8-letter words starting with sl
- slimming — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- slimmish — rather slim
- slinging — a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- slinking — to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
- slip out — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- slip top — the end of a slip stem on a spoon.
- slipcase — a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- slipform — a moveable mould for building large concrete structures such as roads, towers and bridges
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- slipless — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- slippage — an act or instance of slipping.
- slippers — Slippers are loose, soft shoes that you wear in your room.
- slippery — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- slippily — in a slippy manner
- sliprail — a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening
- slipshod — careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.
- slipslop — meaningless or trifling talk or writing.
- slipsole — an insole placed in a shoe for warmth or to adjust the size.
- slipware — pottery decorated with slip.
- slithery — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- slitless — without an opening or slit, esp. in spectroscopy, having no slit for admitting light
- slitlike — to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
- slob ice — sludge (def 5).
- slobbery — characterized by slobbering.
- slobland — an area of muddy or alluvial ground
- sloe gin — a cordial or liqueur made from gin flavored with sloes.
- sloebush — a bush on which sloes grow
- slogging — to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
- slommock — to walk assertively with a hip-rolling gait
- slop jar — a large jar or pail for collecting household slop for disposal.
- slop out — (of prisoners) to empty chamber pots and collect water for washing
- sloppily — muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
- slopping — to spill or splash (liquid).
- slopshop — a store at which cheap, ready-made clothing may be purchased.
- slopwork — the manufacture of cheap clothing.
- sloshing — to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
- slot car — a miniature, electrically-operated toy racing car that runs on a slotted track and is controlled by an operator with a handheld rheostat.
- slot man — copyeditor (def 3).
- slotback — an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.
- slothful — sluggardly; indolent; lazy.
- slotting — a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slouched — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- sloucher — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- sloughed — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slovakia — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- sloven's — a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
- slovenia — a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- slovenly — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
- slovenry — slovenliness