slay

  • 81Sle — slay …

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  • 82Slee — slay …

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  • 83slayer — slay·er …

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  • 84Slain — Slay Slay, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle[ a]n to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?, Goth …

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  • 85Slaying — Slay Slay, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle[ a]n to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?, Goth …

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  • 86Slew — Slay Slay, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle[ a]n to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?, Goth …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 87sley — /slay/, n., pl. sleys, v. n. 1. the reed of a loom. 2. the warp count in woven fabrics. 3. Brit. the lay of a loom. v.t. 4. to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given… …

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  • 88slaker — /slay keuhr/, n. a person or thing that slakes. [1505 15; SLAKE + ER1] * * * …

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  • 89slater — /slay teuhr/, n. a person who lays slates, as for roofing. [1375 1425; late ME sclater. See SLATE1, ER1] * * * …

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  • 90Slater — /slay teuhr/, n. Samuel, 1768 1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England. * * * …

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