SLUES

Noun

slues

plural of slue

Anagrams

• Luses, Susel

Source: Wiktionary


SLUE

Sloo, or Slue, n.

Definition: A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2.

Slue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued (; p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing (.] Etym: [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn to turn, bend.] [Written also slew.]

1. (Naut.)

Definition: To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.

2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.] They laughed, and slued themselves round. Dickens.

Slue, v. i.

Definition: To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.

Slue, n.

Definition: See Sloough, 2. [Local]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

22 December 2024

SUNGLASSES

(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

coffee icon