batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
(noun) (often followed by âofâ) a large number or amount or extent; âa batch of lettersâ; âa deal of troubleâ; âa lot of moneyâ; âhe made a mint on the stock marketâ; âsee the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photosâ; âit must have cost plentyâ; âa slew of journalistsâ; âa wad of moneyâ
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
(verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; âthe wheels skidded against the sidewalkâ
swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
(verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly; âThe car cut to the left at the intersectionâ; âThe motorbike veered to the rightâ
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
(verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation; âThe mafia boss ordered his enemies murderedâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slew (plural slews)
The act, or process of slewing.
A device used for slewing.
A change of position.
slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed)
(transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
(transitive) To veer a vehicle.
(transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
(intransitive) To pivot.
(intransitive) To skid.
(transitive, rail transport) to move something (usually a railway line) sideways
(transitive, British, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
slew (plural slews)
A wet place; a river inlet.
slew
simple past tense of slay
slew (plural slews)
(US) A large amount.
• lews, wels
Source: Wiktionary
Slew,
Definition: imp. of Slay.
Slew, v. t.
Definition: See Slue.
Slay, v. t. [imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaying.] Etym: [OE. slan, sl, sleen, slee, AS. sleĂĄn to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sla, D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sla, Dan. slaae, Sw. sl, Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces, Gr. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer, Sley.]
Definition: To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy. With this sword then will I slay you both. Chaucer. I will slay the last of them with the sword. Amos ix. 1. I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. Shak.
Syn.
– To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; âa critical readingâ; âa critical dissertationâ; âa critical analysis of Melvilleâs writingsâ
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatâs left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
