| skydiving |
the sport of jumping from an airplane and performing body maneuvers before opening the parachute. |
| skylight |
a window in a roof or ceiling, used to admit light. |
| skyline |
the line formed by the apparent boundary between the earth and the sky; horizon. [2 definitions] |
| skyrocket |
a firework that shoots high in the air before exploding in a shower of brilliant, colored sparks. [2 definitions] |
| skyscraper |
an extremely tall building. |
| slab |
a flat, usu. wide and thick piece of some solid, such as rock or food. [3 definitions] |
| slack1 |
not tight or taut. [12 definitions] |
| slacks |
trousers for men or women, esp. for casual wear. |
| slam1 |
to shut (a door, lid, or the like) with force and loud noise. [6 definitions] |
| slander |
a false statement or statements intended to injure someone's reputation or well-being, or the act of making such statements; defamation. [3 definitions] |
| slang |
words or phrases used in very informal speech that are typically more vivid, exaggerated, humorous, metaphorical, and short-lived than the standard vocabulary and usage. [3 definitions] |
| slant |
to incline at an oblique angle; slope. [7 definitions] |
| slap |
a sharp blow, as with an open hand, that makes a cracking sound. [8 definitions] |
| slapdash |
hastily and haphazardly. [2 definitions] |
| slash |
to cut or strike with violent, sweeping, and sometimes random strokes, as with a knife. [9 definitions] |
| slat |
one of several long narrow strips of wood or metal arranged in a uniform row, such as mattress supports, window blinds, the seat of a bench, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| slate |
a fine-grained, metamorphic rock that tends to split in smooth layers. [6 definitions] |
| slaughter |
the killing and butchering of animals, esp. for their meat. [4 definitions] |
| slave |
one who is owned by and forced to work for another with no pay or personal rights. [4 definitions] |
| slavery |
the ownership of one or more persons by another or others; bondage. [4 definitions] |
| slay |
to kill or murder deliberately and usu. violently. [2 definitions] |