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Slew

🔄 Synonyms of "Slew"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
slipnoun	(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
sluenoun	(intransitive) To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
spatenoun	(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
massnoun	(physical) Matter, material.
curvenoun	A gentle bend, such as in a road.
swerveverb	To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
pilenoun	A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
dealnoun	(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
mintnoun	A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
batchnoun	The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
pecknoun	(ambitransitive) To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
sightnoun	(in the singular) The ability to see.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
veerverb	(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
heapnoun	A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
skidnoun	An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
potnoun	A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
flocknoun	A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
stacknoun	(heading) A pile.
lotnoun	A large quantity or number; a great deal.
raftnoun	A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
plentynoun	A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude.
great dealnoun	(idiomatic, usually singular) Large number, amount, or extent; profusion.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slew"

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Word	Definition
sluenoun	The act of sluing or the place to which something has slued.
slidenoun	An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
curvenoun	A gentle bend, such as in a road.
cutnoun	(literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
swervenoun	A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
heapnoun	A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
pilenoun	A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
skidnoun	An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
spatenoun	(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
trendnoun	A fad or fashion style.
sheernoun	A sheer curtain or fabric.
lotnoun	A large quantity or number; a great deal.
massnoun	(physical) Matter, material.
great dealnoun	(idiomatic, usually singular) Large number, amount, or extent; profusion.
dealnoun	(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
hatfulnoun	(colloquial) A large amount or number.
mucklenoun	(chiefly Scotland) A great amount.
micklenoun	(archaic, chiefly Scotland) A great amount.