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- [sloh]
- /sloʊ/
- /sləʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sloh]
- /sloʊ/
Definitions of sloe word
- noun sloe the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family. 1
- noun sloe the shrub itself. 1
- noun sloe any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, P. alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit. 1
- noun sloe small plum 1
- variable noun sloe A sloe is a small, sour fruit that has a dark purple skin. It is often used to flavour gin. 0
- noun sloe the small sour blue-black fruit of the blackthorn 0
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Origin of sloe
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English slo, Old English slā(h); cognate with German Schlehe, Dutch slee
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Parts of speech for Sloe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sloe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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.
sloe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sloe
adj sloe
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- charcoal — Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
- coaler — a ship, train, etc, used to carry or supply coal
- ebon — ebony (def 6).
- melanoid — of or characterized by melanosis.
adjective sloe
- atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
- coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
- inklike — Resembling ink.
- jetty — a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
- obsidian — a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.
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