/ ' skaiskreipar / noun [ count ] a very tall building He works on the 49th floor of a skyscraper.
slab / steb / noun [ count ]
a thick, flat piece of something stone slabs ♦ a big slab of cheese Thesaurus
piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the rest of it. This is a very general word and can be used with most noncount nouns: She wrote her address on a piece of paper. ♦ He cut the pizza into small pieces. ♦ a piece of fruit ♦ a piece of advice
slice a thin, flat piece of food that has been cut off a larger piece: Would you like another slice of cake? ♦ Cut the meat into thin slices. ♦ a slice of lemon/tomato ♦ cheese slices
chunk a thick, solid piece that has been cut or broken off something: There were chunks of ice floating in the lake. ♦ a great big chunk of meat ♦ a chunk of cheese/bread
lump a piece of something hard or solid, especially one without any particular shape: This sauce has lumps in it. ♦ a few lumps of coal ♦ a big lump of dough slab a thick, flat piece of stone, ice, or food: a huge slab of concrete ♦ paving slabs
slack / stek / adjective
loose
Suddenly the rope went slack. —ANTONYM tight
not busy
Business has been very slack.
slacks / steks / noun [ plural ]
pants, especially not very formal or informal ones He wore a pair of slacks and a sweater.
slam / slrem / verb
( slams , slam ming , slammed )
to close something or put something down with a loud noise
She slammed the door angrily.
He slammed the book on the table and went out.
slang / steg / noun [ noncount ]
very informal words that people use when they are talking. You do not use slang when you need to be polite, and you do not usually use it in writing.
slant / stent / verb ( slants, slant - ing, slant - ed )
Something that slants has one side higher than the other or does not stand straight up My handwriting slants to the left.
slant noun [ singular ]
Cut the flower stems on the slant.
slap / step / verb ( slaps , slap - ping , slapped )
to hit someone with the flat, inside part of your hand He slapped me on the face.
slap noun [ count ]
She gave me a slap across the face.
slash / stej / noun [ count ] ( plural slash - es )
( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a mark ( / ) that you use in writing. It shows different possibilities, for example "lunch and/or dinner," and also to write fractions , for example 3/4.
slaugh • ter / ' siotar / verb
( slaugh ters , slaugh - ter - ing , slaugh - tered )
to kill an animal for food
to kill a lot of people in a cruel way
slaugh • ter noun [ noncount ]
We must act to stop this slaughter.
slave1 / sleiv/ noun [ count ]
a person who belongs to another person and must work for that person for no money
slave 2 / sleiv / verb ( slaves , slav - ing , slaved )
to work very hard
I've been slaving away all day.
slav • er • y / ' sleivari / noun [ noncount ] ( HISTORY ) the system of having slaves When did slavery end in America?
sled / sled / noun [ count ]
a small vehicle with pieces of metal or wood instead of wheels, which you sit in to move over snow
— Look at sleigh .
sleep 1© / slip / verb
( sleeps , sleep - ing , slept / slept / has slept )
