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- [sleet]
- /slit/
- /sliːt/
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- [sleet]
- /slit/
Definitions of sleet word
- noun sleet precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ). 1
- noun sleet glaze (def 17). 1
- noun sleet Chiefly British. a mixture of rain and snow. 1
- verb without object sleet to send down sleet. 1
- verb without object sleet to fall as or like sleet. 1
- uncountable noun sleet Sleet is rain that is partly frozen. 0
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Origin of sleet
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English slete; akin to Low German slote, German Schlossen hail; (v.) Middle English sleten, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Sleet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sleet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sleet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sleet
verb sleet
noun sleet
- floe — Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- floes — Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- hailstone — a pellet of hail.
- hailstorm — a storm with hail.
- ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Antonyms for sleet
noun sleet
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
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