| aphid |
a small insect that eats by sucking the juices of plants. Aphids have soft bodies and move slowly. |
| bayou |
a stream that moves slowly through a swamp or marsh. Bayous are found in the southern United States. |
| corrode |
to cause to wear away slowly. |
| corrosion |
the act or condition of being worn or eaten away slowly. [1/2 definitions] |
| crawl |
to move along, usually slowly, with one's body very close to the ground or other surface; creep. [2/6 definitions] |
| creep |
to move slowly. [1/7 definitions] |
| decay |
a process of slowly losing quality, strength, or health. [1/4 definitions] |
| drag |
to go or pass slowly. [1/6 definitions] |
| drain |
something that slowly uses up energy, money, or some other resource. [1/9 definitions] |
| drawl |
to speak slowly with vowel sounds drawn out. [1/2 definitions] |
| dribble |
to drip or flow slowly in drops. [1/3 definitions] |
| ease |
to move carefully and slowly. [1/4 definitions] |
| everglade |
a very large swamp in a warm climate. Rivers or streams flow slowly through an everglade, and tall, thick grass grows throughout. |
| gather |
to slowly collect or build up. [1/5 definitions] |
| glacier |
a large mass of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and very slowly moving down a slope or across land. |
| lapse |
a decline or fall that happens a little at a time or slowly. [1/5 definitions] |
| mope |
to move slowly and without spirit or purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| nose |
to move forward slowly or carefully. [1/6 definitions] |
| ooze1 |
to leak out slowly. Liquids, gases, and sounds may ooze. |
| plate |
a tectonic plate, one of the parts of the outer layer of planet Earth. Tectonic plates cover the whole planet and make up both the land that humans and animals live on and the land under the oceans. Tectonic plates move very, very slowly and they touch each other as they move. Sometimes this contact between the tectonic plates causes things like volcanoes, earthquakes, and the building up of mountains. [1/7 definitions] |
| plod |
to work slowly and steadily on a boring task. [1/2 definitions] |