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Word entry · 4 letters

slew

Best crossword clue

"Large number"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /sl(j)uː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted elswStarts with SEnds with W1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Word origin

Ablaut of slay, from Middle English slew, sleugh, past of Middle English sleen.

Used in a sentence

  • The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling.
  • Treforest: The track has been slewed to create space for the new island station platform at Treforest Estate, on the Cardiff-Merthyr line.
  • The prairie round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedy slews.

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