Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Sleagill A village and civil parish of Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5919). Sleat A peninsula in the south of the Isle of Skye, Highland council area, Scotland. sleave To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads. sleaved Raw; not spun or wrought. sleaze Low moral standards. sleazebag A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person. sleazebaggery The behaviour of a sleazebag; sleaziness. sleazeball A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person; a cad. sleazebucket A term of abuse: someone who is disgusting, vulgar, and sleazy. sleazecore A fashion aesthetic focusing on baggy, casual, mismatched, unfashionable clothing, giving the impression of sleaziness. sleazehole A lousy, disreputable, or disgusting place. sleazemonger One who maliciously spreads disgraceful information about someone; a gossip, a blabbermouth. sleazewad A term of abuse. sleazily In a sleazy manner. sleaziness The property of being sleazy. sleazo A sleazy person. sleazoid A sleazy person. sleazy Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate. sleb A celebrity. sleboggan A device for steering toboggans. Slechta A surname from Czech. sleck To slake; allay; cool; quench; extinguish. sled A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it. sledage A charge for transporting goods by sled. Sledd A surname. sleddable Capable of being traversed by sled. sledder A person who rides a sled. sledding The act of sliding downhill, or transporting something, on a sled. sledful Enough to fill a sled. sledge A sledgehammer. sledgebell One of a set of small bells traditionally attached to a sledge that ring when the sledge is in motion; a sleighbell. sledgeful Enough to fill a sledge. sledgehammer A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact. sledgeless Without a sledge. sledgelike Resembling or characteristic of a sledge (heavy hammer). sledgeload Synonym of sledgeful. sledgemeter A wheel-based instrument attached to a sledge to measure the distance travelled over snow and ice. sledger Someone who rides a sledge. sledgie A sledging biscuit. sledging The act of using a sledge to travel over snow. sledhead A fan of snowmobiling. (a snowmobile being a "sled") sledless Without a sled. sledlike Resembling or characteristic of a sled. sledload Synonym of sledful. Sledmere A village and civil parish (served by Sledmere and Croome Parish Council) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9364). slee A surname. sleeby Sleepy. sleech Thick, soft mud that was left behind by flowing water, usually alongside riverbeds or shorelines. sleechy Slimy, muddy. sleeeep Elongated form of sleep. sleek Having an even, smooth surface; smooth sleeken To make or become sleek. sleeker An instrument for sleeking or making smooth. sleeking A process of making smooth or glossy. sleekish Somewhat sleek. sleekit Specious, flattering; cunning. sleekly In a sleek manner. sleekness The quality of being sleek. sleekstone A smooth stone used for polishing. sleeky sleek; slick Sleeman A surname. sleep To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. sleepable Suitable for sleeping. sleepage The act or state of sleeping. sleepaholic A person who loves sleeping or has a tendency to oversleep. sleepaway Of a camp or event in which participants sleep away from home. sleepbound asleep sleepcation A break from ordinary activities in order to catch up on missed sleep. sleepdriving The act of driving a vehicle while asleep and unaware of one's actions. sleepeater One who sleep-eats. sleepeating The practice or habit of eating in one's sleep; or eating while asleep. sleeper Someone who sleeps. sleepered Relating to railway sleepers. sleeperette A seat in a train compartment that converts into a simple bed. sleeperless Without sleepers. sleepful very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep sleepfully In a sleepful manner. sleepfulness sleepiness sleepies Sleep (mucus in the eyes). sleepify To make sleepy. sleepily In a sleepy manner. sleepiness The property of being sleepy. sleeping Asleep. sleepingly Sleepily; while falling asleep. sleepingwear Synonym of sleepwear. sleepiphany An illuminating realization or discovery revealed in a dream or during sleep. sleepish sleepy; drowsy sleepless Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful. sleeplessly In a sleepless manner. sleeplessness Lack of sleep; the property of being sleepless; the inability to sleep, insomnia. sleeplike Resembling or characteristic of sleep. sleepmarch To sleep while marching, having fallen asleep while marching. sleepmarken A hagfish, an eel-like marine fish, Myxine glutinosa. sleepmaxx To maximize the amount and optimize the quality of sleep that one is getting. sleepness The state, condition, or instance of sleeping; sleep; sleepfulness. sleepout A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area. sleepover The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children. sleepsack A kind of wearable blanket for a baby. sleepshirt Sleepwear resembling a long shirt. sleepsuit Clothing for sleeping in; pyjamas. sleeptalk To talk unconsciously in one's sleep. sleeptalker A person who talks unconsciously in their sleep. sleeptalking Unconscious talking in one's sleep. sleeptime The time at which one sleeps or goes to sleep. sleepunder A kind of playdate, similar to a sleepover, in which a child stays at their friend's house until relatively late and then returns home. sleepwaker One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep; someone in a hypnotic trance. sleepwaking The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a trance sleepwalk To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate. sleepwalker A somnambulist; one who walks, or is active, while asleep. sleepwalking The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep. sleepward toward sleep sleepwear garments designed to be worn in bed; nightclothes sleepwise In terms of sleep. sleepwort Synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) sleepwrite To write in one's sleep. sleepy Tired; feeling the need for sleep. sleepyhead A sleepy person. sleepytime The time to sleep. sleer To mock or jeer. sleet Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes. sleetch A slimy, clayey kind of mud found at the bottom of the sea or rivers sleetful Sleety. Sleeth A surname. sleetiness The state of being sleety. sleetless Without sleet. sleetlike Resembling sleet. sleetproof Resistant to sleet. sleety Covered in sleet; full of sleet. sleeve The part of a garment that covers the arm. sleeved Having sleeves. sleeveface A photograph in which a record sleeve is intentionally placed to create the illusion of the cover art blending into the scene (especially a face or other body part on an album cover obscuring and seeming to replace the same part on a person in the photograph). sleeveful Enough to fill a sleeve. sleevehand The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband. sleeveholder A band made of fabric, elastic or coiled wire worn on the upper arm to hold the shirtsleeve up and prevent the cuff from protruding too far out of the jacket sleeve. sleeveless Of a garment, having no sleeves. sleevelessly Without sleeves. sleevelessness Absence of sleeves. sleevelet A detachable fabric cover to protect the forearm or the lower sleeve of a garment. sleevelike Resembling or characteristic of a sleeve. sleevemaker A tailor who specialises in making sleeves. sleevemaking The manufacture of sleeves for garments. sleever A person employed to fit sleeves to garments. sleeving Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables. sleid To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley. sleigh A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller) sleighbell A bell on a sleigh. sleigher One who rides or drives a sleigh. sleighful As much as a sleigh will hold. sleighing A ride on a sleigh. sleighlike Resembling or characteristic of a sleigh.