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sluice

Letters that make sluice

s, e, l, c, i, u are letters that make 'sluice'

Words within sluice

ice, ICE, SL, IC, ic, CE, Ce, Lu are words within 'sluice'

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

sluiced, sluices are words created by adding a letter to 'sluice'

sluice is a 6 letter word ending with e
sluice is a 6 letter word starting with s

5 possible definitions for 'sluice'

Sluice as "draw through a sluice"

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

sluice as a type

'sluice' can be a type of take out, draw.

Derivatives of sluice

sluice, penstock, sluiceway are derivatives of 'sluice'.

Example of sluice used within this context

"sluice water"

Sluice as "conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate"

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

Synonyms

sluiceway, penstock have the same meaning as 'sluice'

sluice as a type

'sluice' can be a type of conduit.

Parts of sluice

penstock, sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, head gate, water gate are parts of 'sluice'.

Derivatives of sluice

sluice, sluice down, flush are derivatives of 'sluice'.

Sluice as "irrigate with water from a sluice"

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

Synonyms

flush has the same meaning as sluice

sluice as a type

'sluice' can be a type of drench, douse, dowse, sop, soak, souse.

Derivatives of sluice

sluice, penstock, gush, sluiceway, flush, outpouring are derivatives of 'sluice'.

Example of sluice used within this context

"sluice the earth"

Sluice as "transport in or send down a sluice"

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

sluice as a type

'sluice' can be a type of transport.

Derivatives of sluice

sluice, penstock, sluiceway are derivatives of 'sluice'.

Example of sluice used within this context

"sluice logs"

Sluice as "pour as if from a sluice"

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

Synonyms

sluice down has the same meaning as sluice

sluice as a type

'sluice' can be a type of pour, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets, pelt, stream.

Derivatives of sluice

sluice, penstock, sluiceway are derivatives of 'sluice'.

Example of sluice used within this context

"An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"