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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
1S2L3E4W

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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