5-Letter Words Starting With SL

Here's the list of all the 86 5-Letter Words Starting With SL in the English Language.

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sleep
1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
2. a torpid state resembling deep sleep
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slide
1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
2. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
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slave
1. work very hard, like a slave
2. a person who is owned by someone
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slope
1. be at an angle
2. an elevated geological formation
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slice
1. a share of something
2. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
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slate
1. designate or schedule
2. enter on a list or slate for an election
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slash
1. cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
2. beat severely with a whip or rod
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sleek
1. make slick or smooth
2. well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
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slick
1. make slick or smooth
2. give a smooth and glossy appearance
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slept
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping
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slack
1. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
2. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
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slang
1. informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
2. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
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sling
1. a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
2. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
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slant
1. lie obliquely
2. present with a bias
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slain
1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
2. to succeed greatly
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slump
1. assume a drooping posture or carriage
2. fall or sink heavily
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slime
1. cover or stain with slime
2. any thick, viscous matter
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sloth
1. a disinclination to work or exert yourself
2. any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
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slurp
1. eat noisily
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slush
1. make a splashing sound
2. spill or splash copiously or clumsily
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slimy
1. covered with or resembling slime
2. morally reprehensible
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sleet
1. precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow
2. partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
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sloop
1. a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
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slung
1. hurl as if with a sling
2. hang loosely or freely; let swing
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slink
1. walk stealthily
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slyly
1. in an subtle, cunning manner
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5-Letter Words Starting With SL