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slaughter

Short Definition : killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers

Definition
(noun) the killing of animals (as for food) Definition
(noun) a sound defeat Definition
(noun) the savage and excessive killing of many people Definition
(verb) kill (animals) usually for food consumption
Synonyms : butcher
Example Sentence
  • They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
Definition
(verb) kill a large number of people indiscriminately
Synonyms : massacre mow down
Example Sentence
  • The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for slaughter

Dr. Talwar did not slaughter his daughter ! :-|

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slavish

Short Definition : of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original

Definition
(adj) blindly imitative
Example Sentence
  • a slavish copy of the original
Definition
(adj) abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
Synonyms : submissive subservient
Example Sentence
  • slavish devotion to her job ruled her life
  • a slavish yes-man to the party bosses
  • she has become submissive and subservient
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for slavish

Slave which copy master ...so slave ki terha attitude - slavish

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sleazy

Short Definition : shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric

Definition
(adj) of cloth; thin and loosely woven
Example Sentence
  • the coat has a sleazy lining
Definition
(adj) of very poor quality; flimsy Definition
(adj) morally degraded
Synonyms : seamy seedy sordid squalid
Example Sentence
  • a seedy district
  • the seamy side of life
  • sleazy characters hanging around casinos
  • sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
  • the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
  • the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sleazy

sleazy sounds like lazy..a person too lazy to take bath even..he is shabby n dirty

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slEAZY- usualy women that r eazy(easy) r cheap, ethically low, and disreputable...

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sleazy sounds like shitty. A shitty material is sleazy.

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you can see eazily through a sleazy Blouse. :P flimsy;unsubstantial

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Mortal+fy:mortal meanis death,so killing someone by our comments,

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yes sandy ,so its like sleek and easy to see that means low quality

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sledge

Short Definition : large sled drawn by work animals

Definition
(noun) a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Synonyms : sled sleigh
Definition
(noun) a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
Synonyms : maul sledgehammer
Definition
(verb) transport in a sleigh Definition
(verb) ride in or travel with a sledge
Example Sentence
  • the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline
  • The children sledged all day by the lake
Definition
(verb) beat with a sledgehammer
Synonyms : sledgehammer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sledge

S(snow) pe LEGs pe chalna .. not possible so use sledge

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sleek

Short Definition : smooth and shining (as from good health); V.

Definition
(verb) make slick or smooth
Synonyms : slick
Definition
(adj) well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
Example Sentence
  • sleek figures in expensive clothes
Definition
(adj) designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
Example Sentence
  • a streamlined convertible
Definition
(adj) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Example Sentence
  • glossy auburn hair
  • satiny gardenia petals
  • sleek black fur
  • silken eyelashes
  • silky skin
  • a silklike fabric
  • slick seals and otters
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sleek

Opposite of weak.

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wen we pronounce it.its something near to silk..which is SMOOTH to touch and SHINING

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sleek sounds like leak which flows easily

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sleeper

Short Definition : one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable

Definition
(noun) a rester who is sleeping
Synonyms : slumberer
Definition
(noun) a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal Definition
(noun) an unexpected achiever of success
Example Sentence
  • the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it
Definition
(noun) one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Example Sentence
  • the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
Definition
(noun) a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Synonyms : sleeping car wagon-lit
Definition
(noun) pajamas with feet; worn by children Definition
(noun) a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed Definition
(noun) tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
Synonyms : sleeper goby
Definition
(noun) an unexpected hit
Example Sentence
  • that movie was the sleeper of the summer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sleeper

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sleeper means something which was sleeping for a long time and now it has got up or got recognition

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Sleeper rhymes with SKIPPER. Mahendrasingh Dhomi is the Skipper of Team India. No one would have thought that India wold become World Cup winner. So before going to world cup he was criticized but after that he became valuable

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As time advanced, the concept of SLEEPER coaches became a hit! Now we do not see Chair-car coaches in long distance trains!

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"sleeper" is similar to the sleeper class in indian trains, which appears to be lower class initially but when seats are not available in AC, it becomes very much valuable.

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sounds like slipper it is a thing of very little value , when u hav to go out u need it.its value rises all of a sudden Thus its a thing of very little value earlier but has become very valuable at time of need.

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when u young[EARLY\ORIGINALLY] SLEEP..u have plenty and hence lesss imp BUT when an adult u have less and is OF IMPORTANCE

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sleeper - it looks like it was sleeping, but it actually leaped.

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sleigh

Short Definition : large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice

Definition
(noun) a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Synonyms : sled sledge
Definition
(verb) ride (on) a sled
Synonyms : sled
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sleigh

Cognate to "sledge". <br> You may have heard of "sledge dogs" dragging sleighs.

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sleight

Short Definition : dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks

Definition
(noun) adroitness in using the hands
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sleight

he can write EIGHT on SLATE with both hands this is a SLEIGHT of hands

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sleight rhymes with fight, so in a fight, you need a sleight of hands.

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sleight resembles like slight feet or trick ..

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Sachin was a picture of sleight and gait..(sleight-dexterity in hands gait-briskness in moving)

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SLEIGHT...concentrate on light ....to create light products SKILL is required

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When you "slight" someone, you have to be very careful and not show it upfront,which needs sleight (skills).

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sleight - light and nimble movements - and hence skilled like in "a slieght of hands of a magician"

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sleight = Sri Lanka (sl) one to eight number can bat & they r skillful are very much strong.

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slew

Short Definition : large quantity or number; Ex. slew of errands left

Definition
(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Example Sentence
  • a batch of letters
  • a deal of trouble
  • a lot of money
  • he made a mint on the stock market
  • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
  • it must have cost plenty
  • a slew of journalists
  • a wad of money
Definition
(verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Example Sentence
  • The car cut to the left at the intersection
  • The motorbike veered to the right
Definition
(verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Synonyms : skid slide slip slue
Example Sentence
  • the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for slew

His typing was "slow", yet there were a slew of errors.

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Slew is opposite small and few.

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Imagine a STEW with MANY ingredients.

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slew =not FEW i.e. many in number or quantity

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Slow people consumes large amount of time.

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SL = Sri Lankan cricket team has great extent depth of players to play at the end of the game.

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For the last 2 meanings related to changing direction abruptly: slew = sideways flew

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slick

Short Definition : make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib

Definition
(noun) a slippery smoothness
Example Sentence
  • he could feel the slickness of the tiller
Definition
(noun) a magazine printed on good quality paper
Synonyms : glossy slick magazine
Definition
(noun) a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water Definition
(noun) a trowel used to make a surface slick Definition
(verb) make slick or smooth
Synonyms : sleek
Definition
(verb) give a smooth and glossy appearance
Synonyms : sleek down slick down
Example Sentence
  • slick one's hair
Definition
(adj) made slick by e.g. ice or grease
Example Sentence
  • sidewalks slick with ice
  • roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil
Definition
(adj) having only superficial plausibility
Synonyms : glib pat
Example Sentence
  • glib promises
  • a slick commercial
Definition
(adj) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Example Sentence
  • glossy auburn hair
  • satiny gardenia petals
  • sleek black fur
  • silken eyelashes
  • silky skin
  • a silklike fabric
  • slick seals and otters
Definition
(adj) marked by skill in deception
Example Sentence
  • cunning men often pass for wise
  • deep political machinations
  • a foxy scheme
  • a slick evasive answer
  • sly as a fox
  • tricky Dick
  • a wily old attorney
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for slick

slick=sLICK....if u lick something, it will bcum smooth and glossy

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near in meaning to sleek..

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it sounds like silk which are generally smooth.

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slick = smooth lick that means slipy.

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SLICK is similar to SLIP is like you might slip on smooth surface.

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