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Synonyms

drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug—more at LAZYBONES

slug·gish adjective 1 : SLOTHFUL, LAZY

2 : slow in movement or flow

3 : STAGNANT, DULL

— slug·gish·ness noun

Synonyms

creeping, dilatory, laggard, languid, poky, slow, tardy

slug·gish·ly adverb : in a sluggish manner

Synonyms

laggardly, slow, slowly, tardily—more at SLOW

1sluice noun [ORIGIN: ME sluse, scluse, fr. AF escluse, fr. LL exclusa, fr. L, fem. of exclusus, pp. of excludere to shut out, exclude]

1 : an artificial passage for water with a gate for controlling the flow; also : the gate so used

2 : a channel that carries off surplus water

3 : an inclined trough or flume for washing ore or floating logs

2sluice verb sluiced; sluic·ing 1 : to draw off through a sluice

2 : to wash with running water : FLUSH

Synonyms

flush, irrigate, rinse, wash—more at FLUSH

1slum noun : a thickly populated area marked by poverty and dirty or deteriorated houses

— slum·my adjective

2slum verb slummed; slum·ming : to visit slums esp. out of curiosity; also : to go somewhere or do something that might be considered beneath one's station

1slumber verb slum·bered; slum·ber·ing 1 a : to sleep lightly : DOZE

b : to rest in a state of sleep

2 : to be in a sluggish or torpid state

Synonyms

[1a, b] catnap, doze, drowse, nap, sleep, snooze—more at NAP

2slumber noun : the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which bodily powers are restored : SLEEP; also : a light sleep

Synonyms

repose, rest, sleep—more at SLEEP

slum·ber·ous or slum·brous adjective 1 : feeling a strong inclination toward sleep : SLEEPY

2 : PEACEFUL, INACTIVE

3 : inducing slumber

Synonyms

[1] drowsy, sleepy—more at SLEEPY

[3] hypnotic, narcotic, opiate—more at HYPNOTIC

slum·lord noun : a landlord who receives unusually large profits from substandard properties

slump verb 1 : to sink down suddenly : COLLAPSE

2 : SLOUCH

3 : to decline sharply

— slump noun

slung past and past participle of SLING

slunk past and past participle of SLINK

1slur verb slurred; slur·ring 1 : to slide or slip over without due mention or emphasis

2 : to perform two or more successive notes of different pitch in a smooth or connected way

Synonyms usually slur over

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, pass over, slight—more at NEGLECT

2slur noun : a curved line connecting notes to be slurred; also : a group of slurred notes

3slur noun : a slighting remark

Synonyms

affront, barb, dart, dig, indignity, insult, name, offense, outrage, put-down, sarcasm, slight, wound—more at INSULT

slurp verb : to eat or drink noisily

— slurp noun

slur·ry noun, plural slur·ries : a watery mixture of insoluble matter

slush noun 1 : partly melted or watery snow

2 : soft mud

3 : silly, worthless, or cheaply sentimental material

Synonyms

mire, muck, mud, ooze, slime, slop, sludge—more at MUD

slush fund noun : an unregulated fund often for illicit purposes

slushy adjective slush·i·er; -est : full of or covered with slush

Synonyms

miry, mucky, muddy, oozy, slimy—more at MUDDY

slut noun 1 : a slovenly woman

2 : a promiscuous woman

— slut·tish adjective

sly adjective sli·er or sly·er ; sli·est or sly·est 1 : displaying cleverness : CRAFTY

2 : clever in concealing one's aims or ends

3 : lightly mischievous : ROGUISH

— sly·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] artful, cagey, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, subtle, wily—more at ARTFUL

[2] furtive, shady, shifty, slippery, sneaky, stealthy—more at SNEAKY

[3] devilish, impish, knavish, mischievous, rascally, roguish, waggish, wicked—more at MISCHIEVOUS

sly·ness noun : the quality or state of being sly

Synonyms

artfulness, artifice, caginess, canniness, craft, craftiness, cunning, guile, wiliness—more at CUNNING

sm abbreviation small

Sm symbol samarium

SM abbreviation 1 master of science

2 sergeant major

3 service mark

4 stage manager

1smack noun : characteristic