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- [sloo]
- /slu/
- /sluː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sloo]
- /slu/
Definitions of slew word
- verb slew simple past tense of slay. 1
- noun slew the act of sluing. 1
- noun slew a position slued to. 1
- verb with object slew to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric. 1
- verb without object slew to turn about; swing around. 1
- noun plural slew the reed of a loom. 1
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Origin of slew
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40, Americanism; < Irish sluagh crowd, throng, army, host
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Parts of speech for Slew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slew
noun slew
- a lot — lot (def 14).
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- caboodle — a lot, bunch, or group (esp in the phrases the whole caboodle, the whole kit and caboodle)
- delta — A delta is an area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea.
adj slew
- countless — Countless means very many.
- heaper — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
- innumerous — very numerous.
verb slew
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- deflect — If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
- hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- chined — Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition.
- hydroplane — a seaplane.
Antonyms for slew
noun slew
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
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