What are the English words that start with sl?

slient, slow, slight, sleep, slash.

1. silent

English [?sa?l?nt] American [?sa?l?nt]

adj. Silent, speechless ; Silent, silent; still; [language] silent;

n. Silent movie;

Trish was?silent?because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into ?words

Trixie has been silent because she is unwilling to reveal her inner thoughts.

Plural: silents

2. slow

English [sl?] American [slo?]

adj. Slow; slow of; gentle; slower than...;

adv. slowly; slowly;

vt. (to) slow down, (to) slow down;

The traffic is heavy and slow

The traffic is heavy and slow.

Comparative: slower?

Superlative: slowest?

Third person singular: slows

Present participle: slowing?

3. slight

English [sla?t] American [sla?t]

adj. Tiny; tiny; not strong; not worthy of attention;

n. Contempt, neglect, neglect;

vt. Contempt, neglect, neglect;

Doctors say he has made a?slight?improvement

The doctor said his condition has improved slightly.

Comparative: slighter?

Superlative: slimest?

Third person singular: lights?

4. sleep

English [sli: p] American [slip]

vi. sleep, sleep;

vi. sleep, sleep; sleep state;

vt. To provide a bed for; to provide accommodation; to pass the day by sleeping;

hey were exhausted from lack of sleep

Due to lack of sleep, they were very tired.

Third person singular: sleeps?

Present participle: sleeping?

Past tense: sleep

5. slash

British [sl?] American [sl?]

vt. To slash; to chop; to whip; to criticize severely;

vi. To slash; to criticize harshly;

n. Slash; slash; knife mark, scar; swamp lowland;

He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after?slashing?his?wrists.

If he had cut his wrists two minutes later, he would have died of excessive blood loss.

Third person singular: slashes?

Plural: slashes?

Present participle: slashing

Past tense: slashed?