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Definition slew

Etymology 1

In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.

Noun

slew (plural slews)

  1. The act, or process of slaying.
  2. A device used for slaying.
  3. A change of position.
Verb

slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed)

  1. (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
  2. (transitive) To veer a vehicle.
  3. (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
  4. (intransitive) To pivot.
  5. (intransitive) To skid.
  6. (transitive, rail transport) to move something (usually a railway line) sideways
  7. (transitive, Britain, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.

Etymology 2

Compare slough.

Noun

slew (plural slews)

  1. A wet place; a river inlet.

Etymology 3

Ablaut of slay, from Middle English sleen, from Old English sléan (past tense slóg). Compare drew, simple past tense of draw, from Old English dragan, and flew, simple past tense of fly, from Old English fl?ogan. Further etymology at slay.

Verb

slew

  1. simple past tense of slay

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Irish slua (“crowd”), from Old Irish slúag, slóg, from Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troop, army”), from Proto-Indo-European *slowg?os, *slowgos (“entourage”).

Noun

slew (plural slews)

  1. (US) A large amount.

Results 438 Words with the letters SLEW

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8 letter words with the letters SLEW 
7 letter words with the letters SLEW 
6 letter words with the letters SLEW 
AWLESS 10
BELOWS 13
BOWELS 13
DOWELS 11
DWELLS 12
ELBOWS 13
JEWELS 19
LOWERS 10
LOWEST 10
NEWELS 11
OWLETS 10
ROWELS 10
SLEWED 11
SLOWED 11
SLOWER 10
SWALES 10
SWELLS 11
SWIPLE 13
SWIVEL 14
TOWELS 10
VOWELS 14
WALERS 10
WALIES 10
WARSLE 10
WEALDS 11
WEASEL 10
WEDELS 11
WHALES 12
WHEALS 12
WHEELS 12
WHELKS 16
WHELMS 15
WHELPS 15
WHILES 12
WHOLES 12
WIELDS 11
WISELY 12
WOLVES 14
5 letter words with the letters SLEW 
CLEWS 12
FLEWS 12
MEWLS 12
PLEWS 12
SWELL 10
WELDS 10
WELLS 10
WELSH 11
WYLES 11
4 letter words with the letters SLEW 
SLEW 8
3 letter words with the letters SLEW 
ELS 4
SEL 4
SEW 6
2 letter words with the letters SLEW 
EL 3
ES 2
WE 5

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