--- title: S — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 10 description: The 2153 words of the school dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / S # S — The school dictionary · page 10 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/9/) **10** [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/19/) [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/20/) [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/21/) [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/22/) - [slain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slain/) — Killed violently, especially in battle or in stories. — 14 sentences - [slam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slam/) — To slam a door, window or lid is to shut it hard and loudly. — 15 sentences - [slander](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slander/) — Untrue spoken words that harm someone's good name. — 6 sentences - [slang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slang/) — Very informal words and phrases used in casual talk, often by a group such as young people, and not used in formal writing. — 10 sentences - [slangy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slangy/) — Using a lot of slang: very informal, everyday words and phrases, like «gonna», «cool» or «mate». — 8 sentences - [slant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slant/) — A slant is a line or surface that slopes, not straight up or flat. — 11 sentences - [slap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slap/) — To hit someone or something with an open hand. — 13 sentences - [slapstick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slapstick/) — A kind of comedy with funny falls, crashes, chases, custard pies and silly fights where nobody is really hurt. — 8 sentences - [slash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slash/) — To cut something with a long, quick, violent stroke of a blade. — 14 sentences - [slat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slat/) — A long, thin, flat strip of wood, metal or plastic, usually one of a row with gaps between, as in a fence, bed, bench or blind. — 8 sentences - [slate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slate/) — Slate is a hard dark grey rock that splits into thin flat sheets. — 15 sentences - [slaughter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughter/) — To slaughter animals means to kill them for food. — 12 sentences - [slaughterhouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slaughterhouse/) — A place where farm animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are killed for their meat. — 8 sentences - [slave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slave/) — A slave is a person who is owned by another person and forced to work without pay or freedom. — 12 sentences - [slavery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slavery/) — Slavery is the cruel system in which people are owned by other people, forced to work for no pay and have no freedom. — 11 sentences - [slavic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slavic/) — Slavic means about the Slavs, a large group of peoples in eastern and central Europe, or about their languages. — 8 sentences - [slavonic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slavonic/) — To do with the Slavs, the peoples of central and eastern Europe such as Ukrainians, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbs, Croats, Bulgarians and… — 10 sentences - [slay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slay/) — To kill violently, especially in battle or a story. — 10 sentences - [sled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sled/) — A small vehicle that slides over snow, used by children for fun on hills; in the UK called a sledge, in Australia sometimes a toboggan. — 11 sentences - [sledding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/) — Riding down a snowy hill on a sled (sledge). — 10 sentences - [sledge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledge/) — A sledge is a small vehicle with long, narrow runners instead of wheels, used for sliding over snow or ice, often down hills for fun. — 13 sentences - [sleek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleek/) — Smooth, shiny and healthy-looking. — 10 sentences - [sleep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleep/) — To sleep is to rest with your eyes closed and your mind switched off, as you do at night. — 13 sentences - [sleeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeper/) — A person or animal who is asleep, or who sleeps in a certain way: a light sleeper. — 12 sentences - [sleepily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepily/) — In a drowsy way; half awake and ready to fall asleep. — 4 sentences - [sleepiness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepiness/) — Sleepiness is the feeling of being sleepy, when you are tired and want to sleep. — 8 sentences - [sleepless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepless/) — Without sleep, or with very little: a sleepless night. — 9 sentences - [sleepover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/) — A party or visit when a child stays the night at a friend's house, often with games, films and snacks. — 7 sentences - [sleepwalk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepwalk/) — To walk or do things while asleep without knowing it. — 8 sentences - [sleepwalker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepwalker/) — A person who gets up and walks about, or does other things, while still asleep. — 7 sentences - [sleepwalking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepwalking/) — Sleepwalking is getting up and walking around while you are still asleep. — 9 sentences - [sleepy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/) — Sleepy means tired and ready to sleep. — 10 sentences - [sleet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleet/) — Sleet is a mix of rain and snow, or small icy drops that fall from the sky. — 9 sentences - [sleeve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeve/) — A sleeve is the part of a shirt, coat or jumper that covers your arm. — 10 sentences - [sleeveless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleeveless/) — A sleeveless top, shirt or dress has no sleeves, so your arms are bare from the shoulder down. — 7 sentences - [sleigh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleigh/) — A large sledge pulled by horses, reindeer or dogs, for carrying people or goods over snow. — 11 sentences - [sleight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleight/) — Clever, quick skill with the hands, used to trick people, as in magic tricks. — 9 sentences - [slender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slender/) — Thin, graceful and narrow, not thick or heavy. — 6 sentences - [slew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slew/) — A slew of things is a large number or amount of them (informal). — 12 sentences - [slice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slice/) — A slice is a thin flat piece cut from something like bread, cake, meat or pizza. — 13 sentences - [slide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slide/) — To move smoothly over a surface while staying in contact with it. — 15 sentences - [slider](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slider/) — A control on a screen or machine that you move along a line to change something, such as the volume or brightness. — 11 sentences - [slight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slight/) — Slight means small, not much or not important. — 11 sentences - [slightingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slightingly/) — In a scornful way that shows you think little of someone or something. — 4 sentences - [slightly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slightly/) — Slightly means a little bit, not very much. — 11 sentences - [slim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slim/) — Thin in an attractive or healthy way: a slim girl, a slim phone. — 14 sentences - [slime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slime/) — Slime is a thick, wet, slippery substance, like the trail a snail leaves. — 10 sentences - [slimy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slimy/) — Covered with slime: thick, wet, slippery stuff, like on a snail or a slug. — 10 sentences - [sling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/) — A sling is a loop of cord or strap for throwing a stone by swinging it round the head. — 7 sentences - [slinging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slinging/) — Slinging is throwing stones with a sling. — 5 sentences - [slink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slink/) — To slink is to move quietly and sneakily, trying not to be seen. — 5 sentences - [slip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slip/) — To slide by accident and fall or nearly fall, especially on something wet or smooth. — 15 sentences - [slipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/) — A soft, comfortable shoe you wear indoors. — 8 sentences - [slippery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippery/) — Slippery means smooth, wet or icy so that it is hard to hold or to stand on without sliding. — 11 sentences - [slipping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/) — Slipping is sliding by accident and losing your balance, often on something wet or smooth. — 13 sentences - [slippy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slippy/) — Slippery; smooth or wet so that you slide or fall easily. — 7 sentences - [slit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/) — A slit is a long, narrow cut or opening. — 9 sentences - [slither](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/) — To slither is to move along smoothly, twisting from side to side, like a snake. — 7 sentences - [sliver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sliver/) — A very thin, small piece cut or broken off something. — 11 sentences - [slob](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/) — A slob is a person who is lazy, messy and does not care about being tidy or clean. — 12 sentences - [sloe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloe/) — A sloe is a small, round, dark blue-black fruit of the blackthorn bush, very sour when raw. — 9 sentences - [slogan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slogan/) — A short, catchy phrase used in advertising or by a group to make people remember a product or an idea: «Every little helps». — 8 sentences - [slop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slop/) — To slop means to spill liquid over the edge of a container, often messily. — 11 sentences - [slope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slope/) — A slope is a surface or piece of ground that goes up or down, with one end higher than the other, like a hill. — 13 sentences - [slosh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slosh/) — When liquid sloshes, it moves around noisily and splashes inside a container or over its edge. — 11 sentences - [slot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slot/) — A slot is a long, narrow opening where you put something in, like a coin. — 10 sentences - [sloth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sloth/) — A sloth is a slow-moving animal from Central and South America that hangs upside down in trees. — 8 sentences - [slothful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slothful/) — Slothful means lazy, not wanting to work or move about. — 5 sentences - [slouch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slouch/) — To slouch is to sit, stand or walk with your shoulders rounded and your head hanging forward, in a lazy, droopy way. — 12 sentences - [slow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slow/) — Slow means not fast; it takes a long time to move or to do something. — 14 sentences - [slowcoach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/) — A person who walks, works or does things too slowly; said in a teasing, friendly way. — 7 sentences - [slowdown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowdown/) — A time when something becomes slower or less busy. — 8 sentences - [slower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slower/) — Slower means with less speed, moving or working less quickly. — 12 sentences - [slowly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowly/) — At a low speed, not fast. — 13 sentences - [slowness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowness/) — The fact or quality of being slow: moving, happening or working without much speed. — 8 sentences - [sludge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sludge/) — Thick, soft, wet mud or a mix of mud and dirty liquid. — 11 sentences - [slug](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slug/) — A small, soft, slimy animal like a snail but with no shell, that lives in damp places and eats plants. — 13 sentences - [sluggard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sluggard/) — A sluggard is a very lazy person who does not want to work or get up. — 10 sentences - [sluggish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sluggish/) — Moving or working slowly, without energy. — 11 sentences - [sluice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sluice/) — A gate or channel that controls how much water flows in a river, canal or mill stream (also called a sluice gate). — 10 sentences - [slum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slum/) — A slum is a very poor, crowded part of a city where houses are badly built and people often lack clean water, toilets and safe electricity. — 12 sentences - [slumber](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slumber/) — Sleep. — 10 sentences - [slump](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slump/) — To slump is to sit or fall down heavily because you are tired, ill or sad. — 12 sentences - [slur](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slur/) — To slur means to speak words unclearly, so the sounds run together, for example when someone is very tired, ill or drunk. — 10 sentences - [slurp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurp/) — To drink or eat noisily by sucking in air with the food or drink. — 8 sentences - [slurred](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurred/) — Slurred speech is speech where the words run into each other and are hard to understand. — 10 sentences - [slurry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/) — Slurry is a thick, runny mixture of water and something solid, such as mud, cement or crushed rock. — 9 sentences - [slush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slush/) — Slush is snow that has partly melted and turned into wet, dirty, half-frozen mush on the ground. — 10 sentences - [slushy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slushy/) — Covered in or made of slush: half-melted, wet, dirty snow. — 9 sentences - [slut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slut/) — A slut was an untidy, dirty woman; today the word is very rude and hurtful, so do not use it. — 5 sentences - [sly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sly/) — Sly means clever in a sneaky way, good at tricking people and hiding what you really plan. — 10 sentences - [slyly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slyly/) — In a clever, secret way, often to trick someone. — 9 sentences - [smack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/) — To hit someone or something hard with an open hand. — 14 sentences - [small](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/small/) — Small means little in size: a small dog. — 22 sentences - [smaller](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smaller/) — Smaller means less big: a mouse is smaller than a cat. — 10 sentences - [smallish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smallish/) — Fairly small; a bit small but not very. — 7 sentences - [smallness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smallness/) — Smallness is the quality of being small in size or height. — 4 sentences - [smallpox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smallpox/) — Smallpox was a very serious, catching disease that caused a high fever and spots that turned into blisters, often leaving deep scars or ki… — 9 sentences - [smart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smart/) — Smart means clever and quick to learn and understand. — 13 sentences - [smartly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smartly/) — Smartly means in a neat, tidy and good-looking way, especially about clothes. — 11 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/9/) **10** [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/15/) [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/16/) [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/17/) [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/18/) [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/19/) [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/20/) [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/21/) [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/page/22/)