| slowpoke |
(informal) a person who acts, works, or goes slowly. |
| slug1 |
a small land animal with a soft body and two tentacles with eyes. Slugs are mollusks closely related to snails, but they do not have a visible shell. They live in wet places and eat plants. [2 definitions] |
| slug2 |
(informal) to hit heavily with a clenched fist. |
| sluggish |
moving slowly. [2 definitions] |
| sluice |
a channel made by people through which water flows. Sluices have gates to control the amount of water that flows through the channel. [2 definitions] |
| slum |
(often plural) a crowded, run-down area of a city where poor people live. |
| slumber |
to sleep lightly. [3 definitions] |
| slump |
to sink down or fall with all one's weight. [4 definitions] |
| slurp |
to make loud noises by taking in both air and liquid when drinking something or eating something like soup. [2 definitions] |
| slush |
snow that is partly melted. |
| sly |
devious or not to be trusted. [2 definitions] |
| smack2 |
to hit noisily with an open hand; slap. [6 definitions] |
| small |
little in size, number, or amount. [6 definitions] |
| small intestine |
the narrow part of the intestine which connects the stomach and the large intestine. The small intestine digests food and absorbs nutrients into the blood. |
| smart |
clever; intelligent. [6 definitions] |
| smash |
to break into small pieces by hitting, throwing, or dropping, often making a loud noise. [10 definitions] |
| smear |
to spread or apply on or over a surface. [5 definitions] |
| smell |
to sense the odor of by means of the nose. [8 definitions] |
| smell a rat |
to suspect that something is wrong. |
| smelt1 |
to melt or fuse in order to separate and obtain the metal content. |
| smelt2 |
a kind of small fish that lives in freshwater and coastal marine areas of Europe and North America. Smelt are safe to eat and have a silver color. |