her hat a little to the right.",
"They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.",
"Noun",
"The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists.",
"He sliced the carrots on a slant .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every reporter who reports on retail news can slant his or her story to favor a point of view. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Diagonal wings slant down from the sides of the passenger compartment to the sides of the cargo bed. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In grade school, kids would make fun of the authentic meals her mother packed lovingly for her, or use their fingers to slant their eyelids. \u2014 Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2021",
"With the house now slanted on its base and not repairable, Patterson told WYFF News 4 his family does not have insurance to cover the damage from the storm. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The idea to use a marble came from a scene in the pilot, in which Holmes uses a marble to determine a building\u2019s floor is slanted . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Eun Kyung Park, the shape's inventor, gives the classic black manicure an edge \u2014 literally \u2014 with her signature long and slanted tips. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Though this year's Oscar winners have slanted toward the , the night's performances have been refreshingly unpredictable. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Feb. 2020",
"As Ryan Grim, A\u00edda Ch\u00e1vez, and Akela Lacy write at The Intercept, other questions had equally slanted presuppositions. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Baker Mayfield went to the opposite side of the field, hitting a quick slant to Demetric Felton for an 22-yard gain and a first down, and the drive marched on. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Just don't cut on a slant \u2014 clean up-and-down slices look best. Step 7. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Glover and Shade were defensive-minded coaches while Nix, the former Auburn quarterback, obviously had an offensive slant to his philosophy. \u2014 al , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Frequently the stories have a confessional, almost therapeutic slant . \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"With a writing team whose members may not always be privy to cultural norms, Watson was always able to chime in and provide feedback that would give a more accurate authentic slant to the language and communication used between parents and children. \u2014 Essence , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s no ideological slant to the notion of sending voters money in an election year. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Through it all, there's a backbeat of criticism from progressives who fear the court's slant to the right since the Trump Administration. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022",
"If the Will linebacker takes a step forward towards the run action, Tagovailoa pulls the ball down and possibly throws a quick slant to the split end receiver (Parker), or the route behind him, possibly a streaking speedster like Fuller. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"She slanted her hat a little to the right.",
"They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.",
"Noun",
"The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists.",
"He sliced the carrots on a slant .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every reporter who reports on retail news can slant his or her story to favor a point of view. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Diagonal wings slant down from the sides of the passenger compartment to the sides of the cargo bed. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In grade school, kids would make fun of the authentic meals her mother packed lovingly for her, or use their fingers to slant their eyelids. \u2014 Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2021",
"With the house now slanted on its base and not repairable, Patterson told WYFF News 4 his family does not have insurance to cover the damage from the storm. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The idea to use a marble came from a scene in the pilot, in which Holmes uses a marble to determine a building\u2019s floor is slanted . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Eun Kyung Park, the shape's inventor, gives the classic black manicure an edge \u2014 literally \u2014 with her signature long and slanted tips. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Though this year's Oscar winners have slanted toward the , the night's performances have been refreshingly unpredictable. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Feb. 2020",
"As Ryan Grim, A\u00edda Ch\u00e1vez, and Akela Lacy write at The Intercept, other questions had equally slanted presuppositions. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Baker Mayfield went to the opposite side of the field, hitting a quick slant to Demetric Felton for an 22-yard gain and a first down, and the drive marched on. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Just don't cut on a slant \u2014 clean up-and-down slices look best. Step 7. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Glover and Shade were defensive-minded coaches while Nix, the former Auburn quarterback, obviously had an offensive slant to his philosophy. \u2014 al , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Frequently the stories have a confessional, almost therapeutic slant . \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"With a writing team whose members may not always be privy to cultural norms, Watson was always able to chime in and provide feedback that would give a more accurate authentic slant to the language and communication used between parents and children. \u2014 Essence , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s no ideological slant to the notion of sending voters money in an election year. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Through it all, there's a backbeat of criticism from progressives who fear the court's slant to the right since the Trump Administration. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022",
"If the Will linebacker takes a step forward towards the run action, Tagovailoa pulls the ball down and possibly throws a quick slant to the split end receiver (Parker), or the route behind him, possibly a streaking speedster like Fuller. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"She slanted her hat a little to the right.",
"They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.",
"Noun",
"The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists.",
"He sliced the carrots on a slant .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every reporter who reports on retail news can slant his or her story to favor a point of view. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Diagonal wings slant down from the sides of the passenger compartment to the sides of the cargo bed. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In grade school, kids would make fun of the authentic meals her mother packed lovingly for her, or use their fingers to slant their eyelids. \u2014 Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2021",
"With the house now slanted on its base and not repairable, Patterson told WYFF News 4 his family does not have insurance to cover the damage from the storm. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The idea to use a marble came from a scene in the pilot, in which Holmes uses a marble to determine a building\u2019s floor is slanted . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Eun Kyung Park, the shape's inventor, gives the classic black manicure an edge \u2014 literally \u2014 with her signature long and slanted tips. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Though this year's Oscar winners have slanted toward the , the night's performances have been refreshingly unpredictable. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Feb. 2020",
"As Ryan Grim, A\u00edda Ch\u00e1vez, and Akela Lacy write at The Intercept, other questions had equally slanted presuppositions. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Baker Mayfield went to the opposite side of the field, hitting a quick slant to Demetric Felton for an 22-yard gain and a first down, and the drive marched on. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Just don't cut on a slant \u2014 clean up-and-down slices look best. Step 7. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Glover and Shade were defensive-minded coaches while Nix, the former Auburn quarterback, obviously had an offensive slant to his philosophy. \u2014 al , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Frequently the stories have a confessional, almost therapeutic slant . \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"With a writing team whose members may not always be privy to cultural norms, Watson was always able to chime in and provide feedback that would give a more accurate authentic slant to the language and communication used between parents and children. \u2014 Essence , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s no ideological slant to the notion of sending voters money in an election year. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Through it all, there's a backbeat of criticism from progressives who fear the court's slant to the right since the Trump Administration. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022",
"If the Will linebacker takes a step forward towards the run action, Tagovailoa pulls the ball down and possibly throws a quick slant to the split end receiver (Parker), or the route behind him, possibly a streaking speedster like Fuller. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"The sunlight slanted down through the leaves and branches of the trees.",
"She slanted her hat a little to the right.",
"They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good.",
"Noun",
"The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists.",
"He sliced the carrots on a slant .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every reporter who reports on retail news can slant his or her story to favor a point of view. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Diagonal wings slant down from the sides of the passenger compartment to the sides of the cargo bed. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In grade school, kids would make fun of the authentic meals her mother packed lovingly for her, or use their fingers to slant their eyelids. \u2014 Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2021",
"With the house now slanted on its base and not repairable, Patterson told WYFF News 4 his family does not have insurance to cover the damage from the storm. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The idea to use a marble came from a scene in the pilot, in which Holmes uses a marble to determine a building\u2019s floor is slanted . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Eun Kyung Park, the shape's inventor, gives the classic black manicure an edge \u2014 literally \u2014 with her signature long and slanted tips. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Though this year's Oscar winners have slanted toward the , the night's performances have been refreshingly unpredictable. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Feb. 2020",
"As Ryan Grim, A\u00edda Ch\u00e1vez, and Akela Lacy write at The Intercept, other questions had equally slanted presuppositions. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Baker Mayfield went to the opposite side of the field, hitting a quick slant to Demetric Felton for an 22-yard gain and a first down, and the drive marched on. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Just don't cut on a slant \u2014 clean up-and-down slices look best. Step 7. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Glover and Shade were defensive-minded coaches while Nix, the former Auburn quarterback, obviously had an offensive slant to his philosophy. \u2014 al , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Frequently the stories have a confessional, almost therapeutic slant . \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"With a writing team whose members may not always be privy to cultural norms, Watson was always able to chime in and provide feedback that would give a more accurate authentic slant to the language and communication used between parents and children. \u2014 Essence , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s no ideological slant to the notion of sending voters money in an election year. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Through it all, there's a backbeat of criticism from progressives who fear the court's slant to the right since the Trump Administration. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022",
"If the Will linebacker takes a step forward towards the run action, Tagovailoa pulls the ball down and possibly throws a quick slant to the split end receiver (Parker), or the route behind him, possibly a streaking speedster like Fuller. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the Lightning led 1-0 on Friday, thanks to Rutta's first goal of this year's playoffs on a slap shot that got through goalie Darcy Kuemper. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 25 June 2022",
"Two days prior, the Wings lost Game 6 at Olympia when Maple Leafs defenseman Bobby Baum, who suffered a broken ankle late in regulation from a Gordie Howe slap shot , returned for overtime and scored the winner at 2:43. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"Parayko scored his second goal of the postseason on a slap shot from the point 3:55 into the game to put St. Louis ahead 1-0. \u2014 David Solomon, ajc , 22 May 2022",
"Backlund\u2019s third goal of the series came on a slap shot , about four minutes after Johnny Gaudreau\u2019s nifty pass across the front of the Dallas net to Michael Stone for the easy tip-in. \u2014 Stephen Hawkins, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"The Wings won, 3-2, after 91 seconds of the third overtime when Slava Kozlov scored on a power-play slap shot \u2014 the game\u2019s 122nd shot and the Wings\u2019 71st. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 4 May 2022",
"Mayhew\u2019s rising slap shot from the top of the left circle tipped off Vejmelka\u2019s glove for a 2-0 lead at 7:41. \u2014 Jack Magruder, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Seider was denied on a slap shot and had a shot blocked; Filip Hronek also tried to get a shot through. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Raymond scored on S\u00f8gaard at 2:18 of the second period, connecting on a loose puck after S\u00f8gaard stopped Jake Walman's slap shot . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Edna Ferber",
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"\u2014 K. B. Butler"
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"yachts and \u2026 chasers ran slap-bang at 16 knots into a convoy",
"\u2014 Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican"
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"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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"methodic",
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"orderly",
"organized",
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"systematized"
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"the investigation of the charges against the mayor was slapdash and not very thorough",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was some of that as well in the reaction to the L.A. summit, with its slapdash planning and the way that U.S. domestic politics infiltrated the agenda. \u2014 William Neuman, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"In one of the fables that explains its origins, a slapdash artist paints a tiger\u2019s head but changes his mind midway and completes the creature with a horse\u2019s body. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"In contrast, Eleanor and Lorena\u2019s relationship feels slapdash and underwritten, with Anderson and Rabe sharing less than a nanogram of chemistry. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Judd Apatow grabbed a wad of Netflix cash and threw together The Bubble, a slapdash comedy with an embarrassment of misused talent. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The image drives home the slapdash , unlikely origins of Truman\u2019s presidency. \u2014 John Dickerson, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In reality, in-depth reporting with context and nuance takes time; slapdash stories and opinion columns barely any time at all. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The inconsistent, unscientific, and slapdash solutions are the Hong Kong government's latest attempts to fend off its most bruising clash with COVID yet. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, everything else has a slapdash hint of amateurism. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"-\u02ccdash",
"\u02c8slap-\u02c8dash"
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"\u2014 Newsweek"
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"\u2014 H. J. Laski"
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"We were all a bit slaphappy after staying up all night to finish the report.",
"She has a slaphappy attitude about her work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Drake appears to have commissioned TikTok-baiting choreography and then worked backwards from there, but the sound of the song is not in the slaphappy mode of Gen Z social media. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 4 May 2020",
"Having fitted his kit with old-fashioned calfskin heads, Starr\u2019s sturdy, slaphappy drumming achieves a newfound warmth and depth. \u2014 Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
"This sunny spirit surely comes in handy when he is stuck in D.C., with nothing to do but tweet infuriating fantasias that may be an indication of delusions the slaphappy Dr. Jackson didn\u2019t catch. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 21 Jan. 2018",
"Breaking things down with a simple pounding electro-pop rhythm laced with slaphappy synths, the track is a festive anthem for women. \u2014 Tamar Herman, Billboard , 11 Aug. 2017",
"Indeed, George Antrobus himself is a slaphappy inventor. \u2014 Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2017"
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"1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8slap-\u02ccha-p\u0113"
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"blithe",
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"debonair",
"devil-may-care",
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"insouciant",
"lighthearted",
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"unconcerned"
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"had a big plate of slapjacks with syrup for breakfast"
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"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8slap-\u02ccjak"
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"griddle cake",
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"\u2014 Virgil Thomson",
"thunderstorm suddenly gets slappy and twisty",
"\u2014 Flying"
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"slap entry 3 + -y":""
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"\u02c8slap\u0113"
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"adjective"
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"an actor whose roles range from slapstick to serious drama",
"a lowbrow comedy that relies heavily on slapstick for its laughs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite training as a serious Shakespearean actor, Varney found breakout success with the goofball slapstick of the Ernest movies. \u2014 Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
"The result is the stuff of silly slapstick rather than a full-Cage head trip. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"As the mustache-twirling sheriff, Muldoon has some evil fun, though the film feels uncommitted to the slapstick . \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In terms of slapstick and sight gags, Robotnik's silly escape-the-planet sequence sets the film's real-life-cartoon tone. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In between the gaslighting and mildly violent slapstick that moves the mystery along, Baena finds time to let supporting players like Tim Heidecker, Ayden Mayeri and Lauren Weedman score small but memorable laughs. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Bloom has a talent for mixing the prosaic and profound, the slapstick and the serious, which makes the book, despite its depressing subject matter, a pleasure to read. \u2014 Ann Levin, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Cyrano is no worse than Roxanne, Steve Martin\u2019s silly 1987 attempt to turn Edmond Rostand\u2019s Cyrano de Bergerac into contemporary slapstick . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Shooting on film before a studio audience, using multiple cameras, Arnaz rewrote the technological rules of TV, and the show became part of the cultural DNA with its sharp-as-a-whip slapstick and banter. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022"
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8slap-\u02ccstik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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"sl\u00e4r\u02c8g\u00e4n(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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"\u2014 Owen Smith",
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"\u2014 Christopher Noxon",
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"He threatened to slash the man's throat.",
"She slashed a path through the underbrush.",
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"The company has slashed prices to increase sales.",
"Funding for the program was slashed ."
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"Some school blackboards are made of slate .",
"The house has a slate roof."
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"Middle English sclate, slate , from Anglo-French *esclat , from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ze sleizzen, sl\u012bzan to tear apart \u2014 more at slit":"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While painting a front door may seem like an easy update for a prospective home buyer to make, certain front door colors\u2014like slate blue and black\u2014can actually make your home sell for more. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"For the Sainte Devote Rugby Tournament\u2014an annual, day-long youth sports initiative sponsored by the princess's foundation\u2014Charlene wore a slate blue A-line dress, belted at the waist, with simple black pumps. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"Charlotte wore a black wool coat by favored brand Amaia and slate blue Mary Janes. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 June 2022",
"The light fixture that was added over the pool table is a very classic approach to a billiards light, but the shades on it are a slate blue , which lends a fresh spin. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Around the corner, an existing pantry cabinet was altered from brown to a chalky slate blue . \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
"The walls of the lobby area have been lacquered a delicious slate blue ; the floor is veined black marble. \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The palette was a soothing combination of neutrals \u2014 dove gray, light tan \u2014 with slate blue and plaid accents, while the cabinets that housed the safe and mini-bar resembled a cream-leather steamer trunk. \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The group opted for coordinating suits in in shades of tan, white, and slate blue , but kept things from being too matchy-matchy with floral pins and brooches. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a group of persons who save money in a common fund for a specified purpose (as distribution at Christmas)":[]
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"Some school blackboards are made of slate .",
"The house has a slate roof."
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English sclate, slate , from Anglo-French *esclat , from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ze sleizzen, sl\u012bzan to tear apart \u2014 more at slit":"Noun",
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"examples":[
"slaty stones in the riverbed"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Nevertheless, the final round of deliberations in November was a slaughter . \u2014 Katie Worth, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
"Those scheduled to testify include Zeneta Everhart, mother of Buffalo shooting victim Zaire Goodman, and Felix and Kimberly Rubio whose daughter, Lexi, was killed during the Uvalde slaughter . \u2014 Candy Woodall, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"People who openly align with white supremacy and then commit slaughter in its name are dismissed as solely mentally ill instead of a symptom of something more deep-rooted. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"But the pigs follow an annual rhythm of birth, fattening, and inevitable slaughter that resists traditional narrative satisfaction. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Continuing to send him vast amounts of money for fossil fuels (more on which in the news blurbs below) would only set up worse problems down the line\u2014and would of course be morally grotesque, given that the cash is funding slaughter in Ukraine. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"Back at the barbecue joint, Sheriff Herman Hickey (Ron Perlman), a gruff longtime lawman with a sardonic sense of humanity, is investigating signs that a bloody slaughter recently occurred on the premises. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"While the slaughter obliterated the species, the spoils helped make the modern world. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Arredondo, believed to be the incident commander, has come under intense criticism for allegedly treating the slaughter as a barricade situation and telling officers under his control to not force a confrontation with the killer. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The tortoises could live for months without food or water, so the sailors would fill their ship hulls with live tortoises, then slaughter them along the way for fresh meat, Jensen said. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Across the galaxy, the Empire continues to root out the Jedi, slaughter them, crush all opposition. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"Rising prices aren\u2019t offsetting costs, likely prompting farmers to slaughter animals earlier than usual. \u2014 Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"That is also where the suspect, before setting out to slaughter Black shoppers in Buffalo, posted a 180-page compendium of racist arguments and internet memes. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Outbreaks can be devastating for livestock producers, who either lose their animals to the disease itself or must slaughter their herds to stop the spread. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"An 18-year-old gunman used an AR-style rifle to slaughter 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday \u2014 two days before school ended for the summer. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"John Leo, who as a columnist for Time and U.S. News & World Report used his acerbic wit to slaughter herds of liberal sacred cows, especially those wandering outward from college campuses, died on Monday in the Bronx. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"And the balance was coming from younglings\u2026 at least the ones Darth Vader didn't slaughter in the Jedi temple. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"Many neighbors of the Vernon slaughterhouse are glad to be free of its stench. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Life in working-class Watts is seen through the eyes of a Black slaughterhouse employee in this insightful 1978 indie drama directed by Charles Burnett. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"The government\u2019s Mexican Turtle Center \u2014 a former slaughterhouse turned conservation center in Mazunte \u2014 closed to visitors because of the hurricane. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda \u00c1lvarez, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"Five of the dogs that touched down in Canada on March 16 are puppies saved from death when their pregnant mother was pulled from a slaughterhouse truck. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"That piece, redolent of the boxing ring and the slaughterhouse , is not the only one to invoke violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Worried about her brother, her parents also stayed in place, just nine miles from the suburb of Bucha, which occupying Russian forces turned into a slaughterhouse . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Confidentiality agreements prevented FoodID from disclosing the identity of the slaughterhouse or the feedlots supplying it, said FoodID chief marketing officer Scott Levitan. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"At high noon on an early-spring day in 2017, six steers doomed to die escaped their slaughterhouse and stormed the streets of my city. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For a brief moment from the Russian Revolution until 1923, the area rebelled and got a taste of independence as did so many countries before falling to the Red Army\u2019s slaughterous advance. \u2014 Melik Kaylan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Congress passed the act in 1940 to check the slaughterous impact of recreational shooters, egg collectors and livestock farmers. \u2014 Time Staff, Time , 28 June 2018"
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"He's a slave to fashion trends.",
"Do it yourself! I'm not your slave !",
"Verb",
"I slaved all morning to get the work done on time.",
"She's been slaving away at her homework.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There are two pedals, one being the usual brake pedal which operates a conventional hydraulic system with expanding shoe brakes with one slave cylinder in each wheel. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
"The school had minstrel shows and mock slave auctions up until the \u203290s. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Belgium\u2019s control of the vast region from 1885 to 1960 was marked by savage violence, during which millions of people were turned into a slave labor force, with mutilations commonplace and the nation\u2019s natural resources plundered. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Sherrod didn\u2019t learn of its history as a slave plantation until a year after the sale. \u2014 Ligaya Figueras, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"Advocates in Boston have pushed for years to rename Faneuil Hall, named for Peter Faneuil, whom the resolution describes as one of the richest slave traders in Boston. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"As tsars and kings, and knights, and governors, and generals, and rulers love any precious stone, and may all people love me, slave of God. \u2014 Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"Charleston, one of the nation's most notorious slave ports, was already a bold choice for such a significant undertaking, but its exact site doubles down on that. \u2014 Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Colleges were part and parcel of the public financial system, which was closely integrated with the slave economy. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The first wave of refugees was from the Darfur region of Sudan, followed by Eritreans escaping brutal military dictatorship and forced conscription that has been compared to slave labor. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Jan. 2022",
"In other words, the founding fathers were well aware of the economic advantage to slave owners of limiting the Atlantic slave trade. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Change your scenery and let someone else slave over the stove. \u2014 Heidi Mitchell, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Another school in Utah \u2014 Centennial Middle School in Provo \u2014 randomly assigned students to be slaves and slave masters for a project about the Civil War. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Born to slave parents in 1838 in Arkansas, Bass Reeves was a member of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Another school in Utah \u2014 Centennial Middle School in Provo \u2014 came under fire in the spring for randomly assigning students to be slaves and slave masters for a project about the Civil War. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Sampson presents a comprehensive view of the obstacles the young poet faced: illness, devastating personal losses, fluctuating family fortunes (which were tied to slave labor in Jamaica), and rigid cultural and social norms. \u2014 Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Historians have noted that this harkens back to the Fugitive Slave laws of the 19th century, which offered cash incentives to white Americans to turn in their Black neighbors to slave catchers. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 9 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fowler said that other royals profited directly from the slave trade , including Queen Anne, who ruled from 1702 to 1714. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The Holocaust, the Civil War, the Founding, the slave trade , the discovery of America\u2014these subjects are constantly being litigated on social media and cable TV, in school boards and state legislatures. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The latest work by choreographer/scholar Nailah Randall-Bellinger invites audiences into a dialogue about the African diaspora, exploring the trans-Atlantic slave trade , emancipation, and the evolving identities of women. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The Town of Jamestown has created a scholarship fund and will fly the Juneteenth flag, to recognize and begin to atone for its role in the slave trade . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Back in Providence, three of the four Brown brothers, having lost much of their investment, refrained from further involvement in the slave trade . \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"In 2018, Charleston\u2019s City Council voted to formally denounce slavery and apologize for the city\u2019s role in the slave trade . \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"In 2006, Brown released a report that detailed its relationship to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"As Providence gears up to provide reparations to Black residents for centuries of injustices, city officials are looking beyond the city\u2019s leading role in the Colonial transatlantic slave trade . \u2014 Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022"
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"\u2026 the unit has freed more than 26,000 workers nationwide from debt slavery . Under the practice, common in the Amazon, poor laborers are lured to remote spots where they rack up debts to plantation owners who charge exorbitant prices for everything from food to transportation.",
"\u2014 Vivian Sequera",
"Many members of my own family, including my mother and father, fled their work as sharecroppers in the South. They left for good reason: the profession offered no future and was little more than wage slavery .",
"\u2014 Will Allen"
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"examples":[
"Frederick Douglass was central advocate for the abolition of slavery .",
"My dad put up with the slavery of working in the coal mines every day of his adult life.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lizzo wore shades of green, yellow, red, and black in commemoration of a holiday that celebrates the freedom and heritage of African Americans' emancipation from slavery . \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 21 June 2022",
"A day to celebrate the autonomy of our does and freedom from slavery . \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"America could use a day of observance, to acknowledge the toil of our ancestors and the day some became aware of their freedom from slavery . \u2014 Malaika Jabali, Essence , 19 June 2022",
"In a nutshell, the origin story of Juneteenth dates back to 1865, underlining the widespread emancipation from slavery . \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"For years, Black history in schools has jumped from slavery to Martin Luther King Jr.\u2014much of our narrative has been erased. \u2014 Robert Randolph, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
"In the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites who have been liberated from slavery are commanded to set up systems of care for the most socially marginalized. \u2014 Danya Ruttenberg, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"Juneteenth is the celebration of freedom from slavery . \u2014 Carmen Dianne, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"June 19 is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, and is a nationwide celebration to commemorate the emancipation from slavery . \u2014 Genesis Malone, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022"
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"\u02c8sl\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8sl\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0113",
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"thralldom",
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"slavicize from Slavic entry 1 + -ize; slavize from slav + -ize; slavonize from obsolete English slavon slavonian (from Medieval Latin Slavonia land of the Slavs) + English -ize; slavonicize from Slavonic entry 1 + -ize":""
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": a mineral (Na, K) 2 Fe 10 (OH) 6 (SO 4 ) 13 .63H 2 O(?) consisting of a hydrous basic sodium ferric sulfate and occurring as small greenish yellow rhombohedral crystals on weathered shales from Bohemia":[]
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"\u02c8slav\u0259\u0307\u02cck\u012bt"
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"noun"
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"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"original"
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"I have done with slavish fear of disaster.",
"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb",
"\u2026 in a sense it is infinitely reasonable \u2026. But there is such a thing as a mean infinity, a base and slavish eternity.",
"\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
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"No minion of despotism ever ventured to advance more slavish doctrines \u2026",
"\u2014 George McDuffie"
]
},
"examples":[
"a politician and his slavish followers",
"He has been criticized for his slavish devotion to the rules.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Well, that Rudolph Giuliani is a distant memory to many, obscured by his conspiracy mongering and slavish devotion to Donald Trump. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"But what\u2019s interesting is that in a party whose devotion to Trump has been nothing short of slavish , DeSantis has been the only figure willing to step forward to challenge Trump\u2019s positions. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Our slavish adherence to the concept of engineering art extends far beneath the surface of the T.33's body. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"That his friend was Princess Lee Radziwill, a fixture of the high society to which Capote remained slavish , was naturally a major component. \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Trump, after all, was not supported these past few years by only his most slavish sycophants. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Nothing but slavish allegiance to Donald Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election and a desperate desire to prevent citizens from voting as a way to prevent Republicans from losing elections. \u2014 Star Tribune , 13 May 2021",
"The most extreme Trump supporters will love the idea, but most independents and even some Republicans will conclude that the Republican Party no longer has any policies other than the slavish worshiping of one man. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2021",
"Amazingly, many of the most fervent supporters are young people who have seemingly forsaken youthful rebellion for slavish conformity. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Apr. 2021"
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0101-vish",
"sometimes \u02c8sla-"
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"apish",
"canned",
"emulative",
"epigonic",
"epigonous",
"formulaic",
"imitative",
"mimetic",
"mimic",
"unoriginal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002501",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"original"
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": despicable , low":[
"I have done with slavish fear of disaster.",
"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb",
"\u2026 in a sense it is infinitely reasonable \u2026. But there is such a thing as a mean infinity, a base and slavish eternity.",
"\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
],
": oppressive , tyrannical":[
"No minion of despotism ever ventured to advance more slavish doctrines \u2026",
"\u2014 George McDuffie"
]
},
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"a politician and his slavish followers",
"He has been criticized for his slavish devotion to the rules.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Well, that Rudolph Giuliani is a distant memory to many, obscured by his conspiracy mongering and slavish devotion to Donald Trump. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"But what\u2019s interesting is that in a party whose devotion to Trump has been nothing short of slavish , DeSantis has been the only figure willing to step forward to challenge Trump\u2019s positions. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Our slavish adherence to the concept of engineering art extends far beneath the surface of the T.33's body. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"That his friend was Princess Lee Radziwill, a fixture of the high society to which Capote remained slavish , was naturally a major component. \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Trump, after all, was not supported these past few years by only his most slavish sycophants. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Nothing but slavish allegiance to Donald Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election and a desperate desire to prevent citizens from voting as a way to prevent Republicans from losing elections. \u2014 Star Tribune , 13 May 2021",
"The most extreme Trump supporters will love the idea, but most independents and even some Republicans will conclude that the Republican Party no longer has any policies other than the slavish worshiping of one man. \u2014 WSJ , 9 May 2021",
"Amazingly, many of the most fervent supporters are young people who have seemingly forsaken youthful rebellion for slavish conformity. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0101-vish",
"sometimes \u02c8sla-"
],
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"synonyms":[
"apish",
"canned",
"emulative",
"epigonic",
"epigonous",
"formulaic",
"imitative",
"mimetic",
"mimic",
"unoriginal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165908",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"slavocracy":{
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"definitions":{
": a faction of slaveholders and advocates of slavery in the South before the American Civil War":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As adamant as the slavocracy remained, time and history were not on its side. \u2014 David Holahan, USA TODAY , 12 Jan. 2021",
"In post-slavery\u2014and post\u2013policing-of-slavery\u2014America, racist policing in the American slavocracy was also tied to partnerships with the private violence of organizations like the Ku Klux Klan. \u2014 Kimberl\u00e9 Williams Crenshaw, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2020"
],
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"sl\u0101-\u02c8v\u00e4-kr\u0259-s\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172307",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a member of the slavocracy \u2014 compare doughface sense 2a":[]
},
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"from slavocracy , after such pairs as English democracy : democrat":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0101v\u0259\u02cckrat"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041348",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slay":{
"antonyms":[
"animate"
],
"definitions":{
": to delight or amuse immensely":[
"slayed the audience",
"\u2026 [Seth Rogen] is currently slaying critics with Superbad, which he co-wrote with Evan Goldberg.",
"\u2014 Tanner Stransky"
],
": to do something or perform exceptionally well or impressively : to be exceptionally impressive":[
"From the Let Girls Learn initiative to her Vogue covers, [Yara Shahidi] slays it all.",
"\u2014 Rebecca Sun",
"Beyonc\u00e9 did not come to this year's Grammy Awards just to slay , she came to make a statement.",
"\u2014 Jackie Fields",
"From the red carpet to her sure-to-be epic performance, one thing is for certain\u2014she's gonna slay .",
"\u2014 Quinn Keaney"
]
},
"examples":[
"The knight slew the dragon.",
"millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Fed, on a singular mission to slay inflation, won\u2019t rest in its pursuit of tighter financial conditions until yields shift higher, stocks fall more, and housing turns as well. \u2014 Billy Bambrough, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"There may never be a better chance for MLS to slay the Liga MX dragon. \u2014 Seth Vertelney, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"Yas, queen, hunty, slay the house down, mama, boots. \u2014 Josh Rivera, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Investors have lately been tortured by a fear that the Fed cannot slay inflation without triggering a recession. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"And speaking of families, Rihanna, the soon to be mother, continues to slay in all of her stellar maternity looks. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 18 Mar. 2022",
"If Powell and the Fed slay the inflation dragon, the battle will likely claim casualties, but turn out to be a positive for stocks down the road. \u2014 John Dobosz, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Maple Leafs trying to slay their Black-and-Gold tormentors would be great theater. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Marjorie and Steve Harvey are another great example of partners that slay together, stay together. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English slen , from Old English sl\u0113an to strike, slay; akin to Old High German slahan to strike, Middle Irish slachta stricken":""
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"\u02c8sl\u0101"
],
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"carry off",
"claim",
"croak",
"destroy",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"fell",
"kill",
"take"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095752",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slaying":{
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": the act of killing a person : killing , murder":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in journalistic writing a gangland slaying Sunday's slayings bring to 14 the number of killings this year in what police call gang-related attacks. \u2014 Peter Stein He is accused of ordering the 1989 slayings and robberies of three drug dealers \u2026 \u2014 Joseph P. Fried"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0101-i\u014b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182300",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a sleazy person":[]
},
"examples":[
"some sleaze will try to make a buck off of this tragic murder",
"at least her newest boyfriend isn't the kind of sleaze she usually dates",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tumblr fashion is often remembered as an indie sleaze haze full of messy hair, dark eyeliner, and ripped tights. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Each episode is jam-packed with deep-cut tracks from the 1980s Sunset Strip heyday, as well as some choice cuts from the modern sleaze metal acts Gunn can\u2019t get enough of. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, at the very least, the roiling sleaze scandal has tarnished what should have been Johnson\u2019s moment, crystallizing criticism about his flexible commitment to the rule of law. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Members of his own party had wanted to defuse sleaze allegations before local elections on Thursday. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
"Neil Parish, a member of Parliament since 2010, announced his decision Saturday after pressure from members of his own party who sought to defuse sleaze allegations before Britain holds its local elections on May 5. \u2014 Danica Kirka, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"Neil Parish, a member of Parliament since 2010, announced his decision Saturday after pressure from members of his own party who sought to defuse sleaze allegations before Britain holds its local elections on May 5. \u2014 Danica Kirka, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"Neil Parish, a member of Parliament since 2010, announced his decision Saturday after pressure from members of his own party who sought to defuse sleaze allegations before Britain holds its local elections on May 5. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Due a position at the front of the line are the two men who first blew the lid off the Biden sleaze and endured a smearing for the ages. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"back-formation from sleazy":""
},
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"also \u02c8sl\u0101z",
"\u02c8sl\u0113z"
],
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"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030930",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": dishonesty":[
"The newspaper editorial addresses the sleaze factor in political campaigns."
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194401",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sleazebag":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a sleazy person":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was involved with some sleazebag .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Staggering drunkenly into the office one night with an entourage of partying sleazebags , Ford gropes Ashley for all to see and makes lewd comments. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Cillian Murphy plays an Irish gun buyer with a cause; Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley and Babou Ceesay are among the idiosyncratic sleazebags doing the selling. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 20 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also -\u02ccb\u0101g",
"also \u02c8sl\u0101z-",
"\u02c8sl\u0113z-\u02ccbag"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"sleaze",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085505",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sleazeball":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sleazy person":[]
},
"examples":[
"He is a lying sleazeball .",
"don't post your private info and revealing pics online\u2014there are some real sleazeballs out there",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Merrick, the newspaper publisher (played by Jeffrey Jones); E.B. Farnum (William Sanderson), the sleazeball who ran the Grand Central Hotel \u2014 those are real people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Why were lifelong feminists joining a party led by a man with a reputation as a macho dinosaur, or even a sleazeball ? \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 5 May 2021",
"Stone portrays himself as a dandy and a dirtbag, a sleazeball who embodies the rage and drive for fame that sits at the heart of the worst corners of American politics. \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Vox , 24 Aug. 2018",
"As for the merits of the case, young guy is a sleazeball . \u2014 Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2018",
"McGowan was always vocal about sleazeballs like Weinstein, even prior to the New York Times and the New Yorker posting their explosive expos\u00e9s. \u2014 Clarkisha Kent, The Root , 17 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8sl\u0101z-",
"\u02c8sl\u0113z-\u02ccb\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"slime",
"slimeball"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053701",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sleazo":{
"antonyms":[],
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": sleazy":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0113-(\u02cc)z\u014d",
"also \u02c8sl\u0101-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212455",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"sleazoid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sleazy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"sleazy + -oid entry 2":""
},
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"-(\u02cc)\u022fid"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134536",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
]
},
"sleazy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": carelessly made of inferior materials : shoddy":[],
": lacking firmness of texture : flimsy":[],
": marked by low character or quality":[
"sleazy tabloids"
],
": squalid , dilapidated":[
"sleazy bars"
]
},
"examples":[
"a dancer in a sleazy outfit",
"a sleazy lothario who is always on the make",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tony Award-winning musical about the sleazy goings-on at the Kit Kat Klub in pre-World War II Berlin, when club performers and their guests were blind to the rising menace of the Nazi party. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"But even Bryn Boice\u2019s directing skill can\u2019t help her actors find the propulsive rhythm required to keep us engaged in their sleazy shenanigans. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Whether the example is Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s stark montage, Nirvana\u2019s sleazy pep rally, or Missy Elliott\u2019s CGI wonderlands, the great music videos have been as carefully composed as their songs are. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Criminally underrated \u201890s domestic thriller with Liotta chewing up scenery as the sleazy cop hording in on Russell and Stowe\u2019s happy household. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Democrats impeached Donald Trump twice, once for a sleazy phone call, and once for a demonstration by his supporters that turned into a riot. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"The actor showed up in a red leather blazer and white lace slip dress embroidered with black beadwork and fringe, all of which was punctuated by a pair of huge sleazy -chic aviator sunglasses. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 17 May 2022",
"For a while there, NFTs were going strong, with Bored Ape Yacht Club (pictures of sleazy humanoid monkeys) leading the way. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
"The dancer fights off understudies, an overbearing mother, a sleazy director, and her own demons in pursuit of perfection on and off the stage. \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0113-z\u0113",
"also \u02c8sl\u0101-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"skanky",
"sluttish",
"slutty",
"trampy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092418",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sleek":{
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"flat",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt"
],
"definitions":{
": elegant , stylish":[
"a sleek wardrobe"
],
": having a prosperous air":[
"sleek luxury condominiums"
],
": having a smooth well-groomed look":[
"sleek cattle"
],
": having trim graceful lines":[
"a sleek car"
],
": healthy-looking":[],
": slick":[],
": smooth and glossy as if polished":[
"sleek dark hair"
],
": to cover up : gloss over":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the sleek lines of a sports car",
"a striking beauty with sleek raven hair",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With a combination of hydrating and nourishing oils, this product can be used in so many ways, either as a scalp treatment, a body oil, or to sleek down any frizz. \u2014 ELLE , 21 May 2022",
"This acacia lounger has sleek Scandinavian lines, high armrests, and an all-weather cushion, plus there's a pull-out table that extends to the left or right, just big enough to keep a refreshment and entertainment on standby. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
"Because of the minimalist design of Tesla cars, this change would be simple and the result fairly sleek . \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Ease of the Cool-Girl Clog Even on casual days, Parker always looks pulled together, thanks to sleek on-trend accessories\u2014like these chunky clogs. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Will sleek new scenery and a new star, Aaron Paul, be enough to win back those put off by the show\u2019s convoluted story? \u2014 Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Opt for these whimsical pearls to sleek gold finds in sculptural shape. \u2014 James Love, Essence , 18 Dec. 2019",
"From bright, bold colors and printed knapsacks to sleek leather pieces, there's an option for any type of personality and style. \u2014 Teen Vogue , 5 Aug. 2019",
"From high- and low-waist bikinis to sleek one-pieces in colors like navy, red, black, and dusty pink, there's a little something for everyone. \u2014 Glamour , 30 Apr. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The manufacturer is bringing the same high standard to bidets, including the standout C3 230 with its sleek design and wide-ranging functionality. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"Quip\u2019s model is a Vogue editor favorite for its sleek design\u2014especially helpful to store in your travel beauty bag for vacations. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
"Its sleek design with large windows overlooking the pool and surrounding scenery is a huge hit and is complimentary for people purchasing the premium beverage package. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Politicians and anti-tobacco advocates have accused the company of using these flavors -- along with a sleek design resembling a USB flash drive -- to market vaping to U.S. children and teenagers. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"The iRobot Roomba 694 Robot Vacuum offers a sleek design, effective and self-sufficient cleaning, and versatility on rugs and hardwood floors. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"With its sleek design, the Lomi almost felt too pretty. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
"With low-light capabilities, an easy-to-navigate menu, a sleek design, and 11 frames per second at full resolution, a beginner travel photographer will be hard pressed to find a better mirrorless camera. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"The Danish label fuses sleek design with influence teased from the Ivory Coast. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022"
],
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"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English sleken , alteration of sliken \u2014 more at slick entry 2":"Verb",
"alteration of slick entry 1":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sleek Adjective sleek , slick , glossy mean having a smooth bright surface or appearance. sleek suggests a smoothness or brightness resulting from attentive grooming or physical conditioning. a sleek racehorse slick suggests extreme smoothness that results in a slippery surface. slipped and fell on the slick floor glossy suggests a highly reflective surface. photographs having a glossy finish",
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"glistening",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"polished",
"rubbed",
"satin",
"satiny"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210032",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sleep":{
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"doze",
"nap",
"rest",
"slumber",
"snooze"
],
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": a period spent sleeping":[],
": a state marked by a diminution of feeling followed by tingling":[
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": a state resembling sleep: such as":[],
": crusty matter present in the corner of an eye upon awakening":[],
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"Noun",
"I just need to get some sleep .",
"How much sleep did you get last night?",
"Her roommate talks in her sleep .",
"The noise woke her from a deep sleep .",
"He woke up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.",
"Verb",
"I couldn't sleep last night. I was awake all night long.",
"I usually try to sleep for at least eight hours every night.",
"Did you sleep soundly last night?",
"We were sleeping peacefully when a sudden loud noise woke us up.",
"I can never sleep on airplanes.",
"The tent sleeps five adults.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The agency\u2019s commissioner noted the risk of inclined surfaces for infant sleep . \u2014 Dan Hurley, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The agency\u2019s commissioner noted the risk of inclined surfaces for infant sleep . \u2014 Dan Hurley, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"CBDfx CBD gummies for sleep are available in a 60-count bottle. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Fisher-Price and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are warning consumers who own infant rockers not to use them for sleep after multiple deaths were linked to the products. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"No inclined product, made by Fisher-Price or any other company, is safe for infant sleep . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Read on to find a good mattress for a good night's sleep \u2014zero joint pain or lower back pain included. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 15 June 2022",
"Federal safety officials are warning against using infant rockers for sleep , citing at least 14 deaths linked to products made by Fisher-Price and another by Kids2. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Which form of magnesium supplement would work best for sleep ? \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The homeless who sleep under interstate overpasses will likely be affected. \u2014 al , 23 June 2022",
"Sleep types based on animals aren't a new concept to sleep science or even wearables; Samsung introduced a similar feature in the Galaxy Watch 4 this year. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Elsewhere indoors, there are five cabins to sleep up to 10 guests, including one owner\u2019s cabin, three VIPs and a double. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"Bedside sleepers are separate small cribs or bassinets that attach to the parent\u2019s bed but allow babies to sleep alone without any bedding. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"What mattress does Chris Regan, who oversees mattress testing at Consumer Reports, sleep on? \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"The buildings that were damaged were mainly dormitories where researchers and students would sleep after spending entire nights using telescopes and other equipment. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Because there isn\u2019t a big mansion where a bunch of dudes can sleep with a bunch of chicks? \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Beautiful woodwork and tasteful rustic accents comprise every inch of this three-bed, three-bath home that can sleep up to 13. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022"
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"Middle English slepe , from Old English sl\u01e3p ; akin to Old High German sl\u0101f sleep and perhaps to Latin labi to slip, slide":"Noun"
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"\u02c8sl\u0113p"
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"rest",
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"I just need to get some sleep .",
"How much sleep did you get last night?",
"Her roommate talks in her sleep .",
"The noise woke her from a deep sleep .",
"He woke up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.",
"Verb",
"I couldn't sleep last night. I was awake all night long.",
"I usually try to sleep for at least eight hours every night.",
"Did you sleep soundly last night?",
"We were sleeping peacefully when a sudden loud noise woke us up.",
"I can never sleep on airplanes.",
"The tent sleeps five adults.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The agency\u2019s commissioner noted the risk of inclined surfaces for infant sleep . \u2014 Dan Hurley, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The agency\u2019s commissioner noted the risk of inclined surfaces for infant sleep . \u2014 Dan Hurley, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"CBDfx CBD gummies for sleep are available in a 60-count bottle. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Fisher-Price and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are warning consumers who own infant rockers not to use them for sleep after multiple deaths were linked to the products. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"No inclined product, made by Fisher-Price or any other company, is safe for infant sleep . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Read on to find a good mattress for a good night's sleep \u2014zero joint pain or lower back pain included. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 15 June 2022",
"Federal safety officials are warning against using infant rockers for sleep , citing at least 14 deaths linked to products made by Fisher-Price and another by Kids2. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Which form of magnesium supplement would work best for sleep ? \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The homeless who sleep under interstate overpasses will likely be affected. \u2014 al , 23 June 2022",
"Sleep types based on animals aren't a new concept to sleep science or even wearables; Samsung introduced a similar feature in the Galaxy Watch 4 this year. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Elsewhere indoors, there are five cabins to sleep up to 10 guests, including one owner\u2019s cabin, three VIPs and a double. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"Bedside sleepers are separate small cribs or bassinets that attach to the parent\u2019s bed but allow babies to sleep alone without any bedding. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"What mattress does Chris Regan, who oversees mattress testing at Consumer Reports, sleep on? \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"The buildings that were damaged were mainly dormitories where researchers and students would sleep after spending entire nights using telescopes and other equipment. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Because there isn\u2019t a big mansion where a bunch of dudes can sleep with a bunch of chicks? \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Beautiful woodwork and tasteful rustic accents comprise every inch of this three-bed, three-bath home that can sleep up to 13. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022"
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"\u02c8sl\u0113p"
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"antonyms":[
"asleep",
"dormant",
"dozing",
"napping",
"resting",
"sleeping",
"slumbering",
"unawakened"
],
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"sleepless nights"
],
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"lay sleepless with fever"
],
": unceasingly active or operative":[
"sleepless casinos"
]
},
"examples":[
"He lay sleepless in bed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the red carpet for his new movie The Terminal List on Wednesday, the Guardians of the Galaxy star gushed about his newborn daughter even amid some sleepless nights. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"No other word that, over the course of my life, has caused me more sleepless nights, anxiety, pain, mental health problems or emotional torment. \u2014 Rose Stokes, refinery29.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"There were many sleepless nights, Cecilia, now 48, recalled. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"From the daily work grind to navigating parenthood, including unpleasant diaper changing and attempting every trick in the book to calm a crying baby, a new dad has many sleepless nights ahead of him. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"Those sleepless nights do a number on Dad's skin, and with the great power of being a dad comes the great responsibility to take care of himself. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 15 May 2022",
"As a new mom, Joy Woodson expected a lot of sleepless nights, to worry every time her baby wouldn\u2019t stop crying and for her heart to leap at her newborn\u2019s slightest smile. \u2014 Lautaro Grinspan, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"For many Conservative MPs, that is causing sleepless nights. \u2014 Luke Mcgee, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"In terms of finance, interest rates are a prime factor and as transactions are normally in United States Dollars, that should be giving investors and airlines some sleepless nights. \u2014 David Yu, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0113p-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8sl\u0113-pl\u0259s"
],
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"awake",
"insomniac",
"wakeful",
"wide-awake"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"alert",
"awake",
"conscious",
"wakeful",
"wide-awake"
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},
"examples":[
"She felt sleepy and went to bed.",
"the sleepy children were carried up to bed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the coming years, this once- sleepy seaside town became a place where people from all over would escape for fun in the sun. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
"Once- sleepy secretary of state offices that already oversee elections are now hot-button races, with Trump himself paying close attention. \u2014 Todd Richmond, ajc , 7 May 2022",
"Once- sleepy Berlin is suddenly a competitive market for developers. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The Russian troops arrived in waves in Bucha, each one crueller than the last, residents said, all seeking to hold this once- sleepy town outside Kyiv through fear, manipulation and coercion. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The story is set in the once sleepy seaside hamlet of Deadloch and begins after a man\u2019s dead body is found on the beach. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Over in Shevchenkove, a sleepy village four miles up the road toward Mykolaiv, more than two-thirds of the people have disappeared, said Father Pavlo, the priest presiding over St. John Church. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Near Cancun, explore the sleepy fishing village of Puerto Morelos or the haute, bohemian design of Tulum. \u2014 Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Indio is a desert, and Rio a tropical beach paradise; Rio a bustling metropolis of nearly 7 million people, and Indio, for most of the year, a sleepy small town. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 11 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8sl\u0113-p\u0113"
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"dozy",
"drowsy",
"slumberous",
"slumbrous",
"somnolent"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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": rain that freezes or partly freezes as it falls from the sky":[
"Concerned that ice pellets\u2014also known as sleet \u2014were a larger hazard than previously thought, the Federal Aviation Administration in late 2005 adopted strict limits on planes taking off in such icy conditions.",
"\u2014 Susan Carey and Andy Pasztor",
"The wind blew bitterly cold, and the boughs of the old tree crackled under falling sleet .",
"\u2014 Harriet Jacobs"
],
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"Concerned that ice pellets\u2014also known as sleet \u2014were a larger hazard than previously thought, the Federal Aviation Administration in late 2005 adopted strict limits on planes taking off in such icy conditions.",
"\u2014 Susan Carey and Andy Pasztor",
"The wind blew bitterly cold, and the boughs of the old tree crackled under falling sleet .",
"\u2014 Harriet Jacobs"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The snow turned to sleet and made driving very dangerous.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tonight, a slight chance of snow showers, freezing rain and sleet after 3 a.m. and a low around 27. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The National Weather Service\u2019s forecast calls for snow, freezing rain and sleet to begin this evening and continue on through around 7 a.m. Friday morning. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Freezing rain and sleet will fall Thursday night into Friday morning from Philadelphia to New York City to New York's Hudson Valley. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Snow expected Wednesday, Thursday After Monday and Tuesday's freezing rain and sleet , the forecast in southeast Wisconsin calls for rounds of snow Wednesday and Thursday. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2022",
"New York City and Boston are under a winter weather advisory until 7 p.m. Friday for freezing rain and sleet , respectively. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Indianapolis saw its most substantial snowfall of the year Thursday as rain and sleet transitioned overnight into light, fluffy snow that fell throughout the day \u2014 closing schools and businesses and impacting travel across Marion County. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Freezing rain and sleet are expected to continue through the morning and into the afternoon from the arctic cold front sweeping through the state. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Freezing rain and sleet was expected to continue in the area until Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slete ; akin to Middle High German sl\u014dz hailstone":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0113t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204110",
"type":[
"adjective",
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"verb"
]
},
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": a tubular part (such as a hollow axle or a bushing) designed to fit over another part":[],
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"\u2014 used with wear wears his emotions on his sleeve"
],
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"examples":[
"a shirt with long sleeves",
"The joint is covered with a metal sleeve .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Four years later, the puff sleeve still has its boot firmly on the neck of the American apparel market. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"Paolo Banchero lifted the right sleeve of his black hooded sweatshirt to point out the green tattoo ink on his forearm. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"In the video, the man is seen wearing a zippered jacket with Trump\u2019s campaign logo on the right sleeve . \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Walpurgis\u2019 1969 album, The Shiver, Emerson Lake, and Palmer\u2019s gold-selling 1973 LP, Brain Salad Surgery, and the sleeve for French prog-rockers Magma\u2019s 1978 record Attahk. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"On the cuffs of the sleeve and on the kit's socks, there are the colors of the five Olympic rings, and another interesting feature is a subtle pattern which shows the map of the city of Barcelona. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"There are not a lot of embellishments all over the place, there\u2019s no trim on the edge of the sleeve . \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Burnett, who appeared on Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor, did get backlash in February 2021 after being caught wearing a controversial Yezzy jacket that had a Confederate flag on the sleeve . \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"The yellow and white sleeve piping also represents a beer's foam head. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English sleve, going back to Old English sl\u012befe (West Saxon), sl\u0113fe (Anglian), feminine weak noun, going back to a Germanic noun base *slaubj- (whence also East Frisian [Saterland] sleeuwe \"sleeve,\" North Frisian [Mooring] sliiw ), from a verbal root *slaub- seen also in Old English sl\u0113fan (weak verb) \"to slip (clothes) on,\" Middle Dutch sl\u014dven \"to roll up, strip off, slip over something,\" sloof \"coat of rough cloth, habit,\" slove \"cover, wrapper,\" regional German Schlaube \"skin, peel (of fruit, etc.),\" going back to Indo-European *slou\u032fb h -, causative derivative of *sleu\u032fb h - \"move easily, slip,\" whence also Latin (with suffix *-re/o-ko- ) l\u016bbricus \"slippery, difficult to hold\"":""
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"\u2014 used with wear wears his emotions on his sleeve"
],
": sleevelet":[]
},
"examples":[
"a shirt with long sleeves",
"The joint is covered with a metal sleeve .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Four years later, the puff sleeve still has its boot firmly on the neck of the American apparel market. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"Paolo Banchero lifted the right sleeve of his black hooded sweatshirt to point out the green tattoo ink on his forearm. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"In the video, the man is seen wearing a zippered jacket with Trump\u2019s campaign logo on the right sleeve . \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Walpurgis\u2019 1969 album, The Shiver, Emerson Lake, and Palmer\u2019s gold-selling 1973 LP, Brain Salad Surgery, and the sleeve for French prog-rockers Magma\u2019s 1978 record Attahk. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"On the cuffs of the sleeve and on the kit's socks, there are the colors of the five Olympic rings, and another interesting feature is a subtle pattern which shows the map of the city of Barcelona. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"There are not a lot of embellishments all over the place, there\u2019s no trim on the edge of the sleeve . \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Burnett, who appeared on Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor, did get backlash in February 2021 after being caught wearing a controversial Yezzy jacket that had a Confederate flag on the sleeve . \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"The yellow and white sleeve piping also represents a beer's foam head. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English sleve, going back to Old English sl\u012befe (West Saxon), sl\u0113fe (Anglian), feminine weak noun, going back to a Germanic noun base *slaubj- (whence also East Frisian [Saterland] sleeuwe \"sleeve,\" North Frisian [Mooring] sliiw ), from a verbal root *slaub- seen also in Old English sl\u0113fan (weak verb) \"to slip (clothes) on,\" Middle Dutch sl\u014dven \"to roll up, strip off, slip over something,\" sloof \"coat of rough cloth, habit,\" slove \"cover, wrapper,\" regional German Schlaube \"skin, peel (of fruit, etc.),\" going back to Indo-European *slou\u032fb h -, causative derivative of *sleu\u032fb h - \"move easily, slip,\" whence also Latin (with suffix *-re/o-ko- ) l\u016bbricus \"slippery, difficult to hold\"":""
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": dexterity , skill":[]
},
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"must have employed some sophisticated sleight to con that wary couple out of their money",
"a brilliant new theory that pays tribute to his remarkable sleight of mind",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bossy spun his gold more off the rush, skating into shots, picking apart goalies victimized by his sleight -of-stick magic. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The economist pointed to the sleight -of-hand in one of the central elements in Macron\u2019s 2022 platform: a proposal to raise the legal age of retirement to 65. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Reading scenes as the tough and self-destructive Sammy, who learns to channel her grief and anger over her mother\u2019s death into creativity through sleight -of-hand magic, Cech slipped effortlessly into the character. \u2014 Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Almighty skating and sleight -of-hand playmaking can, in an instant, give way to manhandling opposing players. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"On Brighten, the sleight -of-hand man does his most robustly soulful singing and playing, with the whole band kicking in for an all-together-now groove. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Of course, if this apparent sleight -of-hand by Macron -- carving a separate path forward for Europe -- leads to placing any kind of restraint on Putin's more bellicose ambitions, all the better. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Nottage employs a bit of narrative sleight -of-hand, with only the most opaque of acknowledgments of the accusations to emerge later. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s the first of two sleight -of-hand tricks Baker is pulling here. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 6 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8sl\u012bt"
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"fetch",
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"gambit",
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"juggle",
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"ploy",
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"noun"
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"broad",
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": limited or inadequate in amount or scope : meager":[
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"She has a slender figure.",
"a flower with a slender stem",
"an animal with a long, slender snout",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The dinosaur also had less body armor, and its limbs were more slender than others of the same species. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Ski jumpers tend to be tall and slender , taking advantage of their height to have longer skis and lighter weight to help in the battle against gravity. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"When the next act came out, the first Beatle to take the stage was a slender young man with a passing resemblance to James Dean. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In contrast, Biden's 2022 budget last spring proposed a 16% increase for domestic programs and less than 2% more for defense \u2014 numbers that were doomed from the start thanks to Democrats' slender congressional majorities. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Videos showed the worms slithering around one another in serpentine patterns while white light from fluorescent proteins indicating neuronal activity flickered on and off along the length of their slender bodies. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 Dec. 2021",
"But there\u2019s enough left for archaeologists to tell that in its heyday, the boat would have been a relatively slender craft\u20147 meters long and about 1.5 meters wide\u2014well-suited to navigating the rivers and canals of ancient Sumer. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Its aesthetics are as crisp as its acoustics, with a three-part white-enamel dial set inside a 39mm platinum case with slender black numerals, thermally blued steel hands and a classic seconds subdial at 6 o\u2019clock. \u2014 Michael Clerizo, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Super- slender skyscrapers, also known as pencil towers, became standout features of the Hong Kong skyline in the 1970s. \u2014 Lydia Armstrong, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English sclendre, slendre , from Anglo-French esclendre":""
},
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"\u02c8slen-d\u0259r"
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"fine",
"hairline",
"narrow",
"needlelike",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin",
"ultrathin"
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"noun"
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"broad",
"fat",
"wide"
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": limited or inadequate in amount or scope : meager":[
"people of slender means"
],
": small or narrow in circumference or width in proportion to length or height":[]
},
"examples":[
"She has a slender figure.",
"a flower with a slender stem",
"an animal with a long, slender snout",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The dinosaur also had less body armor, and its limbs were more slender than others of the same species. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Ski jumpers tend to be tall and slender , taking advantage of their height to have longer skis and lighter weight to help in the battle against gravity. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"When the next act came out, the first Beatle to take the stage was a slender young man with a passing resemblance to James Dean. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In contrast, Biden's 2022 budget last spring proposed a 16% increase for domestic programs and less than 2% more for defense \u2014 numbers that were doomed from the start thanks to Democrats' slender congressional majorities. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Videos showed the worms slithering around one another in serpentine patterns while white light from fluorescent proteins indicating neuronal activity flickered on and off along the length of their slender bodies. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 Dec. 2021",
"But there\u2019s enough left for archaeologists to tell that in its heyday, the boat would have been a relatively slender craft\u20147 meters long and about 1.5 meters wide\u2014well-suited to navigating the rivers and canals of ancient Sumer. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Its aesthetics are as crisp as its acoustics, with a three-part white-enamel dial set inside a 39mm platinum case with slender black numerals, thermally blued steel hands and a classic seconds subdial at 6 o\u2019clock. \u2014 Michael Clerizo, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Super- slender skyscrapers, also known as pencil towers, became standout features of the Hong Kong skyline in the 1970s. \u2014 Lydia Armstrong, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English sclendre, slendre , from Anglo-French esclendre":""
},
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"\u02c8slen-d\u0259r"
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"\u02c8sl\u00fc"
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"type":[]
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": to search for and discover":[]
},
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"Noun",
"the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rathom created for himself the reputation of a super- sleuth , then basked in it. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"In the history of fictional literary detectives, British mystery writer Agatha Christie\u2019s fussy Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is tops on the list. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Like a modern-day movie version of the game Clue (shout-out to the bomb \u201980s adaptation also), Rian Johnson\u2019s Knives Out speaks directly to the sleuth inside all of us. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"Like all connoisseurs, Weathers is a dedicated sleuth who never reveals her sources. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The series follows a gen Z amateur sleuth named Darby Hart (Corrin). \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Heroes and Felons Toni Braxton returns as book lover, ex-con and amateur sleuth Hollis Morgan, who joins her fellow Fallen Angel Murder Club members in seeking answers to another member\u2019s death in the newest installment of the mystery serial. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Seventies run here as well, when Batman flipped back from being a campy crusader to a twilight sleuth extraordinaire. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Several writers in recent years have resuscitated Raymond Chandler\u2019s iconic Los Angeles sleuth Philip Marlowe. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Since the start of the war, online users have tried to sleuth out the brands Zelenskyy relies on\u2014with California label 5.11 and Austrian Carinthia products among his outfit staples. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 9 May 2022",
"That's not to say that viewers should brace for a morose hour; in fact, the episode teems with frivolity and mystery, too, as Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) and Madison (Caitlin Thompson) try to sleuth out whom Kevin spent the previous night with. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In the past, Queen Charlotte hired Eloise to sleuth for Lady Whistledown leads and even accused her of being the gossip columnist in season 2. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Players were given 20 different repair orders and asked to sleuth out what specific part was causing the problem, fix it, and then test the fix on the road. \u2014 Michael Thomsen, Wired , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Sometimes these creators sleuth to identify racists and people spreading disinformation about topics like the Covid vaccines. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In other words, the challenge was on to sleuth out magical realms. \u2014 Wendy Goodman, Curbed , 9 Mar. 2021",
"The easiest way to sleuth out the life cycle of a parasite is to present it with potential hosts, just as Dykman did with the worms in the kelp bass. \u2014 Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2021",
"Researchers have to sleuth out whether that fish could physically make that sound, either by listening to existing recordings or speculating how the fish\u2019s sonic muscles might produce noise. \u2014 Sabrina Imbler, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020"
],
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1900, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
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},
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"\u02c8sl\u00fcth"
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"detective",
"dick",
"gumshoe",
"hawkshaw",
"investigator",
"operative",
"private detective",
"private eye",
"private investigator",
"shamus",
"sherlock",
"sleuthhound"
],
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": detective":[]
},
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"the fictional sleuthhound Miss Marple is notable for her age as well as for her understanding of human nature, both of them being rather advanced"
],
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English (Scots) sleuth hund , a kind of bloodhound, from Middle English sleuth, sloith, sloth track of an animal or person (from Old Norse sl\u014dth ) + hund hound":""
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"gumshoe",
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"private investigator",
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"sherlock",
"sleuth"
],
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"bit",
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"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
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"hint",
"lick",
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"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
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"speck",
"spot",
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"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
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],
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],
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": to turn, twist, or swing about : pivot":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He has written a slew of books.",
"we still have a slew of work to do on this project",
"Verb",
"He slewed the telescope three degrees south."
],
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1769, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"origin unknown":"Verb",
"perhaps from Irish slua army, host, throng, from Old Irish sl\u00faag ; akin to Lithuanian slaugyti to tend":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8sl\u00fc"
],
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"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
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"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
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"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101712",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
"slice":{
"antonyms":[
"cross section",
"sample",
"sampler",
"sampling",
"selection"
],
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": a serving knife with wedge-shaped blade":[
"a fish slice"
],
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": a thin flat piece cut from something":[],
": a wedge-shaped piece (as of pie or cake)":[],
": interpret , construe":[
"\u2014 used in phrases like any way you slice it"
],
": portion , share":[],
": segment , sample":[],
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": to hit (a ball) so that a slice results":[],
": to move with a cutting action":[
"the ship sliced through the waves"
],
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": to stir or spread with a slice":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She sliced the lemon in half.",
"He sliced open his finger while cleaning the fish.",
"The knife sliced through the cake easily.",
"Noun",
"thin slices of roast beef",
"The Fourth of July parade was a real slice of Americana.",
"He hit a slice into the right rough.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While many aspects of the fudge and the buying experience for Ryba's Roots are unique, one important component has stayed the same: the small wooden knife used to slice off a piece (or several) of fudge. \u2014 Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"The party then brought in REDMAP, which used proprietary software, in secret, to slice and dice the electorate based on all manner of demographic data. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"Holding a knife parallel to the board, slice the loin almost entirely in half, but not quite through. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Working one by one, slice the hearts of palm lengthwise through the middle without cutting all the way through, so that the two parts are still just barely connected. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 11 June 2022",
"Thinly slice the pork tenderloins across the grain and divide among the four plates. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Juice of half a lemon; slice the other half into wedges. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"To make the salad, slice the tomatoes into thick rounds and arrange them on a serving platter. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"For even less waste, in your next asparagus stir fry, slice those tough ends of the asparagus thin and add them to the pan first, along with any alliums in the recipe. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And then there is the debate over the myriad of toppings available; and whether a slice should be cut in the traditional triangle or square? \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Another insular battle played out in the 15th District, which remapping shifted from the southeastern part of the state to a central and western slice of Illinois. \u2014 John Keilman, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"The signature Deluxe Burger features a third of a pound of beef and unless otherwise requested, is served all the way with mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, lettuce, tomato, onion and a slice of American cheese. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Top with sour cream and chopped parsley and serve it alongside a slice of Ukrainian rye bread. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Tan almost had a look of disbelief moments later when Williams could not handle a skidding slice forehand and dumped it into the net, giving her the biggest win of her career. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Peel shallots and slice at the same thinness as the cucumber. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Bonnie Corso has spent the last five years traveling all over the East Coast buying up old items and equipment from closing Howard Johnson\u2019s restaurants, a slice of Americana affectionately known as HoJo\u2019s. \u2014 Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"At the root of the standoff is the 12 GHz band, a slice of radio frequencies that are primarily used for services like Starlink and its satellite internet competitor OneWeb. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022"
],
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"1551, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sclise, slise , from Anglo-French esclice splinter, from esclicer":"Noun",
"Middle English sklicen , from Anglo-French esclicer to splinter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sl\u012bzan to tear apart \u2014 more at slit":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8sl\u012bs"
],
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"sliver",
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],
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"grease",
"lubricate",
"oil",
"wax"
],
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": a military helicopter without armaments that is used to transport troops or light cargo":[],
": a popular magazine printed on coated stock and intended to appeal to sophisticated readers":[],
": a shrewd untrustworthy person":[],
": an automobile tire made without a tread for maximum traction (as in drag racing)":[],
": an implement for producing a smooth or slick surface":[],
": based on stereotype : trite":[
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],
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],
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": having a smooth surface : slippery":[
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],
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],
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"\u2014 Jack London"
],
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": spruce":[
"\u2014 usually used with up"
],
": to make sleek or smooth":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Be careful as you drive home\u2014the roads are slick .",
"big corporations and their slick lawyers",
"The new kid had some slick moves on the basketball court.",
"The students did a slick job of promoting the concert.",
"The video game has slick graphics.",
"Verb",
"The rain slicked the roads.",
"slicking the bottom of their skis with wax",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In a slick but engaging new film due on Netflix June 14, the star frames her struggles and triumphs against the backdrop of the 2020 Super Bowl. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"About 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Catalina Channel, and the slick covers 8,320 acres, the Los Angeles Times reports. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 4 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s especially true for a slick 8-pointer, a buck with four points on both antlers. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Butler, Warren and Clinton counties will see quick periods of snowfall Sunday that could result in slick roadways and low visibility for drivers. \u2014 Kaitlin Lewis, The Enquirer , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Motorists are advised to stay home due to slick roadways. \u2014 David Wickert, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Rain on top of snow could create slick roadways and complicate the Friday morning commute, O\u2019Brien said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"For the second time in a week, snow hit the D.C. region early Friday, forcing area schools and the federal government to close and leaving slick roadways and sidewalks. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"With slick roadways still possible, the Virginia Department of Transportation said drivers should avoid unnecessary travel overnight and on Wednesday morning. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brush off those grill grates to remove any stuck on bits, and use a paper towel, tongs, and a neutral oil to slick them up so your burgers don't stick. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"The terrain varied from rough limestone-shale fields to swampy singletrack to slick red sandstone. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 28 May 2022",
"The wig application took about 40 minutes, Ballard says, while Biel's hair was completely flattened with GafQuat, a strong hold pomade used to slick hair back. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
"The best part: The crampon-like aluminum bars stick to slick rock like Velcro. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 17 Apr. 2015",
"And fastening them to slick hides requires massive pins that may harm the animals. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Then, Raleigh would slick down and paint over Owen\u2019s bushy eyebrows and glue the prosthesis on with silicone adhesive. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Vulture , 21 Oct. 2021",
"For those rocking shorter hair, pomades are an excellent styling product that can shape and slick down hair with ease. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Better to slick it with oil before cooking to crisp it up, then brush with a flavorful glaze. \u2014 Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 16 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"TikToker Maria Zarkova has the perfect, speedy French tip manicure hack, involving applying a slick of white polish to the end of your finger and pressing your nail into it. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
"At Miu Miu, makeup legend Pat McGrath further projected neon bright coral red pouts by adding a slick of clear gloss to vinyl\u2013and light-catching!\u2013effect. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Drivers faced challenges as rain fell before and during the race, making the track slick and wet. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"After Shesterkin denied Arthur Kaliyev in the sixth round, Fox roofed a slick backhand that stuck in the net to win it. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As for the rest of her face, cheeks were kept soft with washes of nude pink and peach, while lips were enhanced with a slick of warm matte pink, usually L'Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Fairest Nude. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Balls used in Japan have a slightly tacky surface, so no need for mudding, nor for pitchers to use resin to kill the slick . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 May 2022",
"In addition to some makeup essentials, such as filling in her brows, applying mascara, and a slick of lip gloss, Boru always tries to get henna done just before Eid. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 1 May 2022",
"This whole project has been a fun way to go about my pantry, finding value where others only see a murky slick destined for the dump. \u2014 Maggie Lange, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
"1825, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sliken , from Old English *slician ; akin to Old High German sl\u012bhhan to glide":"Verb",
"Middle English slyke ; akin to Old English *slician":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slick Adjective sleek , slick , glossy mean having a smooth bright surface or appearance. sleek suggests a smoothness or brightness resulting from attentive grooming or physical conditioning. a sleek racehorse slick suggests extreme smoothness that results in a slippery surface. slipped and fell on the slick floor glossy suggests a highly reflective surface. photographs having a glossy finish sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
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"greasy",
"lubricated",
"oiled",
"slicked",
"slippery",
"slippy",
"slithery"
],
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"oil",
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": a shrewd untrustworthy person":[],
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": based on stereotype : trite":[
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": deft , skillful":[
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"\u2014 Jack London"
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"Be careful as you drive home\u2014the roads are slick .",
"big corporations and their slick lawyers",
"The new kid had some slick moves on the basketball court.",
"The students did a slick job of promoting the concert.",
"The video game has slick graphics.",
"Verb",
"The rain slicked the roads.",
"slicking the bottom of their skis with wax",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In a slick but engaging new film due on Netflix June 14, the star frames her struggles and triumphs against the backdrop of the 2020 Super Bowl. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"About 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Catalina Channel, and the slick covers 8,320 acres, the Los Angeles Times reports. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 4 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s especially true for a slick 8-pointer, a buck with four points on both antlers. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Butler, Warren and Clinton counties will see quick periods of snowfall Sunday that could result in slick roadways and low visibility for drivers. \u2014 Kaitlin Lewis, The Enquirer , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Motorists are advised to stay home due to slick roadways. \u2014 David Wickert, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Rain on top of snow could create slick roadways and complicate the Friday morning commute, O\u2019Brien said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"For the second time in a week, snow hit the D.C. region early Friday, forcing area schools and the federal government to close and leaving slick roadways and sidewalks. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"With slick roadways still possible, the Virginia Department of Transportation said drivers should avoid unnecessary travel overnight and on Wednesday morning. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brush off those grill grates to remove any stuck on bits, and use a paper towel, tongs, and a neutral oil to slick them up so your burgers don't stick. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"The terrain varied from rough limestone-shale fields to swampy singletrack to slick red sandstone. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 28 May 2022",
"The wig application took about 40 minutes, Ballard says, while Biel's hair was completely flattened with GafQuat, a strong hold pomade used to slick hair back. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
"The best part: The crampon-like aluminum bars stick to slick rock like Velcro. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 17 Apr. 2015",
"And fastening them to slick hides requires massive pins that may harm the animals. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Then, Raleigh would slick down and paint over Owen\u2019s bushy eyebrows and glue the prosthesis on with silicone adhesive. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Vulture , 21 Oct. 2021",
"For those rocking shorter hair, pomades are an excellent styling product that can shape and slick down hair with ease. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Better to slick it with oil before cooking to crisp it up, then brush with a flavorful glaze. \u2014 Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 16 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"TikToker Maria Zarkova has the perfect, speedy French tip manicure hack, involving applying a slick of white polish to the end of your finger and pressing your nail into it. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
"At Miu Miu, makeup legend Pat McGrath further projected neon bright coral red pouts by adding a slick of clear gloss to vinyl\u2013and light-catching!\u2013effect. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Drivers faced challenges as rain fell before and during the race, making the track slick and wet. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"After Shesterkin denied Arthur Kaliyev in the sixth round, Fox roofed a slick backhand that stuck in the net to win it. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As for the rest of her face, cheeks were kept soft with washes of nude pink and peach, while lips were enhanced with a slick of warm matte pink, usually L'Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Fairest Nude. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Balls used in Japan have a slightly tacky surface, so no need for mudding, nor for pitchers to use resin to kill the slick . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 May 2022",
"In addition to some makeup essentials, such as filling in her brows, applying mascara, and a slick of lip gloss, Boru always tries to get henna done just before Eid. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 1 May 2022",
"This whole project has been a fun way to go about my pantry, finding value where others only see a murky slick destined for the dump. \u2014 Maggie Lange, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
"1825, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Middle English sliken , from Old English *slician ; akin to Old High German sl\u012bhhan to glide":"Verb",
"Middle English slyke ; akin to Old English *slician":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8slik"
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"greasy",
"lubricated",
"oiled",
"slicked",
"slippery",
"slippy",
"slithery"
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": a clever crook : swindler":[],
": slickster":[]
},
"examples":[
"he put on his slicker and boots and headed out into the rain",
"dressed in their designer duds, the out-of-state slickers stood out amongst the locals at the harvest supper",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many expected that Russia\u2019s disinformation campaign would be sharper and slicker , drawing on technological advances and lessons learned in Syria. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
"But, this being St. George, that could change any minute, so come prepared with sunscreen as well as a rain slicker . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"The packaging for Anthony\u2019s high-performance eye cream could not look slicker or more masculine. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The girls\u2019 defenses aren\u2019t much slicker ; in one episode, a humble oboe plays a key role in defeating a baddie. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Taylor said the football can feel slicker in the cold, and tackling usually stings a little more. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 Jan. 2022",
"So things get a little slicker , more curved, with smoother edges. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The Twitter post from Bosworth included an image of him wearing a slicker , more futuristic version of the company\u2019s wireless VR headset. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 26 Oct. 2021",
"But Emanuel, cut off from city- slicker bars, restaurants and movie theaters during the pandemic, saw his interest in the outdoors surge. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8sli-k\u0259r"
],
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"mac",
"mack",
"mackintosh",
"macintosh",
"oilskin",
"raincoat",
"waterproof"
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"type":[
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"lubricate",
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"wax"
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": a shrewd untrustworthy person":[],
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": having a smooth surface : slippery":[
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],
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"\u2014 Jack London"
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"\u2014 usually used with up"
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Be careful as you drive home\u2014the roads are slick .",
"big corporations and their slick lawyers",
"The new kid had some slick moves on the basketball court.",
"The students did a slick job of promoting the concert.",
"The video game has slick graphics.",
"Verb",
"The rain slicked the roads.",
"slicking the bottom of their skis with wax",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In a slick but engaging new film due on Netflix June 14, the star frames her struggles and triumphs against the backdrop of the 2020 Super Bowl. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"About 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Catalina Channel, and the slick covers 8,320 acres, the Los Angeles Times reports. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 4 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s especially true for a slick 8-pointer, a buck with four points on both antlers. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Butler, Warren and Clinton counties will see quick periods of snowfall Sunday that could result in slick roadways and low visibility for drivers. \u2014 Kaitlin Lewis, The Enquirer , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Motorists are advised to stay home due to slick roadways. \u2014 David Wickert, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Rain on top of snow could create slick roadways and complicate the Friday morning commute, O\u2019Brien said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"For the second time in a week, snow hit the D.C. region early Friday, forcing area schools and the federal government to close and leaving slick roadways and sidewalks. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"With slick roadways still possible, the Virginia Department of Transportation said drivers should avoid unnecessary travel overnight and on Wednesday morning. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brush off those grill grates to remove any stuck on bits, and use a paper towel, tongs, and a neutral oil to slick them up so your burgers don't stick. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"The terrain varied from rough limestone-shale fields to swampy singletrack to slick red sandstone. \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 28 May 2022",
"The wig application took about 40 minutes, Ballard says, while Biel's hair was completely flattened with GafQuat, a strong hold pomade used to slick hair back. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
"The best part: The crampon-like aluminum bars stick to slick rock like Velcro. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 17 Apr. 2015",
"And fastening them to slick hides requires massive pins that may harm the animals. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Then, Raleigh would slick down and paint over Owen\u2019s bushy eyebrows and glue the prosthesis on with silicone adhesive. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Vulture , 21 Oct. 2021",
"For those rocking shorter hair, pomades are an excellent styling product that can shape and slick down hair with ease. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Better to slick it with oil before cooking to crisp it up, then brush with a flavorful glaze. \u2014 Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 16 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"TikToker Maria Zarkova has the perfect, speedy French tip manicure hack, involving applying a slick of white polish to the end of your finger and pressing your nail into it. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
"At Miu Miu, makeup legend Pat McGrath further projected neon bright coral red pouts by adding a slick of clear gloss to vinyl\u2013and light-catching!\u2013effect. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Drivers faced challenges as rain fell before and during the race, making the track slick and wet. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"After Shesterkin denied Arthur Kaliyev in the sixth round, Fox roofed a slick backhand that stuck in the net to win it. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As for the rest of her face, cheeks were kept soft with washes of nude pink and peach, while lips were enhanced with a slick of warm matte pink, usually L'Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Fairest Nude. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Balls used in Japan have a slightly tacky surface, so no need for mudding, nor for pitchers to use resin to kill the slick . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 May 2022",
"In addition to some makeup essentials, such as filling in her brows, applying mascara, and a slick of lip gloss, Boru always tries to get henna done just before Eid. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 1 May 2022",
"This whole project has been a fun way to go about my pantry, finding value where others only see a murky slick destined for the dump. \u2014 Maggie Lange, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
"1825, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English sliken , from Old English *slician ; akin to Old High German sl\u012bhhan to glide":"Verb",
"Middle English slyke ; akin to Old English *slician":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8slik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slick Adjective sleek , slick , glossy mean having a smooth bright surface or appearance. sleek suggests a smoothness or brightness resulting from attentive grooming or physical conditioning. a sleek racehorse slick suggests extreme smoothness that results in a slippery surface. slipped and fell on the slick floor glossy suggests a highly reflective surface. photographs having a glossy finish sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
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"greasy",
"lubricated",
"oiled",
"slicked",
"slippery",
"slippy",
"slithery"
],
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"\u2014 Maria L. La Ganga"
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": to change position or become dislocated : shift":[],
": to coast over snow or ice":[],
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": to move or pass smoothly or easily":[
"slid into the prepared speech"
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": to pass by gradations especially downward":[
"the economy slid from recession to depression"
],
": to pass unnoticed or unremarked":[
"let the criticism slide"
],
": to pass unobtrusively : steal":[],
": to put unobtrusively or stealthily":[
"slid the bill into his hand"
],
": to slip or fall by loss of footing":[],
": to slither along the ground : crawl":[],
": to stream along : flow":[],
": to traverse in a sliding manner":[]
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The door slides open easily.",
"The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks.",
"He slid the bottle across the table.",
"Slide your finger along the seam.",
"She slid the paper under the door.",
"He slid across the ice.",
"Cars were slipping and sliding all over the roads during the snowstorm.",
"Her purse slid out of her hands.",
"The strap of her dress kept sliding down.",
"She slid into the booth beside us.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Roy tried to slide across the crease, but McCarty one-timed the puck into the back of the net. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
"Tell me about the most interesting person to slide into your DMs. \u2014 Kimberly Truong, Glamour , 23 June 2022",
"If one starts to slide -- similar to 2019, when the Cavs jumped back into the first round for mercurial Kevin Porter Jr. -- the Cavs could have enough trade capital to make a deal. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Others might require you to slide a puzzle piece into place. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"And if America was to slide into a recession, Cox said the data proves Utah would weather it well. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The Milwaukee Brewers will be without their all-star closer for a three-game span beginning Wednesday night but have a setup man who is more than qualified to slide back into the ninth-inning role. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"At gentler velocities the rear can be persuaded to slide , and on gravel or wet grass the Super 3 can rip sick donuts. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"This slip and slide world record coincided with the launch of Natty Light\u2019s limited edition USA Cans that are on shelves nationwide all summer long. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cayden Wallace led off the eighth with a double off the glove of third baseman Garrett Wood on which his head-first slide just beat the tag of second baseman Peyton Chatagnier. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
"Why deal with the fuss of a stiletto when a ballerina, loafer, or slide does the job just as well. \u2014 Vogue , 22 June 2022",
"The smell of barbecue and the sound of jazz music wafted through the air as people picnicked on a green lawn, and kids jumped on a bouncy house and slid down an inflatable slide . \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The most common side effect of the shots was pain, but some children also experienced fever, headache and fatigue, according to slide presented to a vaccine committee. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"Reynoso earned a penalty after going down when Andrew Farrell missed with a slide tackle, referee Ismir Pekmic issuing a caution. \u2014 Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"The sell-off in the crypto market has coincided with an equities slide , as US stocks suffered their biggest weekly percentage decline in two years on fears of rising interest rates and the growing likelihood of a recession. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Bitcoin\u2019s slide from its record high of $67,802 in November has contributed to a roughly $2 trillion wipeout in the broader market. \u2014 Elaine Yu And Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"In the seventh, Gonz\u00e1lez made a smooth, backhanded slide of a grab to take a hit away from Diego Castillo. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022"
],
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8sl\u012bd"
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"mouse",
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"shirk",
"skulk",
"slink",
"slip",
"snake",
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"dis",
"diss",
"disrespect",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"slap",
"wound"
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"a slight movie"
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": lacking in strength or substance : flimsy , frail":[],
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"a slight odor of gas"
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]
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"Adjective",
"There is a slight chance of rain.",
"Her head is tilted at a slight angle in the picture.",
"If you have even the slightest doubt, then don't do it.",
"Verb",
"I'm sure he didn't mean to slight you.",
"He was slighted by his colleagues.",
"Noun",
"refused to respond to their petty slights",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Miller has been seen as the slight front-runner in the race. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"The slight delay of the season in Washington will stretch their availability through Labor Day. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"This past weekend\u2019s airport misery actually marked a slight improvement from the previous week when there were 1,480 cancellations June 17, 864 on June 18 and 913 on June 19. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Cooler temperatures, a slight breeze, and maybe a refreshing cocktail in hand? \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"Extended forecasts are showing slight warming, and more sunny skies Thursday and Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"In a garage, floating shelves strong enough to hold stacks of wood can be supported by short lengths of pipe drilled into studs at a slight angle, so nothing tips off. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Wearing her University of Kentucky uniform, Steiner won the 200 final in 21.77 seconds running into a slight headwind at the USA Track & Field outdoor championships. \u2014 Usa Today, The Courier-Journal , 26 June 2022",
"The slight bitterness of Amarenas is especially divine as a cocktail garnish for a Dirty Shirley, toning down the sweetness. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is not to slight Yao Dogbe, Yetunde Felix-Ukwu and Joel Ashur, all of whom provide giddy portraits of the sleazy manipulation, craven desperation and boundless self-regard inherent in an industry of vanity everlasting. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"To say that music was another backdrop for partying is not to slight the music. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to slight the Navy, but, to be frank, the Navy\u2019s management record on Red Hill is pretty poor. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Since March, the law has been used at least 15 times to punish people who slight party history. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"For Claire, stepping back from her bright career would slight Martha, who could never afford such comforts. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The response Miss Manners dislikes is your assumption that the host intended to slight some of her guests and hog all the wine for her end of the table. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Super Cruise\u2019s accident rate is superb at present, while Tesla\u2019s accident rate with Autopilot on is similar to or slight worse than with Autopilot off. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Not to slight female birds, but that plumage is not recognized as easily as that of breeding males. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"A level 1 out of 5 risk surrounds the slight and covers Lincoln, Neb. and Oklahoma City and wraps down to the Gulf Coast and blankets New Orleans, Mobile and Tallahassee. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Still, the slight was an excellent motivator coming into his senior year. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Hamlin\u2019s initial gripe seemed offhanded, but the Toyota driver for Gibbs and co-owner of Toyota team 23XI Racing is serious about the slight . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Whether Embiid intended that as a slight is irrelevant. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Your first tendency, of course, will be to take a negative comment as a personal slight . \u2014 Graydon Mckee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The simplicity of the premise should not be read as a slight . \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Think of it more as a slight , though initially alarming, change from the norm. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"Playing without Ja Morant, Memphis continued to thrive without him \u2013 not a slight at Morant so much as a credit to their depth and confidence. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
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"He was slighted by his colleagues.",
"Noun",
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"Miller has been seen as the slight front-runner in the race. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"The slight delay of the season in Washington will stretch their availability through Labor Day. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"This past weekend\u2019s airport misery actually marked a slight improvement from the previous week when there were 1,480 cancellations June 17, 864 on June 18 and 913 on June 19. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Cooler temperatures, a slight breeze, and maybe a refreshing cocktail in hand? \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"Extended forecasts are showing slight warming, and more sunny skies Thursday and Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"In a garage, floating shelves strong enough to hold stacks of wood can be supported by short lengths of pipe drilled into studs at a slight angle, so nothing tips off. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Wearing her University of Kentucky uniform, Steiner won the 200 final in 21.77 seconds running into a slight headwind at the USA Track & Field outdoor championships. \u2014 Usa Today, The Courier-Journal , 26 June 2022",
"The slight bitterness of Amarenas is especially divine as a cocktail garnish for a Dirty Shirley, toning down the sweetness. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is not to slight Yao Dogbe, Yetunde Felix-Ukwu and Joel Ashur, all of whom provide giddy portraits of the sleazy manipulation, craven desperation and boundless self-regard inherent in an industry of vanity everlasting. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"To say that music was another backdrop for partying is not to slight the music. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to slight the Navy, but, to be frank, the Navy\u2019s management record on Red Hill is pretty poor. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Since March, the law has been used at least 15 times to punish people who slight party history. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"For Claire, stepping back from her bright career would slight Martha, who could never afford such comforts. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The response Miss Manners dislikes is your assumption that the host intended to slight some of her guests and hog all the wine for her end of the table. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Super Cruise\u2019s accident rate is superb at present, while Tesla\u2019s accident rate with Autopilot on is similar to or slight worse than with Autopilot off. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Not to slight female birds, but that plumage is not recognized as easily as that of breeding males. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"A level 1 out of 5 risk surrounds the slight and covers Lincoln, Neb. and Oklahoma City and wraps down to the Gulf Coast and blankets New Orleans, Mobile and Tallahassee. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Still, the slight was an excellent motivator coming into his senior year. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Hamlin\u2019s initial gripe seemed offhanded, but the Toyota driver for Gibbs and co-owner of Toyota team 23XI Racing is serious about the slight . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Whether Embiid intended that as a slight is irrelevant. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Your first tendency, of course, will be to take a negative comment as a personal slight . \u2014 Graydon Mckee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The simplicity of the premise should not be read as a slight . \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Think of it more as a slight , though initially alarming, change from the norm. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"Playing without Ja Morant, Memphis continued to thrive without him \u2013 not a slight at Morant so much as a credit to their depth and confidence. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
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"He was slighted by his colleagues.",
"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Miller has been seen as the slight front-runner in the race. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"The slight delay of the season in Washington will stretch their availability through Labor Day. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"This past weekend\u2019s airport misery actually marked a slight improvement from the previous week when there were 1,480 cancellations June 17, 864 on June 18 and 913 on June 19. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Cooler temperatures, a slight breeze, and maybe a refreshing cocktail in hand? \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"Extended forecasts are showing slight warming, and more sunny skies Thursday and Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"In a garage, floating shelves strong enough to hold stacks of wood can be supported by short lengths of pipe drilled into studs at a slight angle, so nothing tips off. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Wearing her University of Kentucky uniform, Steiner won the 200 final in 21.77 seconds running into a slight headwind at the USA Track & Field outdoor championships. \u2014 Usa Today, The Courier-Journal , 26 June 2022",
"The slight bitterness of Amarenas is especially divine as a cocktail garnish for a Dirty Shirley, toning down the sweetness. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is not to slight Yao Dogbe, Yetunde Felix-Ukwu and Joel Ashur, all of whom provide giddy portraits of the sleazy manipulation, craven desperation and boundless self-regard inherent in an industry of vanity everlasting. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"To say that music was another backdrop for partying is not to slight the music. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to slight the Navy, but, to be frank, the Navy\u2019s management record on Red Hill is pretty poor. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Since March, the law has been used at least 15 times to punish people who slight party history. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"For Claire, stepping back from her bright career would slight Martha, who could never afford such comforts. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The response Miss Manners dislikes is your assumption that the host intended to slight some of her guests and hog all the wine for her end of the table. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Super Cruise\u2019s accident rate is superb at present, while Tesla\u2019s accident rate with Autopilot on is similar to or slight worse than with Autopilot off. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Not to slight female birds, but that plumage is not recognized as easily as that of breeding males. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"A level 1 out of 5 risk surrounds the slight and covers Lincoln, Neb. and Oklahoma City and wraps down to the Gulf Coast and blankets New Orleans, Mobile and Tallahassee. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Still, the slight was an excellent motivator coming into his senior year. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Hamlin\u2019s initial gripe seemed offhanded, but the Toyota driver for Gibbs and co-owner of Toyota team 23XI Racing is serious about the slight . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Whether Embiid intended that as a slight is irrelevant. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Your first tendency, of course, will be to take a negative comment as a personal slight . \u2014 Graydon Mckee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The simplicity of the premise should not be read as a slight . \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Think of it more as a slight , though initially alarming, change from the norm. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"Playing without Ja Morant, Memphis continued to thrive without him \u2013 not a slight at Morant so much as a credit to their depth and confidence. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
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"He was slighted by his colleagues.",
"Noun",
"refused to respond to their petty slights",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Miller has been seen as the slight front-runner in the race. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"The slight delay of the season in Washington will stretch their availability through Labor Day. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"This past weekend\u2019s airport misery actually marked a slight improvement from the previous week when there were 1,480 cancellations June 17, 864 on June 18 and 913 on June 19. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Cooler temperatures, a slight breeze, and maybe a refreshing cocktail in hand? \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"Extended forecasts are showing slight warming, and more sunny skies Thursday and Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"In a garage, floating shelves strong enough to hold stacks of wood can be supported by short lengths of pipe drilled into studs at a slight angle, so nothing tips off. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Wearing her University of Kentucky uniform, Steiner won the 200 final in 21.77 seconds running into a slight headwind at the USA Track & Field outdoor championships. \u2014 Usa Today, The Courier-Journal , 26 June 2022",
"The slight bitterness of Amarenas is especially divine as a cocktail garnish for a Dirty Shirley, toning down the sweetness. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is not to slight Yao Dogbe, Yetunde Felix-Ukwu and Joel Ashur, all of whom provide giddy portraits of the sleazy manipulation, craven desperation and boundless self-regard inherent in an industry of vanity everlasting. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"To say that music was another backdrop for partying is not to slight the music. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to slight the Navy, but, to be frank, the Navy\u2019s management record on Red Hill is pretty poor. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Since March, the law has been used at least 15 times to punish people who slight party history. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"For Claire, stepping back from her bright career would slight Martha, who could never afford such comforts. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The response Miss Manners dislikes is your assumption that the host intended to slight some of her guests and hog all the wine for her end of the table. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Super Cruise\u2019s accident rate is superb at present, while Tesla\u2019s accident rate with Autopilot on is similar to or slight worse than with Autopilot off. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Not to slight female birds, but that plumage is not recognized as easily as that of breeding males. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"A level 1 out of 5 risk surrounds the slight and covers Lincoln, Neb. and Oklahoma City and wraps down to the Gulf Coast and blankets New Orleans, Mobile and Tallahassee. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Still, the slight was an excellent motivator coming into his senior year. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Hamlin\u2019s initial gripe seemed offhanded, but the Toyota driver for Gibbs and co-owner of Toyota team 23XI Racing is serious about the slight . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Whether Embiid intended that as a slight is irrelevant. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Your first tendency, of course, will be to take a negative comment as a personal slight . \u2014 Graydon Mckee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The simplicity of the premise should not be read as a slight . \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Think of it more as a slight , though initially alarming, change from the norm. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"Playing without Ja Morant, Memphis continued to thrive without him \u2013 not a slight at Morant so much as a credit to their depth and confidence. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
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": slight":[]
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"slight entry 1 + -y":""
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"\u02c8sl\u012bt\u0113"
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"fat",
"wide"
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": mean , worthless":[],
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"a slim chance"
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": to make slender : decrease the size of":[]
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"Adjective",
"She looked slim and fit for her age.",
"He has a slim build.",
"I was a lot slimmer in those days.",
"They have only a slim chance of winning.",
"Verb",
"She started exercising to slim her thighs.",
"I'll skip dessert; I'm slimming .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pretty slim , according to comments made by several key House and Senate members. \u2014 Winnie Sun, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"This slim notebook comes with 80 lined to fill, all stitched together into a journal that can easily be slipped into a backpack. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"The car in general sits relatively low to the ground, with a long hood at the front, and an angular rear again, with slim taillights and two dual-tip exhaust pipes. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 July 2022",
"Sea can be seen as sequel of sorts to 2020's The Glass Hotel, but Emily St. John Mandel's slim metaphysical novel stands on its own, too: a story like a tone poem, uncannily lovely and profound. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"For the brother of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian American reporter killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank, Joe Biden\u2019s first visit as president to the region in July will be accompanied by a slim hope for justice. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"In addition to AppleMango's proprietary tech (which includes a slim , fast charger), LG has secured the necessary parts to develop and supply EV batteries and related products like energy storage and management systems. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"People doubted that a new bar \u2014 situated among various small businesses, at a busy intersection in Koreatown with slim parking opportunities (especially before the ride-sharing business boom) \u2014 would flourish. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"The stacked coffee tables are slim and low-profile, which balances out the plush carpeting and voluptuous sectional. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Best All-Terrain Shoe Designers managed to slim down the Saucony Peregrine 12 by over an ounce compared to its predecessor. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Other, less official royal sources, said that the limited balcony lineup was the result of the longstanding desire by Prince Charles to \u2018 slim down\u2019 the monarchy. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"That didn\u2019t stop Kardashian, who asked the Ripley team to give her a few weeks to slim down and fit into the original. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
"The possibility of a liquid ocean beneath Pluto\u2019s surface increases the chance of life existing on the dwarf planet from none, to slim . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
"By learning how many from each category her body needed to meet her goals, Downey was able to splurge and still slim down. \u2014 Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Party leaders are engaged in an all-out effort right now to work with the various factions of the party to narrow and slim down Biden's social safety net package. \u2014 Lauren Fox, CNN , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The anonymous tipster, who has a solid track record, says recent claims that Apple will slim down the bezels on the standard models is incorrect and the phones will be identical to the current iPhone 13. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"As far back as 1930, when director Josef von Sternberg told an already svelte Marlene Dietrich to slim down for Morocco, actresses have been pushed to lose weight. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 6 Mar. 2022"
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"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1862, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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"Dutch, bad, inferior, from Middle Dutch slimp crooked, bad; akin to Middle High German slimp awry":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8slim"
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"fine",
"hairline",
"narrow",
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"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim-jim",
"thin",
"ultrathin"
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060132",
"type":[
"noun"
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"slim chance":{
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"There's still a slim chance that we can win."
]
},
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"We have to slim down the company's advertising budget."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170907",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"slim pickings":{
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": very few good things to choose from":[
"It was slim pickings on the last day of the sale."
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},
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"antonyms":[
"broad",
"fat",
"wide"
],
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},
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"slim entry 1 + Jim , nickname for James":""
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"\u02c8slim-\u02c8jim",
"-\u02ccjim"
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"fine",
"hairline",
"narrow",
"needlelike",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"thin",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020344",
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": a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such as":[],
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": to remove slime from (something, such as fish for canning)":[],
": to smear or cover with slime":[]
},
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"Noun",
"Green slime covers the surface of the pond.",
"She thinks men are slime .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kang has essentially turned her slime into an art form. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"Eliahana\u2019s casket \u2014 also designed by Ganem \u2014 will feature pictures of some of her favorite things: TikTok, softball and yellow slime , said uncle Rudy Aguero. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"And adopting it isn\u2019t a simple matter of intelligence, since primates and dolphins don\u2019t farm while slime molds do, cultivating crops of bacteria. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
"Inside this colorful club \u2014 a complimentary guest perk \u2014 children can play games or do arts and crafts (making slime is a popular one). \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The gates\u2014the slime and overtly yonic imagery of the entrance into the Upside Down\u2014connate a kind of birth into this world. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
"His double-breasted suit, embellished with roses and styled with a matching mock-neck top, was more of a hot pink, but no matter\u2014nothing could shine brighter on that carpet than Mod Sun\u2019s slime green hair. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 13 May 2022",
"Kids were able to create their own slime concoction at a special station featuring all the ingredients needed \u2014 including two dozen scent options \u2014 to make an awesome batch of the gooey knickknack. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"Mook opened a freezer and pulled out a Ziploc plastic bag of icy green slime . \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The excursion included lots of roller coasters, slime green suckers, and Disney's famous churros\u2014an ideal Disney experience. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 18 Jan. 2022",
"On Sunday, the CBS team will be ready and armed should players or coaches agree to slime . \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 15 Jan. 2022",
"These growths are what attracted Webb to slime molds in the first place. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 6 Jan. 2022",
"How did the swamp slime up our laws and governance before the government even existed? \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Parents, of course, will smile more sincerely about gifts that have some educational value \u2014 or won't slime the carpets or cause some other catastrophic mess. \u2014 Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Even on its best day, disclosure mostly serves up cheap ammunition for partisans to slime their opponents. \u2014 Bradley A. Smith, National Review , 9 Aug. 2019",
"This time, the mysterious threat appears to be an attack of extraterrestrial cow patties, enormous heaps of foul-smelling gunk that fall out of the sky to slime the characters at random. \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 15 June 2018",
"All over Africa, anyone is free to slime the opposition. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Apr. 2018"
],
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"1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English sl\u012bm ; akin to Middle High German sl\u012bm slime, Latin limus mud \u2014 more at lime":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8sl\u012bm"
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"guck",
"gook",
"mire",
"muck",
"mud",
"ooze",
"slop",
"sludge",
"slush"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083847",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": any of several marine encrusting sponges (class Demospongiae) lacking any form of skeleton":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185354",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"slime spot":{
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"definitions":{
": a colored or translucent spot in paper caused by a lump of slime in the stock that has been crushed in calendering":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180444",
"type":[
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"slime table":{
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": slimer sense 2":[]
},
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"noun"
]
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": the thickening of an ore slime by the removal of clear water":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064558",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slimeball":{
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": slime sense 3":[]
},
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"He's a real slimeball for leaving her.",
"a real slimeball , that shyster has happily defended, for a healthy fee, drug dealers and child molesters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Don Blankenship, the slimeball West Virginia coal operator who tried to cover up safety violations in the Upper Big Branch mine before an explosion there killed 29 miners in 2010, has gone too far. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2018",
"Earlier on Friday, the president attacked fired F.B.I. Director James Comey, as an untruthful slimeball . \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2018",
"The biggest surprises confirm what an unbelievable slimeball Connie is. \u2014 A. O. Scott, New York Times , 10 Aug. 2017",
"Then the slimeball sends Meemo to execute Ray and Nikki. \u2014 Zane Moses, baltimoresun.com , 25 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u012bm-\u02ccb\u022fl"
],
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"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084341",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a chemical that prevents the growth of slime in paper stock":[]
},
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"slime entry 1 + -i- + -cide":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u012bm\u0259\u02ccs\u012bd"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051211",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slimline":{
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a long small-diameter fluorescent lamp used especially in a concealed location (as for showcase illumination)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slim entry 1 + line":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183958",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"slimmer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person dieting to lose weight":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sli-m\u0259r"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011555",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slimmish":{
"antonyms":[],
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"slimmish evidence"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slim entry 1 + -ish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slimish"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114404",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"slimnastics":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": exercises designed to reduce one's weight":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slim entry 1 + gym nastics":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccslim-\u02c8na-stiks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205150",
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
]
},
"slimness":{
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"broad",
"fat",
"wide"
],
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": inferior in quality or amount : slight":[],
": mean , worthless":[],
": of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height or length : slender":[],
": scanty , small":[
"a slim chance"
],
": to become slender":[],
": to make slender : decrease the size of":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She looked slim and fit for her age.",
"He has a slim build.",
"I was a lot slimmer in those days.",
"They have only a slim chance of winning.",
"Verb",
"She started exercising to slim her thighs.",
"I'll skip dessert; I'm slimming .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pretty slim , according to comments made by several key House and Senate members. \u2014 Winnie Sun, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"This slim notebook comes with 80 lined to fill, all stitched together into a journal that can easily be slipped into a backpack. \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"The car in general sits relatively low to the ground, with a long hood at the front, and an angular rear again, with slim taillights and two dual-tip exhaust pipes. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 1 July 2022",
"Sea can be seen as sequel of sorts to 2020's The Glass Hotel, but Emily St. John Mandel's slim metaphysical novel stands on its own, too: a story like a tone poem, uncannily lovely and profound. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"For the brother of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian American reporter killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the West Bank, Joe Biden\u2019s first visit as president to the region in July will be accompanied by a slim hope for justice. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"In addition to AppleMango's proprietary tech (which includes a slim , fast charger), LG has secured the necessary parts to develop and supply EV batteries and related products like energy storage and management systems. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"People doubted that a new bar \u2014 situated among various small businesses, at a busy intersection in Koreatown with slim parking opportunities (especially before the ride-sharing business boom) \u2014 would flourish. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"The stacked coffee tables are slim and low-profile, which balances out the plush carpeting and voluptuous sectional. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Best All-Terrain Shoe Designers managed to slim down the Saucony Peregrine 12 by over an ounce compared to its predecessor. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Other, less official royal sources, said that the limited balcony lineup was the result of the longstanding desire by Prince Charles to \u2018 slim down\u2019 the monarchy. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"That didn\u2019t stop Kardashian, who asked the Ripley team to give her a few weeks to slim down and fit into the original. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
"The possibility of a liquid ocean beneath Pluto\u2019s surface increases the chance of life existing on the dwarf planet from none, to slim . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
"By learning how many from each category her body needed to meet her goals, Downey was able to splurge and still slim down. \u2014 Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Party leaders are engaged in an all-out effort right now to work with the various factions of the party to narrow and slim down Biden's social safety net package. \u2014 Lauren Fox, CNN , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The anonymous tipster, who has a solid track record, says recent claims that Apple will slim down the bezels on the standard models is incorrect and the phones will be identical to the current iPhone 13. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"As far back as 1930, when director Josef von Sternberg told an already svelte Marlene Dietrich to slim down for Morocco, actresses have been pushed to lose weight. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1862, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
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"Dutch, bad, inferior, from Middle Dutch slimp crooked, bad; akin to Middle High German slimp awry":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slim"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slim Adjective thin , slender , slim , slight , tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance. thin wire a thin soup slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion. the slender legs of a Sheraton chair slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness. a slim volume of poetry a slim chance slight implies smallness as well as thinness. a slight build tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness. a tenuous thread",
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"hairline",
"narrow",
"needlelike",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim-jim",
"thin",
"ultrathin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061604",
"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slimy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": vile , offensive":[]
},
"examples":[
"Get your slimy fingers off my jacket.",
"please remove your slimy boots before coming into the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brickell doesn\u2019t cause breakouts and doesn\u2019t leave my hands feeling slimy and gross. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2020",
"The practice leaves your face as slimy as slug mucus (hence the name). \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Here\u2019s what\u2019s on the podcast today: Tuscaloosa commuters Tuesday morning on Hugh Thomas Bridge and part of Lurleen Boulevard South had the pleasure of driving through slick slimy chicken parts that had spilled out of a truck. \u2014 Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Part of that teaching involves dispelling old myths: Snake skin is dry, not slimy . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"An actress playing Boebert sprays a slimy substance all over a congressional office. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia recently made a series of slimy discoveries \u2013 some 300 leeches sent from Bulgaria and bound for points across the US. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As if that\u2019s not slimy enough, Coates also had a big hand in devising the new process for selecting host cities, first used to choose the host for the 2032 Games. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Maybe there\u2019s a ring of residue in the tub, signs of mold or mildew on the tile or grout, pinkish scum on the shower curtain or slimy stuff on the rubber bathmat. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8sl\u012b-m\u0113"
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"miry",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"oozy",
"sludgy",
"slushy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064103",
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"adjective",
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},
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"definitions":{
": a North American salamander ( Plethodon glutinosus ) secreting quantities of mucus from the body surface":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132824",
"type":[
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": a chain or rope attached to a lower yard at the middle and passing around a mast near the masthead to support a yard":[],
": a device (such as a rope net) for enclosing material to be hoisted by a tackle or crane":[],
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": to cast with a sudden and usually sweeping or swirling motion":[
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],
": to place in a sling for hoisting or lowering":[],
": to serve (food) to a customer":[
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],
": to suspend by or as if by a sling":[],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1768, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Middle English, probably from Old Norse slyngva to hurl; akin to Old English & Old High German slingan to worm, twist, Lithuanian slinkti":"Verb",
"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"\u02c8sli\u014b"
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},
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]
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": a chair formed of a metal or wooden frame to which a piece of canvas, leather, or other flexible material is loosely fitted":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"sling entry 3":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023909",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a pair of dogs (see dog sense 3b ) or crampons with the attached chain or rope":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"sling entry 3":""
},
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"plural noun"
]
},
"sling one's hook":{
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": to go away : leave":[
"She angrily told him to sling his hook ."
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191755",
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},
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"sling entry 3":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023423",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a strong wood floor to which ropes are attached at the corners so that it can be lifted by a ship's winch in handling cargo":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"noun"
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"slinge":{
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": to hang around : loaf":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slinj"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115003",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"slink":{
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": born prematurely or abortively":[
"a slink calf"
],
": to give premature birth to":[
"\u2014 used especially of a domestic animal a cow that slinks her calf"
],
": to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal":[],
": to move in a sinuous provocative manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He slinked away in shame.",
"like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That the bigots slink back into their diselected holes. \u2014 Srikanth Reddy, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Even in tracked up chunder, the skis never feel hooky and seem to slink down the fall line. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Other testers praised the Nela for its ability to carve big turns and slink through bumps. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The sun seemed to slink in a low arc across the sky, as if somehow sheepish about showing up on such an odd day. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Dec. 2021",
"In contrast, Stewart is quieter in person, content to slink in the background during our chat. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Some homeowners opt for entrapment as a bonus feature, such as a client of Vranicar\u2019s, who didn\u2019t want a hypothetical thwarted intruder to be able to simply slink away unapprehended. \u2014 Lucy Alexander, Robb Report , 11 Dec. 2021",
"The design of the property \u2014 melding elements of both French and Caribbean styles \u2014 helps guests slink from a frazzled to fully Zen state of mind upon arrival. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Most of us probably aren\u2019t able to slink back into our previous jobs unnoticed. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The protagonist version of Loki is intent on avoiding the fight and escaping the hideout, picking his way through the brawl with a mischievous slink . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"The protagonist version of Loki is intent on avoiding the fight and escaping the hideout, picking his way through the brawl with a mischievous slink . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"In the Harry Potter movies, coy and irritating Parvati and Padma slink in the vicinity of the main characters, hoping to be noticed by them but ultimately being cast aside and ignored. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Charlize Theron was seductively dishabille in a Dior gown that was part black corset and part emerald slink . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1607, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1750, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English slincan to creep; akin to Old English slingan to worm, twist":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8sli\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slink Verb lurk , skulk , slink , sneak mean to behave so as to escape attention. lurk implies a lying in wait in a place of concealment and often suggests an evil intent. suspicious men lurking in alleyways skulk suggests more strongly cowardice or fear or sinister intent. something skulking in the shadows slink implies moving stealthily often merely to escape attention. slunk around the corner sneak may add an implication of entering or leaving a place or evading a difficulty by furtive or underhanded methods. sneaked out early",
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"lurk",
"mooch",
"mouse",
"pussyfoot",
"shirk",
"skulk",
"slide",
"slip",
"snake",
"sneak",
"steal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211757",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slip":{
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": a fall from some level or standard : decline":[
"a slip in stock prices"
],
": a leash so made that it can be quickly slipped":[],
": a long narrow strip of material":[],
": a long seat or narrow pew":[],
": a mistake in judgment, policy, or procedure":[],
": a mixture of finely divided clay and water used especially by potters (as for casting or decorating wares or in cementing separately formed parts)":[],
": a ship's or boat's berth between two piers":[],
": a sloping ramp extending out into the water to serve as a place for landing or repairing ships":[],
": a small piece of paper":[],
": a small shoot or twig cut for planting or grafting : scion":[],
": a young and slender person":[
"a slip of a girl"
],
": an unintentional and trivial mistake or fault : lapse":[
"a slip of the tongue"
],
": descendant , offspring":[],
": dislocate":[
"slipped his shoulder"
],
": elapse , pass":[],
": shed , cast":[
"the snake slipped its skin"
],
": sideslip":[],
": slink , abort":[],
": the act or an instance of departing secretly or hurriedly":[
"gave his pursuer the slip"
],
": the action of sideslipping : an instance of sideslipping":[],
": to avoid (a punch) by moving the body or head quickly to one side":[],
": to become uttered through inadvertence":[],
": to cause to move easily and smoothly : slide":[],
": to cause to slip open : release , undo":[
"slip a lock"
],
": to disengage from (an anchor) instead of hauling":[],
": to escape from (one's memory or notice)":[
"their names slip my mind"
],
": to escape from memory or consciousness":[],
": to fall into error or fault : lapse":[],
": to fall off from a standard or accustomed level by degrees : decline":[],
": to flow smoothly":[],
": to free oneself from":[
"the dog slipped its collar"
],
": to get away from : elude , evade":[
"slipped his pursuers"
],
": to get speedily into or out of clothing":[
"slipped into his coat"
],
": to give or pay on the sly":[],
": to insert, place, or pass quietly or secretly":[],
": to let go of":[],
": to let loose from a restraining leash or grasp":[],
": to move quietly and cautiously : steal":[],
": to move with a smooth sliding motion":[],
": to pass quickly or easily away : become lost":[
"let an opportunity slip"
],
": to put on (a garment) quickly":[
"\u2014 usually used with on slip on a coat"
],
": to slide on or down a slippery surface":[
"slip on the stairs"
],
": to slide out of place or away from a support or one's grasp":[],
": to take cuttings from (a plant) : divide into slips":[
"slip a geranium"
],
": to transfer (a stitch) from one needle to another without working a stitch":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slippen, probably going back to Old English *slippan, weak verb cognate with Middle Dutch slippen \"to lose one's footing, slip,\" Middle Low German slippen, Old High German pesliphen, pislipfan \"to lose one's footing, stumble,\" intensive derivative of Germanic *sleipan- \"to slide, slip\" \u2014 more at slipper entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English slyp \"edge of a garment,\" probably borrowed from Middle Dutch sleppe, slippe \"loose end of a garment\" or Middle Low German slippe, in same sense, of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"Middle English slyp, slype, slyppe \"mud, slime,\" going back to Old English slypa, slyppe, slipa (masculine or feminine weak noun) \"slime, paste, pulp,\" going back to Germanic *slupj\u014dn-, zero-grade noun derivative from a Class 2 strong verb *sleupan- \"to creep, glide\" (whence Old English sl\u016bpan \"to slip, glide, move softly,\" Middle Dutch sl\u016bpen \"to creep, glide,\" Old High German sliufan \"to slip, creep,\" Gothic sliupan \"to slip (in), enter stealthily\"), probably back-formed from an intensive derivative *slupp- (as in Old High German slopf\u0101ri \"itinerant monk,\" intslupfen \"to slip away, escape\") of a hypothetical verbal base *sleub- \"slip,\" perhaps going back to Indo-European *sleu\u032fb h \u2014 more at sleeve":"Noun",
"Middle English slype, slipp \"sloping landing place for a boat,\" noun derivative of slippen \"to slip entry 1 \"":"Noun",
"derivative of slip entry 3":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slip"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for slip Noun (1) error , mistake , blunder , slip , lapse mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. error suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this. procedural errors mistake implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error . dialed the wrong number by mistake blunder regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame. diplomatic blunders slip stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes. a slip of the tongue lapse stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause. a lapse in judgment",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212524",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slip (into)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"as in put on , don"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151318",
"type":[
"verb"
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},
"slip (on":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a garment (such as a girdle) that one steps into and pulls up":[],
": a glove or shoe without fastenings":[],
": an article of clothing that is easily slipped on or off: such as":[],
": pullover":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cc\u00e4n",
"\u02c8slip-\u02cc\u022fn"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174747",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slip (on ":{
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": an article of clothing that is easily slipped on or off: such as",
": a glove or shoe without fastenings",
": a garment (such as a girdle) that one steps into and pulls up",
": pullover"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1815, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slip-\u02cc\u022fn",
"-\u02cc\u00e4n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085850",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slip mortise":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mortise cut through to the end of a piece":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slip entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140354",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slip noose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a noose with a slipknot":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014913",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slip on a banana skin/peel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fail in an embarrassing way":[
"The director has slipped on a banana skin in her latest film."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052839",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"slip out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be said by mistake":[
"I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out ."
],
": to leave a place without being noticed":[
"We'll slip out (through) the back door."
],
": to slide out":[
"The hammer slipped out of my hands."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112223",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"slip through one's fingers":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to pass without being taken advantage of":[
"We didn't want to let the opportunity slip through our fingers ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190847",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"slip tongue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tongue that slips between two steel plates joining the fore hounds of a vehicle and into a stirrup supported under a crossbar with lengthwise movement of the tongue being prevented by a bolt that passes through holes in the tongue and steel plates":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190953",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slip up":{
"antonyms":[
"blunder",
"boob",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"definitions":{
": mischance":[],
": mistake":[],
": to make a mistake : blunder":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We were late because of a slipup in the schedule.",
"the marketing director made sure there were no slipups for the important presentation",
"Verb",
"if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Next in order is the AI Ethics washing which is a slipup . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"After the fourth or fifth slipup , Chris interrupted Khalilzad. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Instead, the inning kept going, and Jace Peterson broke a 2-2 tie with a single off Jose Alvarez, a rare slipup for the lefty, who had been a magician of late. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Sep. 2021",
"With so much of the global economy\u2014and global geopolitics\u2014suddenly rotating around it, however, the consequences of any slipup could be severe. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 15 July 2021",
"Thought bubble: Biden\u2019s slipup in the heat of the moment shows he is concerned about throwing olive branches to the left in order to energize young people that dominate Sanders\u2019 base of support. \u2014 Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The media sometimes calls these gaffes, or slipups . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The media sometimes calls these gaffes, or slipups . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The media sometimes calls these gaffes, or slipups . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1909, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slip-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025657",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slip-off slope":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a comparatively gentle slope often produced on the downstream face of a meander spur":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slip entry 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061542",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slip-on":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a garment (such as a girdle) that one steps into and pulls up":[],
": a glove or shoe without fastenings":[],
": an article of clothing that is easily slipped on or off: such as":[],
": pullover":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8slip-\u02cc\u022fn",
"-\u02cc\u00e4n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155134",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slip-on?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=s&file=slipon01":{
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": a garment (such as a girdle) that one steps into and pulls up":[],
": a glove or shoe without fastenings":[],
": an article of clothing that is easily slipped on or off: such as":[],
": pullover":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cc\u00e4n",
"\u02c8slip-\u02cc\u022fn"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183438",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slipmouth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of numerous small compressed slimy bodied percoid fishes (genus Leiognathus ) with highly protrusible mouths that are widely distributed in the Indian ocean and tropical parts of the Pacific and are often dried for food":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120942",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slipover":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8slip-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031046",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slippage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an act, instance, or process of slipping":[]
},
"examples":[
"The boot's sole prevents slippage .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What is memory, if not a fiction?\u2014and the slippage between authenticity and forgery. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"There was some slippage in that last regard, as, just like your priesthood leader warned you about back in your teenage days, a little nibble of icing can lead to devouring the entire cake. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Time has revealed this project as a prescient piece of video art, and one of the first great portraits of identity slippage in the digital age. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"LaVine\u2019s loss cast a pall over a day the Bulls were awaiting through months of defensive slippage , but Caruso\u2019s welcome home party couldn\u2019t be contained for long. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Torque distribution could vary between 10 and 100 percent as wheel slippage occurred. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And that\u2019s where the White Sox need to stop the slippage . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But the overall metrics are strikingly bad at the moment and the slippage began before those injuries. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
"To assure traction on wet surfaces On integrated rubber grip pads into the outsole, which seem to work, as testers didn\u2019t notice the slippage that has affected other On models on rainy days. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slip entry 1 + -age":""
},
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"\u02c8sli-pij"
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"slipped , past participle of slip entry 8 + coat":""
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"The trails were muddy and slippery .",
"Fish are slippery to hold.",
"The sign cautions: \u201c Slippery when wet .\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Get your whole body wet and slippery from neck to toe \u2013 and don\u2019t forget to wash behind your ears. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Drivers who want an automatic way to deal with slippery conditions are out of luck, though, as the Tundra's part-time four-wheel-drive transfer case does not feature the full-time all-wheel-drive setting that other brands offer. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The slippery surface of the bamboo also deters predators. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Paleontologist Greg Dietl gingerly navigates the uneven, slippery surface of exposed reefs. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Wired , 1 Jan. 2022",
"The new research, published in Royal Society Open Science, finds that along with the cuticle's inherently slippery surface, its tiny wrinkles also help discourage insects. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Scientific American , 26 Jan. 2021",
"Vo\u2019s hypnotic prose blends metaphor with magic so seamlessly that reality itself becomes slippery . \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"With its oceanfront swim-up suites and sparkly water park covered in slippery slides and slime, Nickelodeon was a vibe. \u2014 Essence , 15 June 2022",
"This kind of slippery -slope narrative can hardly help holding our attention, even if Rick does little to maximize its tension, keeping violence mostly off-screen and maintaining a pace that\u2019s far from taut. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022"
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"furtive",
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"bathtubs are a little too slippy for the elderly residents, so grab rails are standard fixtures"
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sli-p\u0113"
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"blunder",
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"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
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"stumble",
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"Noun",
"We were late because of a slipup in the schedule.",
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"Verb",
"if you slip up in copying the data, the final result will of course be wrong",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Next in order is the AI Ethics washing which is a slipup . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"After the fourth or fifth slipup , Chris interrupted Khalilzad. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Instead, the inning kept going, and Jace Peterson broke a 2-2 tie with a single off Jose Alvarez, a rare slipup for the lefty, who had been a magician of late. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Sep. 2021",
"With so much of the global economy\u2014and global geopolitics\u2014suddenly rotating around it, however, the consequences of any slipup could be severe. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 15 July 2021",
"Thought bubble: Biden\u2019s slipup in the heat of the moment shows he is concerned about throwing olive branches to the left in order to energize young people that dominate Sanders\u2019 base of support. \u2014 Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The media sometimes calls these gaffes, or slipups . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The media sometimes calls these gaffes, or slipups . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The media sometimes calls these gaffes, or slipups . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Sep. 2019"
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"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1909, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"\u02c8slip-\u02cc\u0259p"
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"blunder",
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"fluff",
"fumble",
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"verb"
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"You could see through the slit in the fence.",
"The skirt has a slit on one side.",
"a dress with a slit skirt",
"Verb",
"I slit the bag open at the top.",
"The bag of seeds had been slit open.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Show off your figure in a sleeveless body-hugging silhouette, or leave things to the imagination in a semisheer lace dress (or a slip dress with a surprise thigh slit ). \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
"The combination of the puffy short sleeves, thigh slit and beautiful African print fabric makes this dress a gorgeous pick for a warm-weather wedding. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Her daring ensemble featured a thigh-high slit and bustier neckline, leaving her strong shoulders exposed. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 19 May 2022",
"Megan Thee Stallion arrived at the Academy Awards looking especially elegant in a sparkling, slate blue Gaurav Gupta gown with a high slit and fun side cutout. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Hadid was photographed in a nude Versace lace-up corset dress with a very high leg slit from fall 2003. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 26 May 2022",
"The Jennifer's Body actress looked ravishing in an elegant black gown by David Koma, which featured a dramatic V-cut and a pelvic-grazing leg slit . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
"Megan Thee Stallion went in another direction in an animal print dress with an oh-so-high slit . \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022",
"One quite shockingly has his throat slit without explanation. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The bride wore a sleek, off-the-shoulder custom Versace dress with a leg-revealing slit up one side and a classic white veil with satin edging. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Nearly a month later, Blinston worked on the home of Sandra George, 82, before allegedly returning to slit her throat as well. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 21 May 2022",
"Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning Mass in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in July 2016 when two attackers stormed in, forced the 85-year-old to his knees and slit his throat. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Baum then slit Otteson\u2019s throat, Lewis said, and threw both teenagers into the 1,800-foot shaft, where their bodies were discovered months later, in March 2018. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Others slit their own throats, cut off their own hands, jumped from windows. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Soon, a throat has been slit , the death setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Threatening messages also were sent to Fullerton State\u2019s Facebook page, including threats to slit the throats of the children of the person who oversees that university\u2019s social media channel, the Long Beach Post reports, citing the search warrant. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Police said Vilella then grabbed her mother's arm and started stabbing her in the torso and abdomen before attempting to slit her throat in the area of Seventh Avenue and Elwood Street. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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"Middle English slitten ; akin to Middle High German slitzen to slit, Old High German sl\u012bzan to tear apart, Old English sciell shell \u2014 more at shell":"Verb",
"Middle English, from slitten":"Noun"
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"\u02c8slit"
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"The snake slithered through the garden.",
"To get under the porch, I lay on my stomach and slithered like a snake.",
"She slithered quietly into the room.",
"He slithered his hand around her waist.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They\u2019ve also been known to slither into residential areas in search of water or rodents to eat as drought conditions worsen. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Researchers in the United Kingdom have developed an autonomous, snakelike robot designed to slither down human lungs into places that are difficult for medical professionals to reach. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The nematodes need moisture to slither around and into buds, but how are they being transported from forest to forest? \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The big yellow machine casts up a brown blizzard of dust, adding to the trouble of seeing any small bodies attempting to run or slither for their lives. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
"His vocals can howl, slither or croon, all with a bluesy fluidity and natural melodic sense. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 20 Jan. 2022",
"In a word, Ms. Maxwell\u2019s former partner, boss and lover draws the eye of the needle in this proceeding, through which Maxwell must slither , inevitably smaller. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"He's got massive shoulders and combines explosiveness out of gaps and lateral quickness that can slither his way around defenders. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Baylor kept stacking the box, overwhelming Texas\u2019 line and barricading whatever lanes Robinson had hoped to slither through. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English slideren , from Old English slidrian , frequentative of sl\u012bdan to slide":""
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"\u02c8sli-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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"She wore a sexy, slithery dress.",
"low tide exposes a stretch of beach strewn with seaweed and slithery rocks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Live octopus is gelatinous and slithery , its textures still beyond the pale for most American palates. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Perhaps the Kraken is something less shadowy, less slithery , less imaginary. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Watch the video to the end to see Jack try to muster up the courage to walk past the fang-y, slithery snake fight. \u2014 Ryan Sabalow, sacbee , 28 July 2017",
"But this is early March, and those slithery devils are likely still coiled in their dens, awaiting warmer temperatures. \u2014 Bruce Whiting, idahostatesman , 17 Apr. 2017"
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"circa 1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sli-t\u035fh\u0259-r\u0113"
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},
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"Noun",
"I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger.",
"Verb",
"carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Crews live aboard these rafts for a sliver of profit from the dismantling of the Congo Basin rainforest, which is becoming increasingly vital as a defense against climate change as the Amazon is felled. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"The money that that PG&E will pay as part of the settlements will account for a just sliver of its anticipated liabilities in the Kincade, Zogg and Dixie fires. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The money that that PG&E will pay as part of the settlements will account for a just sliver of its anticipated liabilities in the Kincade, Zogg and Dixie fires. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But there were also signs of a return to some sliver of a past life. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The policy, if enacted, would, for a sliver of the very wealthiest, close that escape hatch. \u2014 Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Bears\u2019 guards kept fending off the Longhorns\u2019 attempts to penetrate, turning every half-court possession into a constant search for some sliver of space. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Of course, these investors only account for a single-digit sliver of total private equity raised last year. \u2014 Maria Aspan And Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"For a sliver of the price, homeowners can find rural beauty, rolling hills and lakes. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad. \u2014 Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"Middle English slivere , from sliven to slice off, from Old English -sl\u012bfan ; akin to Old English -sl\u01e3fan to cut":"Noun"
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"\u02c8sli-v\u0259r",
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"Definition of sloat variant spelling of slote"
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"neatnik",
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]
},
"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"
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"first_known_use":{
"1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person":""
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"\u02c8sl\u00e4b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232155",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
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": 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? \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 9 July 2020",
"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? \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 15 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English sloberen to eat in a slovenly manner; akin to Low German slubberen to sip":"Verb"
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"Some poor slob got robbed.",
"a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers",
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"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"
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"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"
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": a sweet reddish liqueur consisting of grain spirits flavored chiefly with sloes":[]
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"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?). \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022",
"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"
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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"She slogged through her work.",
"She slogged her way through her work.",
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"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"
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"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"
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"alteration of earlier slogorn , from Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm , from sluagh army, host + gairm cry":""
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"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"
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": 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? \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 21 Jan. 2022",
"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"
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},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She slopped coffee on her sweater.",
"Huge waves slopped water into the boat."
],
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"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",
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"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",
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"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"
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"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"
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"they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street",
"Noun",
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"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"
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"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"
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"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"
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"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"
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": 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? \u2014 Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
"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? \u2014 Jill Kargman, Town & Country , 20 Apr. 2021",
"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"
],
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"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"
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"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"
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"\u2014 Cook's Country"
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"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"
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"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"
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"\u2014 Melinda Beck",
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"\u2014 Sandra Blakeslee",
"\u2014 abbreviation SWS"
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"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"
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"disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus",
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"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"
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"Things are slowly getting better.",
"walked slowly toward the ringing phone",
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"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"
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"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",
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"you need to go slow with this experiment, or you'll make mistakes",
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"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"
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"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"
},
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"\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",
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"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dilatory",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"lagging",
"languid",
"leisurely",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"sluggish",
"snaillike",
"snail-paced",
"tardy",
"unhurried"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222948",
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"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":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u014d-\u02ccp\u014dk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"crawler",
"dallier",
"dawdler",
"dragger",
"laggard",
"lagger",
"lingerer",
"loiterer",
"plodder",
"snail",
"straggler"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110239",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sludge":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a precipitate or settling (such as a mixture of impurities and acid) from a mineral oil":[],
": muddy sediment in a steam boiler":[],
": precipitated solid matter produced by water and sewage treatment processes":[],
": slush sense 5":[]
},
"examples":[
"after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge",
"I can't bring myself to read that sludge .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most party-hearty horror movie of a party-hearty decade, The Return of the Living Dead will bring tons of madcap energy \u2014 and toxic sludge \u2014 to your movie night. \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"The lime and clay destroy the slimy glutinous character of the sewage \u2018 sludge \u2019 and keep the sewer outlet drain free from the festering and putrefying deposit which otherwise tends to choke it. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"The Tri-City Water Resource Recovery Facility adopted the sludge -to-energy model in August 2021. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
"There was tetraethyl lead, used in making gasoline, sludge , asphalt, hydrocarbon liquids and vapors, solvents such as kerosene, acidic residue and asbestos. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Many were concerned that the sludge , taken from poultry processing plants or sewage treatment plants, could also contain chemicals that would be harmful to humans or the environment. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the counterworld of Gutfeld!, there is no eclipse of the republic, no fascist sludge on the rise, no QAnon nibbling at the roots of reason. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"What passes for ordinary conversation among the actors is a sludge of relentless hype and backhanded digs. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In the deep sea, where food is scarce and the landscape is mostly a mushy sludge , a shipwreck is precious real estate. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slugge , perhaps alteration of slicche mud, slush; akin to Old High German sl\u012bh mire":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259j"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"guck",
"gook",
"mire",
"muck",
"mud",
"ooze",
"slime",
"slop",
"slush"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060751",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
"sludgy":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a precipitate or settling (such as a mixture of impurities and acid) from a mineral oil":[],
": muddy sediment in a steam boiler":[],
": precipitated solid matter produced by water and sewage treatment processes":[],
": slush sense 5":[]
},
"examples":[
"after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge",
"I can't bring myself to read that sludge .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most party-hearty horror movie of a party-hearty decade, The Return of the Living Dead will bring tons of madcap energy \u2014 and toxic sludge \u2014 to your movie night. \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"The lime and clay destroy the slimy glutinous character of the sewage \u2018 sludge \u2019 and keep the sewer outlet drain free from the festering and putrefying deposit which otherwise tends to choke it. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"The Tri-City Water Resource Recovery Facility adopted the sludge -to-energy model in August 2021. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
"There was tetraethyl lead, used in making gasoline, sludge , asphalt, hydrocarbon liquids and vapors, solvents such as kerosene, acidic residue and asbestos. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Many were concerned that the sludge , taken from poultry processing plants or sewage treatment plants, could also contain chemicals that would be harmful to humans or the environment. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the counterworld of Gutfeld!, there is no eclipse of the republic, no fascist sludge on the rise, no QAnon nibbling at the roots of reason. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"What passes for ordinary conversation among the actors is a sludge of relentless hype and backhanded digs. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In the deep sea, where food is scarce and the landscape is mostly a mushy sludge , a shipwreck is precious real estate. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slugge , perhaps alteration of slicche mud, slush; akin to Old High German sl\u012bh mire":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259j"
],
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"synonyms":[
"guck",
"gook",
"mire",
"muck",
"mud",
"ooze",
"slime",
"slop",
"slush"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002848",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
"slue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": position or inclination after slewing":[],
": skid":[],
": skid sense 5":[],
": to cause to skid : veer":[
"slew a car around a turn"
],
": to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis":[],
": to turn, twist, or swing about : pivot":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012646",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sluff":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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": 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":[],
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": 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"
],
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": 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":[
"\u02c8slau\u0307",
"British usually \u02c8slau\u0307 for both senses",
"\u02c8sl\u00fc",
"\u02c8sl\u0259f",
"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",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192920",
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"adjective",
"geographical name",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sluff (off)":{
"antonyms":[],
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"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":"20220629-194614",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"slug":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a detached mass of fluid (such as water vapor or oil) that causes impact (as in a circulating system)":[],
": a heavy blow especially with the fist":[],
": a line of type cast as one piece":[],
": a lump, disk, or cylinder of material (such as plastic or metal): such as":[],
": a musket ball":[],
": a piece of metal roughly shaped for subsequent processing":[],
": a quantity of liquor drunk in one swallow":[],
": a smooth soft larva of a sawfly or moth that creeps like a mollusk":[],
": a strip of metal thicker than a printer's lead":[],
": a usually temporary type line serving to instruct or identify":[],
": any of numerous chiefly terrestrial pulmonate gastropods (order Stylommatophora) that are found in most parts of the world where there is a reasonable supply of moisture and are closely related to the land snails but are long and wormlike and have only a rudimentary shell often buried in the mantle or entirely absent":[],
": bullet":[],
": fight sense 4b":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase slug it out"
],
": sluggard":[],
": the gravitational unit of mass in the foot-pound-second system to which a pound force can impart an acceleration of one foot per second per second and which is equal to the mass of an object weighing 32 pounds":[],
": to add a printer's slug to":[],
": to drink in gulps":[
"\u2014 often used with down"
],
": to strike heavily with or as if with the fist or a bat":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slugge , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slugga to walk sluggishly":"Noun",
"perhaps from slug to load with slugs":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259g"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093001",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slug (down)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to swallow in liquid form slugging down endless bottles of water in the intense heat"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021608",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"slugabed":{
"antonyms":[
"doer",
"go-ahead",
"go-getter",
"hummer",
"hustler",
"self-starter"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"he's always so busy that he would make anyone look like a slugabed by comparison"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259-g\u0259-\u02ccbed"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"couch potato",
"deadbeat",
"do-nothing",
"drone",
"idler",
"layabout",
"lazybones",
"loafer",
"lotus-eater",
"slouch",
"slug",
"sluggard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022118",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sluggard":{
"antonyms":[
"doer",
"go-ahead",
"go-getter",
"hummer",
"hustler",
"self-starter"
],
"definitions":{
": a habitually lazy person":[],
": sluggardly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"tried to wake up the sluggards who were still sleeping at that late hour",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard . \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 19 July 2019",
"Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017",
"Slug was \u2013 is \u2013 a variant on sluggard , which was actually used as a surname for some time, apparently. \u2014 Ruth Walker, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Sep. 2017",
"French workers, whom the British like to dismiss as holiday-hogging sluggards , are more productive than the British. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The stock really has not done much of anything in the last five years, the stock following a similar sluggard pattern of the company\u2019s revenue line. \u2014 Moneyshow, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1557, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sluggart":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259-g\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"couch potato",
"deadbeat",
"do-nothing",
"drone",
"idler",
"layabout",
"lazybones",
"loafer",
"lotus-eater",
"slouch",
"slug",
"slugabed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061445",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"slugging percentage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a statistic that reflects a batter's ability to get extra-base hits and that is expressed as a ratio (such as a rate per thousand) of the total number of bases reached on base hits (with one base for a single, two for a double, three for a triple, and four for a home run) to official times at bat":[
"He drove in 118 runs, batted .289 and had the highest slugging percentage (.618) in the majors.",
"\u2014 Ron Fimrite",
"Quentin finished last week second in the American League in home runs (14), RBIs (48) and slugging percentage (.571) and sixth in on-base percentage (.396).",
"\u2014 Jon Heyman",
"The 28-year-old reached career-best figures in runs, RBIs, doubles (35), home runs (23) and slugging average (.505).",
"\u2014 Jim Allen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team still isn\u2019t slugging home runs consistently and ranks only ninth in batting average and seventh in on-base-plus- slugging percentage in MLB. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"Shape shifting aside, the emphasis of the Guardians\u2019 offense has a lot more to do with batting average, runs, onbase percentage and slugging percentage than home runs. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"That slugging percentage ranks third out of 193 hitters with at least 50 sliders faced. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
"The Reds are last in baseball in these categories: On-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS; ERA, WHIP and walks issued. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
"Returning from his second performance-enhancing drug suspension, a yearlong ban that cost him the entire 2021 season, Can\u00f3 was hitting .195 with a .501 on-base plus slugging percentage in 12 games this year. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"That\u2019ll be critical for the Ducks against a Sun Devils teams that leads the Pac-12 in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and home runs while averaging over eight runs per game in conference play. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Torkelson, 22, went 1-for-1 and has a .292 batting average (7-for-24) and .458 slugging percentage in 11 games. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 31 Mar. 2022",
"All-County, posting a .480 batting average, .600 slugging percentage with 24 hits also showcasing her power with four doubles and a triple. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121534",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sluggish":{
"antonyms":[
"barreling",
"bolting",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"careering",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"flying",
"hasty",
"hurrying",
"lightning",
"meteoric",
"quick",
"racing",
"rapid",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"scooting",
"scudding",
"scurrying",
"snappy",
"speeding",
"speedy",
"swift",
"warp-speed",
"whirling",
"whirlwind",
"whisking",
"zipping"
],
"definitions":{
": economically inactive or slow":[],
": markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth":[],
": slow to respond (as to stimulation or treatment)":[]
},
"examples":[
"The game picked up after a sluggish start.",
"the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At an April quarterly hearing on the consent decree, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar touted significant progress, while expressing concerns about sluggish hiring numbers. \u2014 Lea Skene, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Cities and counties can also act in the face of sluggish national policy. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022",
"However, the sluggish stock market tells us Wall Street doesn't agree. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"Turtles being the anti-aging standard makes sense, considering their sluggish metabolisms. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"People typically associate it with winter, when colder months and shorter days leave people feeling sluggish , agitated and even hopeless. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"At an April quarterly hearing on the consent decree, U.S. District Court Judge James K. Bredar, who oversees the agreement, touted significant progress while expressing concerns about sluggish hiring numbers. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"For one, the economy is still struggling and the job market, especially for the younger generation, remains sluggish . \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Western sanctions on Russia have further tightened energy markets, raising prices and profits and buoying prospects for an industry rocked by Covid-19 and longer-term trends like the still sluggish roll-out of electric vehicles. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259g-ish",
"\u02c8sl\u0259-gish"
],
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"synonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dilatory",
"dillydallying",
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"Save the Vaal Environment believes that the opening of sluice gates at the Vaal Dam in February has facilitated the rapid spread of water lettuce downstream, damaging aquatic life along the way. \u2014 Tawanda Karombo, Quartz Africa , 28 Feb. 2021",
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"The public became aware of the matter after U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced last week that Smith concocted a kick-back scheme to sluice $70,000 from his re-election account between 2012 and 2019. \u2014 M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press , 19 Sep. 2020",
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"The water sluicing down the rocks is glitter and mist. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The precious metal is washed out of the dirt with which it is mixed by a panning, sluicing or washing process in the river below. \u2014 Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Even in an era when industrial-scale mining has been introduced in the region, independent gold miners are still digging and sluicing in the nearby Klondike Valley, using excavators and diesel pumps, as well as shovels and gold pans. \u2014 Smithsonian , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Or simply girls like herself raised to womanhood in the Midwest, beside a steel mill, in a small house obsessively painted and sluiced with Fels-Naptha as though at any moment they might be forced to leave. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Needing to catch fire Friday, despite teeing off in sluicing rain, the four-time major champion hunkered down to the task. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 19 July 2019",
"Here is the birria de res of my life: juicy but slightly crisped, decorated only with diced, raw white onion, and sluiced in a furious salsa de guajillo. \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 31 July 2019"
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"Polls suggest the debate over mandates has helped to solve the greatest problem Newsom always faced in the recall: the risk that Democrats -- who outnumber Republicans in the state by about 2 to 1 -- would slumber through it. \u2014 Ronald Brownstein, CNN , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"Last year, millions of Brood X cicadas emerged after a 17-year slumber in parts of the eastern United States, and now a few of the sleepy stragglers could be reemerging, including in Louisville. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
"A year after billions of Brood X cicadas emerged from a 17-year slumber , a few stragglers may crop up this month. \u2014 Emily Deletter, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
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"Every day, there was something new to consume, and watching the members rehearse intricate dance moves, eat takeout, play video games, and gently bicker felt like eavesdropping on an endless slumber party . \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"With Shaggy actor Matthew Lillard serving as host, fans only need to pay $20 for a once-in-a-lifetime slumber party and a temporary gig with Mystery Inc. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"And moving the 1996 California murder trial of Richard Allen Davis, who was convicted of killing 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from a slumber party , cost $687,000. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Alexia\u2019s plan to book her ideal wedding venue hits a snag; Lisa hosts a bawdy slumber party . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Svetlana was right: love wasn\u2019t a slumber party with your best friend. \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"While scrolling through Facebook, Cochran saw a post about Best Friends hosting a slumber party event that matched dogs with foster volunteers over the Labor Day weekend. \u2014 Janelle Jessen, Arkansas Online , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Kris Jenner wrote on Twitter alongside a hilarious clip of her and Richards' slumber party antics on Keeping Up with the Kardashians. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Michelle needed a quiet regular date after all the commotion of the slumber party . \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 10 Nov. 2021"
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": a meat stew":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Remarkably, the slumgullion that Morton thickened through 3 2/3 innings included just one hit. \u2014 Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle , 10 June 2018",
"Remarkably, the slumgullion that Morton thickened through 3 2/3 innings included just one hit. \u2014 Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle , 10 June 2018"
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"perhaps from slum slime + English dialect gullion mud, cesspool":""
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"\u02ccsl\u0259m-\u02c8g\u0259l-",
"\u02c8sl\u0259m-\u02ccg\u0259l-y\u0259n"
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"noun"
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": the residue consisting chiefly of propolis, cocoons, bits of wax, and honey that remains after removal of the readily extractable honey and wax from honeycombs":[]
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"noun"
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"the town is one vast slumland"
]
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"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard, poorly maintained properties":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2003, lawmakers approved a measure that opponents, only somewhat in jest, referred to as a slumlord protection act. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"City officials did hit Korn with $235,000 in fines last month \u2014 was that finally the tipping point that led him to drop his slumlord ways? \u2014 Caroline Spivack, Curbed , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Contrary to what Jacobs said about Reno motel owners, Mead hardly fits the definition of a slumlord . \u2014 David Calvert, ProPublica , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Among the recurring characters was the troupe\u2019s first antagonist, Uncle Fatso, whose roles included a slumlord and allegorical representations of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"But as Max points out in his summation, Dalton also made those millions as a slumlord , charging black people more and refusing to rent to them beyond their segregated enclave. \u2014 Gary Younge, The New York Review of Books , 1 Oct. 2020",
"For decades, out-of-state property investors and slumlords have been able to hide their identities behind LLCs in particular, and shirk responsibility for problems at their rentals. \u2014 Rebecca Lurye, courant.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
"There\u2019s the notorious advertisement labeling primary opponent Scott Wagner a deadbeat dad and a slumlord . \u2014 Julian Routh, Philly.com , 7 May 2018",
"Perhaps one day, over a cup of tea at your kitchen table, one of them told you about her harrowing journey across the ocean from a poor country far away to find refuge in a cramped, barely furnished apartment in Chicago, owned by a slumlord . \u2014 Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2019"
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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"slum entry 1 + land lord":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": impurities that settle out in fermenting vessels and casks":[]
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"slum entry 3 + -age":""
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"\u02c8sl\u0259mij"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180215",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"Definition of slummock variant spelling of slommack"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259m\u0259\u0307k"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204628",
"type":[]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or suggestive of a slum":[
"slummy streets"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Essaibi George was the only candidate with a real sense of scandal this campaign, due to her husband\u2019s capitalistic slummy practices and questions surrounding her complicity. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The idea and some of the money came from Ebenezer Howard, a farmer turned urban visionary who wanted to strike a balance between polluted, slummy cities and boring villages. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Apr. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sl\u0259-m\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014834",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"sales slumped"
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": a period of poor or losing play by a team or individual":[],
": a downward slide of a mass of rock or land":[]
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0259mp"
],
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"depression",
"recession"
],
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"boom"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"She fainted and slumped to the floor.",
"Exhausted, he slumped down into the chair.",
"His shoulders slumped forward in disappointment.",
"Real estate prices slumped during the recession.",
"Noun",
"The economy's been in a slump since last year.",
"They've been in a slump ever since they traded their best player.",
"He's in a batting slump .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Stocks slump on Wall Street, moving into bear market territory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"At the end of May, the team began to slump , losing three of four games to Gibraltar Carlson, Flat Rock and Grand Blanc. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Europe, dependent on imports of Russian diesel that are expected to slump because of sanctions, is particularly vulnerable. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Simply cut them in half, remove the pit, oil them well and grill over medium-low heat unit the juice starts to bubble, the surface gets caramelized and the fruit begins to slump into a sweet, sloppy mess. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"The company expects gaming revenue to slump in the current quarter compared with its most recent one, Ms. Kress said. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Stock futures are projecting another day of pain for Wall Street, with the major U.S. indexes poised to slump 1 percent or more at the opening bell as investors continue to agitate over rising costs that are weighing down businesses and consumers. \u2014 Taylor Telford, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"The Ukrainian plant made 700 million beer bottles, jam jars and other containers last year, and without it, Vetropack\u2019s revenue is expected to slump 10 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The development bank cut its 2022 growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region to 5% from 5.4%, and warned that growth could slump to 4% if conditions weaken further, trapping 6 million more people in poverty. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On the court for the Golden State Warriors, he is occasionally humanized by the turnovers, occasional bad shots and puzzling free-throw slump . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"From flight delays and outright cancellations to crowded airports and schedule changes, the air transportation system is struggling to get back to normal after the pandemic era slump . \u2014 Nathan Diller, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"But this is a show that\u2019s operating on all cylinders \u2014 one that sidesteps the sophomore slump while balancing close character work with a world that is lovingly drawn. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Top prospect Marcelo Mayer evidently is not slump -proof. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"From Jack Harris: After riding a wave over the first two months of the season, the Dodgers embarked on a nine-game road trip this week stuck in a backward current, seemingly swimming upstream amid a three-week slump . \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Straw, however, was dropped to the bottom of the lineup Tuesday because of a long slump . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Nexo's native token (NEXO), is currently trading at $0.6855, a 3.74% slump over the past 24-hours according to CoinGecko. \u2014 Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"In a circular to clients, Ian Shepherdson, the chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, gave three reasons to believe the Fed still has a good chance of reducing inflation without bringing on an outright slump . \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 22 June 2022"
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"probably imitative":"Verb"
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"circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142801"
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a striking weapon consisting of a small mass of metal or stone fixed on a flexible handle or strap":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sl\u0259\u014b-\u02ccsh\u00e4t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134741",
"type":[
"noun"
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"Definition of slunk past tense and past participle of slink"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131252",
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": slinkskin":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"slunk entry 2 + skin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231703",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"slup":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to sip or swallow (as soup or beverage) greedily and noisily : slurp":[
"there wasn't a sound at the table except for Uncle \u2026 slupping his soup",
"\u2014 N. R. Nash"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps alteration of slop entry 3":""
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"\u02c8sl\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230843",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"slur":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a blurred spot in printed matter : smudge":[],
": a curved line connecting notes to be sung to the same syllable or performed without a break":[],
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": a slurring manner of speech":[],
": an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion":[],
": drag , shuffle":[],
": slip , slide":[],
": the combination of two or more slurred tones":[],
": to cast aspersions on : disparage":[
"slurred his reputation"
],
": to make indistinct : obscure":[],
": to perform (successive tones of different pitch) in a smooth or connected manner":[],
": to perform hurriedly : skimp":[
"let him not slur his lesson",
"\u2014 R. W. Emerson"
],
": to reduce, make a substitution for, or omit (sounds that would normally occur in an utterance)":[],
": to slide or slip over without due mention, consideration, or emphasis":[
"slurred over certain facts"
],
": to slip so as to cause a slur":[
"\u2014 used of a sheet being printed"
],
": to utter with such reduction, substitution, or omission of sounds":[
"his speech was slurred"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete English dialect slur thin mud, from Middle English sloor ; akin to Middle High German slier mud":"Noun",
"probably from Low German slurrn to shuffle; akin to Middle English sloor mud":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172121",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slur (over)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to fail to give proper attention to a documentary that slurs over certain important facts as it offers a very biased case for a conspiracy theory"
],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045122",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a suburb of wearisomely uniform and usually poorly constructed houses":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"sl- (as in slovenly, sleazy ) + sub urb":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0259rb"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224646",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound":[],
": to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking":[]
},
"examples":[
"He always slurps his soup.",
"his dinner date slurped her soup directly from the bowl",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These fans slurp air from beneath the car and spit it out of central rear exhaust vents, with McMurtry claiming the fans can provide about 4400 pounds of downforce at a standstill. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
"Kendall, who pretends to slurp up ironic subversion, insists on appearing as a guest on the show, but this bluff naturally ends in his own humiliation. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Afterward, slurp a bowl of steaming ramen at Ramen Yokocho, an alleyway lit up by paper lanterns, with a collection of over a dozen ramen shops, or soak in an onsen at Jozankei Onsen, a hot-springs resort just outside the city. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Her Instagram fans slurp up the tropical tableaus and the glimpses of Gucci slippers in the background, but there is no question that her hands and their security-risk diamond content are the main draw. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Town & Country , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Hold the aluminum cup over the plastic takeout container, jab the dumpling with a chopstick and pour in some of the black vinegar sauce, then slurp it all up. \u2014 The Chronicle Food & Wine Staff, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Dunham pauses to slurp down some pho noodles and take a swig of cucumber water, which her husband has brought her. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Heather is the only one who picks up the phone without questions (ummmm, there should have been questions), so Jen runs on over to slurp down some artichoke dip and gab about her criminal charges. \u2014 Olivia Crandall, Vulture , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Camp in the backyard to welcome the first sunrise, tuck in to a puzzle, slurp some noodles for good luck, wear red underwear, or get witchy with some ritual candles. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1648, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Dutch slurpen ; akin to Middle Low German slorpen to slurp":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0259rp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"belt (down)",
"drink",
"gulp",
"guzzle",
"hoist",
"imbibe",
"knock back",
"pound (down)",
"quaff",
"sip",
"slug (down)",
"sup",
"swig",
"swill",
"toss (down "
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095633",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slush":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": loose ice crystals formed during the early stages of freezing of salt water":[],
": paper pulp in water suspension":[],
": partly melted or watery snow":[],
": refuse grease and fat from cooking especially on shipboard":[],
": slushy":[
"Cut watermelon into small chunks and freeze, then blend frozen fruit and buttermilk to make a cooling fruit slush .",
"\u2014 Sunset Magazine"
],
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": to make a splashing sound":[],
": to make one's way through slush":[],
": to wet or splash with slush":[],
": trashy and usually cheaply sentimental material":[],
": unsolicited writings submitted (as to a magazine) for publication":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a sidewalk covered with slush",
"The movie is just a lot of romantic slush .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If there\u2019s snow, the chance of accumulation is low except for maybe some slush on grassy areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The lake had about a foot of snow and slush atop at least 12 inches of solid ice. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"This is my favorite story of the day is the plan by Cuyahoga county council to create $66 million in slush funds legal in the charter. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Fayetteville road crews got to work by early afternoon to clear out slush from the streets. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 26 Feb. 2022",
"White snow blankets the street, gray slush devouring its edges. \u2014 Bob Odenkirk, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Skiing through the slush with no cares and no worries except the desire to fabricate danger to feel more alive. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Non-metered street parking and an adjacent lot for the building are available \u2013 important because no one wants to lug clubs for several blocks or through slush in the winter. \u2014 cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
"So, before dawn on a Friday in February, the pair set out through the slush to conquer that stub of concrete on the fringes of the city limits, pausing only to take a few photos and return a runaway shopping cart to a Walmart corral. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"So one misstep can turn a team\u2019s championship dreams to slush . \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Plow driver fired: A snowplow driver has been fired after his plow threw snow and slush onto the opposite side of the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, damaging 55 vehicles, Olivia Mitchell reports. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Shoes made with Gore-Tex, eVent or other proprietary waterproof liners do a good job of keeping rain, snow and slush away from your feet and helping your toes stay relatively warm and dry. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 1 July 2019",
"Beneath the dossier\u2019s journey from media obsession to slush pile lies a broader and more troubling story. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2021",
"Kevin Nye attended the Juneau Trump rally, where vehicles, some decked with U.S. flags or banners supporting Trump, lined up Sunday to parade through town as the streets turned to slush from the snow and rain. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Nov. 2020",
"When the bathrooms began flooding, the manager decided the night was canceled, and fans begrudgingly slushed their way out. \u2014 Nellie Bowles, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Normally at this time of year lake effect is cut dramatically because of ice cover on the Great Lakes and open water slushing up. \u2014 Mark Torregrossa | Mtorregr@mlive.com, cleveland , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Extreme weather can overpower the freezing point of the washer fluid, turning it to slush on your windshield. \u2014 Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics , 15 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"circa 1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slusk slush":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259sh"
],
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"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102045",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"slushy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a drink made of flavored ice crystals":[
"a lemon slushy",
"For breakfast this morning she had a frozen strawberry slushie .",
"\u2014 David Samuels",
"When the Skowhegan Fair is over, everyone is dizzy from the rides, everyone has slushies smeared on their shirts, and everyone is very, very satisfied.",
"\u2014 New England Monthly"
],
": being, involving, or resembling slush : such as":[],
": full of or covered with slush":[
"slushy streets"
],
": having a cheaply sentimental quality":[
"a slushy novel"
],
": made up of or having the consistency of slush":[
"slushy snow"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the slushy racetrack resulted in a significantly slower time for the winning horse",
"slushy music underscores the movie's emotional scenes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The aluminum hull glided like an air-hockey puck over the smooth sections of snow and ice and, where necessary, bull-dogged through slushy areas. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The cold, dirty, wet stuff that immediately forms a deep, slushy crevasse on every corner. \u2014 Claire Friedman, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Snow in trace amounts or up to an inch is likely, with slushy conditions on the roads, the forecast says. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
"After a quick slushy spasm, 50s will return into next week. \u2014 Star Tribune , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Pluto\u2019s average temperature is a brisk minus 387 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 232 degrees Celsius), so any slushy eruptions would likely retain their shape on the dwarf planet\u2019s surface. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Mother\u2019s Ruin opened Friday in Avondale and offers creative slushy cocktails and hearty food, like hot and crispy waffle fries, with a simplified approach: Everything is ordered at the bar. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Next, Flores pops open a barrel-sized container filled with a slushy brown liquid. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"As temperatures fall well below freezing, the slushy mix on the ground will freeze, and a drier accumulating snow will fall on top of the icy surface and come to an end Saturday morning. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1966, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slush entry 1 + -y":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259-sh\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"miry",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"oozy",
"slimy",
"sludgy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082359",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"slut":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners":[
"\u2014 usually used of a woman"
],
": an impudent girl : minx":[],
": an unclean or slovenly woman : slattern":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slutte":""
},
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"\u02c8sl\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203342",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": the act of shuffling or sliding":[],
": to slip along : shuffle , slither":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of slither entry 1":"Intransitive verb"
},
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"\"",
"\u02c8sl\u0259t\u035fh\u0259(r)",
"-lu\u0307t\u035fh-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113435",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sluttishness":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"slut + -ery":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ri",
"-l\u0259t\u0259-",
"\u02c8sl\u0259t\u0259r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194239",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sluttish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners":[
"\u2014 usually used of a woman"
],
": an impudent girl : minx":[],
": an unclean or slovenly woman : slattern":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slutte":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094720",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"slutty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a promiscuous person : someone who has many sexual partners":[
"\u2014 usually used of a woman"
],
": an impudent girl : minx":[],
": an unclean or slovenly woman : slattern":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English slutte":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0259t"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221521",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"slv":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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"solvent":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165211",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"sly":{
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"guileless",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"undesigning"
],
"definitions":{
": clever in concealing one's aims or ends : furtive":[],
": displaying cleverness : ingenious":[],
": in a manner intended to avoid notice":[],
": lacking in straightforwardness and candor : dissembling":[],
": lightly mischievous : roguish":[
"a sly jest"
],
": wise in practical affairs":[]
},
"examples":[
"the movie pairs a sly , dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop",
"why, you sly fellow! I had no idea you were planning my birthday party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sterlin Harjo\u2019s series burst out of the gate with confidence, creativity and a sly sense of humor, taking on all manner of Native teen life on a rural Oklahoma reservation. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"These books are also often sly and funny, rooted in the absurdity that visits all of our lives. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Helen had found someone else either, Gene said with a sly grin. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But that fondness for details arrives with a sly sense of interrogation. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"As notorious mastermind Elena Federova, Baccarin commands her every scene in NBC\u2019s newest drama with a sly grin and slightly raised eyebrow that usually spells disaster for those trying to test her. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Louise, the youngest, is a study in heated responses, sly manipulations and 9-year-old narcissism. \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"But the sly pleasure of Sick of Myself is that Signe\u2019s narcissism differs from the rest of ours more in degree than kind. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"In a sly stroke, we are never shown the encounter that led to Anne\u2019s condition. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sleighe, sli , from Old Norse sl\u0153gr ; akin to Old English sl\u0113an to strike \u2014 more at slay":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sly sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
"synonyms":[
"artful",
"beguiling",
"cagey",
"cagy",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"cute",
"designing",
"devious",
"dodgy",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"scheming",
"shrewd",
"slick",
"subtle",
"tricky",
"wily"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194406",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"slyboots":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1700, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u012b-\u02ccb\u00fcts"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200015",
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
]
},
"slyness":{
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"guileless",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"undesigning"
],
"definitions":{
": clever in concealing one's aims or ends : furtive":[],
": displaying cleverness : ingenious":[],
": in a manner intended to avoid notice":[],
": lacking in straightforwardness and candor : dissembling":[],
": lightly mischievous : roguish":[
"a sly jest"
],
": wise in practical affairs":[]
},
"examples":[
"the movie pairs a sly , dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop",
"why, you sly fellow! I had no idea you were planning my birthday party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sterlin Harjo\u2019s series burst out of the gate with confidence, creativity and a sly sense of humor, taking on all manner of Native teen life on a rural Oklahoma reservation. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"These books are also often sly and funny, rooted in the absurdity that visits all of our lives. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Helen had found someone else either, Gene said with a sly grin. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But that fondness for details arrives with a sly sense of interrogation. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"As notorious mastermind Elena Federova, Baccarin commands her every scene in NBC\u2019s newest drama with a sly grin and slightly raised eyebrow that usually spells disaster for those trying to test her. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Louise, the youngest, is a study in heated responses, sly manipulations and 9-year-old narcissism. \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"But the sly pleasure of Sick of Myself is that Signe\u2019s narcissism differs from the rest of ours more in degree than kind. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"In a sly stroke, we are never shown the encounter that led to Anne\u2019s condition. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sleighe, sli , from Old Norse sl\u0153gr ; akin to Old English sl\u0113an to strike \u2014 more at slay":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sly sly , cunning , crafty , wily , tricky , foxy , artful , slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. a sly corporate raider cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing. the cunning fox avoided the trap crafty implies cleverness and subtlety of method. a crafty lefthander wily implies skill and deception in maneuvering. the wily fugitive escaped the posse tricky is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering. a tricky political operative foxy implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing. a foxy publicity man planting stories artful implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness. elicited the information by artful questioning slick emphasizes smoothness and guile. slick operators selling time-sharing",
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"artful",
"beguiling",
"cagey",
"cagy",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"cute",
"designing",
"devious",
"dodgy",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"scheming",
"shrewd",
"slick",
"subtle",
"tricky",
"wily"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074120",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"slaveless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": being without slaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sl\u0101vl\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142001"
},
"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"
}
}
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