16-letter words containing sl
- activated sludge — a mass of aerated precipitated sewage added to untreated sewage to bring about purification by hastening decomposition by microorganisms
- aleutian islands — a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea
- alexander island — island of Antarctica, just west of the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, in the British Antarctic Territory: c. 16,700 sq mi (43,253 sq km)
- american cowslip — shooting star (def 2).
- amindivi islands — group of islands in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India: the N part of Lakshadweep territory
- aquidneck island — an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
- arthur wellesley — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- auckland islands — a group of six uninhabited islands, south of New Zealand. Area: 611 sq km (234 sq miles)
- balearic islands — a group of islands in the W Mediterranean, consisting of Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and 11 islets: a province of Spain. Capital: Palma, on Majorca. Pop: 1 071 500 (2003 est). Area: 5012 sq km (1935 sq miles)
- calamian islands — a group of about 100 islands in the SW Philippines. 600 sq. mi. (1554 sq. km). Largest island, Busuanga.
- caroline islands — an archipelago of over 500 islands and islets in the W Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, all of which are now part of the Federated States of Micronesia, except for the Palau group: formerly part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; centre of a typhoon zone. Area: (land) 1183 sq km (457 sq miles)
- channel islander — a person who comes from one of the Channel Islands
- chichagof island — an island of Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago. Area: 5439 sq km (2100 sq miles)
- christmas island — an island in the Indian Ocean, south of Java: administered by Singapore (1900–58), now by Australia; phosphate mining. Pop: 1496 (2013 est). Area: 135 sq km (52 sq miles)
- compliments slip — a slip of paper sent with a parcel that identifies the sender and expresses compliments
- consanguineously — In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
- ellesmere island — a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean: part of Nunavut; mountainous, with many glaciers. Area: 212 688 sq km (82 119 sq miles)
- expressionlessly — Without expression; in an expressionless way.
- extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
- falkland islands — disputed islands in Atlantic Ocean
- farquhar islands — an island group in the Indian Ocean: administratively part of the Seychelles
- friendly islands — Tonga
- give sb the slip — If you give someone the slip, you escape from them when they are following you or watching you.
- governors island — an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- great slave lake — a lake in NW Canada, in the Northwest Territories. 11,172 sq. mi. (28,935 sq. km).
- hunt the slipper — a children's game in which the players look for a hidden slipper or other object, such as a thimble (hunt the thimble)
- in the slightest — at all
- isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
- leconte de lisle — Charles Marie [sharl ma-ree] /ʃarl maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1818–94, French poet.
- legislative veto — a veto exercised by a legislature nullifying or reversing an action, decision, etc., of the executive branch.
- loan translation — the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of a compound word or expression in another language, as marriage of convenience from French mariage de convenance.
- lord howe island — an island in the S Pacific, E of Australia: a dependency of New South Wales. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- marshall islands — a republic, consisting of a group of 34 coral islands in the W central Pacific: formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1947–87); status of free association with the US from 1986; consists of two parallel chains, Ralik and Ratak. Official languages: Marshallese and English. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, on Majuro atoll. Pop: 69 747 (2013 est). Area: (land) 181 sq km (70 sq miles); (lagoon) 11 655 sq km (4500 sq miles)
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- pelagian islands — a group of Italian islands (Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione) in the Mediterranean, between Tunisia and Malta. Pop: 6066 (2004 est). Area: about 27 sq km (11 sq miles)
- pribilof islands — a group of islands in the Bering Sea, off SW Alaska, belonging to the US: the breeding ground of the northern fur seal. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
- proslambanomenos — the lowest note of the scale in ancient Greek music
- protective slope — a slope given to a yard or the like to drain surface water away from a building.
- put sth to sleep — If a sick or injured animal is put to sleep, it is killed by a vet in a way that does not cause it pain.
- rhode island red — one of an American breed of chickens having dark reddish-brown feathers and producing brown eggs.
- roosevelt island — Formerly Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 1½ miles (2½ km) long.
- san juan islands — a group of islands between NW Washington, US, and SE Vancouver Island, Canada: administratively part of Washington
- sandwich islands — the Hawaiian Islands
- schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
- slang dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering the words, phrases, and idioms that reflect the least formal speech of a language. These terms are often metaphorical and playful, and are likely to be evanescent as the spoken language changes from one generation to another. Much slang belongs to specific groups, as the jargon of a particular class, profession, or age group. Some is vulgar. Some slang terms have staying power as slang, but others make a transition into common informal speech, and then into the standard language. An online slang dictionary, such as the Dictionary.com Slang Dictionary, provides immediate information about the meaning and history of a queried term and its appropriateness or lack of appropriateness in a range of social and professional circumstances.
- slap in the face — smack on the cheek
- slap on the back — to congratulate
- slave labor camp — labor camp (def 1).
- slave-making ant — an ant of a species that raids the colonies of other ant species, carrying off larvae and pupae to be reared as slaves.
- sleep like a top — a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin.
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