Words Starting SL & Ending K

• dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

• a stretch of water without current or movement

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• the quality of being loose (not taut)

• a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

• not tense or taut

• flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

• lacking in rigor or strictness

• avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

• be inattentive to, or neglect

• release tension on

• make less active or fast

• become slow or slower

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

• cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

• a slippery smoothness

• a magazine printed on good quality paper

• a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

• a trowel used to make a surface slick

• made slick by e.g. ice or grease

• superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

• having only superficial plausibility

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• marked by skill in deception

• make slick or smooth

• give a smooth and glossy appearance

• well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

• designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• make slick or smooth

• walk stealthily

• walk stealthily