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sky·ward adverb : toward the sky

Synonyms

above, aloft, over, overhead—more at ABOVE

sky·writ·ing noun : writing in the sky formed by smoke emitted from an airplane

— sky·writ·er noun

slab noun : a thick flat piece or slice

1slack adjective 1 : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : CARELESS

2 : SLUGGISH, LISTLESS

3 : not taut : LOOSE

4 : not busy or active

— slack·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] careless, derelict, lax, negligent, remiss—more at NEGLIGENT

[3] insecure, lax, loose, relaxed—more at LOOSE

2slack verb 1 : to make or become slack : LOOSEN

2 : SLAKE 2

Synonyms

ease, loosen, relax, slacken—more at SLACKEN

3slack noun 1 : cessation of movement or flow : LETUP

2 : a part that hangs loose without strain <~ of a rope>

3 : pants esp. for casual wear — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

[2] droop, sag, slackness—more at SAG

slacks [3] pants, trousers

slack·en verb : to make or become slack

Synonyms

ease, loosen, relax, slack; also detach, free, unbind, undo, unfasten, untie

Antonyms

strain, stretch, tense, tighten

slack·er noun 1 : one that shirks work or evades military duty

2 : a young person perceived to be disaffected, apathetic, cynical, or lacking ambition

slack·ness noun : the quality or state of being slack or behaving slackly; also : something that is slack

Synonyms

carelessness, dereliction, heedlessness, laxness, negligence, remissness—more at NEGLIGENCE

slag noun : the waste left after the melting of ores and the separation of metal from them

slain past participle of SLAY

slake verb slaked; slak·ing 1 : to relieve or satisfy with or as if with refreshing drink <~ thirst>

2 : to cause (lime) to crumble by mixture with water

sla·lom noun [ORIGIN: Norw slalam, lit., sloping track]

: skiing in a zigzag course between obstacles

1slam noun : the winning of every trick or of all tricks but one in bridge

2slam noun 1 : a heavy jarring impact : BANG

2 : harsh criticism

3 : a poetry competition

Synonyms

bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash, pop, report, smash, snap, thwack, whack—more at CLAP

3slam verb slammed; slam·ming 1 : to shut violently and noisily

2 : to throw or strike with a loud impact

3 : to strike or beat hard

4 : to criticize harshly

Synonyms

[2] bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, knock, ram, smash, strike, swipe, thud—more at HIT

[4] abuse, assail, attack, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, jump, lambaste, vituperate—more at ATTACK

slam·mer noun : JAIL, PRISON

1slander verb : to utter slander against : DEFAME

— slan·der·er noun

Synonyms

blacken, defame, libel, malign, smear, traduce, vilify; also belittle, detract, disparage; discredit, disgrace, dishonor, shame; abase, debase, degrade, humble, humiliate; disdain, scorn

2slander noun [ORIGIN: ME sclaundre, slaundre, fr. AF esclandre, alter. of escandle, fr. LL scandalum stumbling block, offense]

: a false report maliciously uttered and tending to injure the reputation of a person

Synonyms

defamation, libel, vilification; also aspersion, innuendo, smear; backbiting, detraction; abuse, invective, vituperation; attack, criticism, censure, denunciation; contempt, disdain, scorn; disparagement; cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spleen, spite, spitefulness, venom, viciousness

slan·der·ous adjective : containing or constituting slander

Synonyms

defamatory, libelous, scandalous—more at LIBELOUS

slang noun : an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of invented words, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant figures of speech

— slangy adjective

Synonyms

argot, cant, jargon, language, lingo, terminology, vocabulary—more at TERMINOLOGY

1slant noun 1 : a sloping direction, line, or plane

2 : a particular or personal viewpoint

— slant adjective

Synonyms

[1] cant, diagonal, grade, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, slope, tilt, upgrade; also ascent, bank, climb, rise, upgrade

[2] angle,