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slew

Letters that make slew

s, e, l, w are letters that make 'slew'

Words within slew

SL, EW, LE, SLE are words within 'slew'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of slew

slews is a word created by adding a letter to 'slew'

slew is a 4 letter word starting with s
slew is a 4 letter word ending with w

3 possible definitions for 'slew'

Slew as "move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner"

Under this definition, slew is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slue, slip, slide, skid have the same meaning as 'slew'

slew as a type

'slew' can be a type of glide.

Types of slew

side-slip, skid, submarine are types of 'slew'.

Derivatives of slew

playground slide, sliding board, slip, glide, skid, slide, slider, coast, sideslip are derivatives of 'slew'.

Slew as "turn sharply, change direction abruptly"

Under this definition, slew is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

slue, trend, veer, cut, swerve, sheer, curve have the same meaning as 'slew'

slew as a type

'slew' can be a type of turn.

Types of slew

yaw, peel off are types of 'slew'.

Derivatives of slew

bend, swerving, course, trend, curve, swerve, veering, yaw, curved shape are derivatives of 'slew'.

Slew as "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent"

Under this definition, slew is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mint, great deal, tidy sum, good deal, mickle, deal, mountain, plenty, sight, pile, heap, lot, mess, pot, peck, hatful, stack, flock, batch, mass, spate, wad, muckle, passel, quite a little, raft have the same meaning as 'slew'

slew as a type

'slew' can be a type of large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount.

Types of slew

flood, haymow, torrent, inundation, deluge are types of 'slew'.

Derivatives of slew

jampack, heap, ram, wad, cram, jam, pile, pack, throng, mob, chock up, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich, ample are derivatives of 'slew'.

Example of slew used within this context

"a batch of letters", "a deal of trouble", "a lot of money", "he made a mint on the stock market", "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos", "it must have cost plenty", "a slew of journalists", "a wad of money"