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- English Word Slashy Definition Wet and dirty; slushy.
- English Word Slat Definition A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
- English Word Slat Definition To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
- English Word Slat Definition To split; to crack.
- English Word Slat Definition To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate.
- English Word Slatch Definition The period of a transitory breeze.
- English Word Slatch Definition An interval of fair weather.
- English Word Slatch Definition The loose or slack part of a rope; slack.
- English Word Slate Definition An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
- English Word Slate Definition Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
- English Word Slate Definition A prepared piece of such stone.
- English Word Slate Definition A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.
- English Word Slate Definition A tablet for writing upon.
- English Word Slate Definition An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
- English Word Slate Definition A thin plate of any material; a flake.
- English Word Slate Definition A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.
- English Word Slate Definition To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
- English Word Slate Definition To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
- English Word Slate Definition To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
- English Word Slate-color Definition A dark bluish gray color.