slice.noun,.plural.slices
a thin, broad piece cut from a larger amount (a slice of cheese; a slice of the profits)
slice, sliced, slicing, slices.verbs
transitive verb use.to cut or divide into slices (slice a loaf of bread); to cut from a larger piece (slice off a piece of cake)
intransitive verb use.to move like a knife (the fast boat sliced through the water)
sliceable.adjective
slicer.noun,.plural.slicers

strut, strutted, strutting, struts.verbs
intransitive verb use.to walk with pompous.bearing; swagger
transitive verb use.to display.in order to.impress others (she strutted all her new clothes before the guests); to brace with a supporting bar or rod (they braced the side of the old barn)
strut.noun,.plural.struts
a pompous, self-important.gait; to behave in an ostentatious.manner; show off; any of various.structural.members, as in trusses, primarily.intended to resist.longitudinal.compression; a bar or rod used to brace a structure against.forces.applied against it, such as strong winds bearing down on poor construction or upon a badly maintained building
strutter.noun,.plural.strutters
struttingly.adverb
Middle English 'strouten' meaning 'to stand out', from Old English 'strutian' meaning 'to stand out stiffly'

sprightly, sprightlier, sprightliest.adjectives
full of spirit and vitality; lively; brisk
sprightly.adverb
in a lively, animated.manner
sprightliness.noun

sheep.plural noun
a farm animal that is kept for its wool and its meat and covered with thick curly hair called wool; any of various.hollow.horned.typically.gregarious.ruminant.mammals (genus Ovis) related to the goats but stockier and lacking a beard in the male; sheep have been domesticated since a long time ago especially for their flesh for food and wool for clothing; a person regarded as timid, weak, submissive and is easily swayed or led, is often called a sheep; from Middle English based on Old English 'sceap'; what's a lamb?; what's a kid? what's mutton?
black sheep.plural.noun
if you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are part of, you mean that they are considered as not fitting well within the social framework they are in; one who, because of their actions and views is considered undesirable or disreputable

sac.noun,.plural.sacs
a pouch or pouchlike structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid; from French 'bag' and from Old French down to the Latin 'saccus'

skew, skewed, skewing, skews.verbs
intransitive verb use.to take an oblique.course or direction; to look obliquely or sideways
transitive verb use.to turn or place at an angle; to give a bias to; distort; askew
skew.adjective
placed or turned to one side; asymmetrical; distorted or biased in meaning or effect; having a part that diverges, as in gearing. 4.a. Mathematics: in mathematics, neither parallel nor intersecting; used of straight lines in space
skew.noun,.plural.skews
an oblique or slanting movement, position or direction
skewness.noun
from Middle English 'skewen' meaning 'to escape' and 'run sideways', from Old North French 'eskiuer' of Germanic origin

skewer.noun,.plural.skewers
a long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit; any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer
skewer, skewered, skewering, skewers.transitive verbs
to hold together or pierce with or as if with a skewer; from Middle English 'skuer', perhaps of Scandinavian.origin

spit.noun,.plural.spits, also called.spittle
saliva, especially when expectorated; spittle; a brief, scattered fall of rain or snow; the perfect likeness (he's the spitting image of his father)
spitting image.noun,.plural.spitting images
a perfect likeness or counterpart
spit, spat, spitting, spits.verbs
transitive verb use.to eject from the mouth (spat out the watermelon seeds); to eject as if from the mouth (a fire spitting sparks)
intransitive verb use.to eject matter from the mouth; expectorate; to rain or snow in light scattered drops or flakes

spit.noun,.plural.spits
a slender, pointed rod on which meat is impaled for broiling
spit, spitted, spitting, spits.transitive verbs
to impale on or as if on a spit; skewered; from Middle English and from Old English 'spitu'

sputter, sputtered, sputtering, sputters.verbs
intransitive verb use.to spit out or spray particles of saliva or food from the mouth in noisy bursts
transitive verb use.to eject in short bursts with spitting or popping sounds; if something such as an engine or a fire sputters, it makes short soft uneven noises like very small explosions
sputter.noun,.plural.sputters
the act or sound of sputtering; matter.emitted in sputtering
sputtery.adjective
sputterer.noun,.plural.sputterers
date 1500-1600, Dutch; 'sputteren'

stutter, stuttered, stuttering, stutters.verbs
intransitive verb use.to speak with a spasmodic.repetition or prolongation of sounds
transitive verb use.to utter with spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds; stammer
stutter.noun,.plural.stutters
stutterer.noun,.plural.stutterers
stutteringly.adverb
the act or habit of stuttering a frequentative of dialectal 'stut', from Middle English 'stutten'

snivel, sniveled, sniveling, snivels.intransitive verbs
to complain or whine; to sniffle from having a case of the body being overloaded with poisons, a condition commonly called a cold which increases nasal.mucus; to run at the nose
snivel.noun,.plural.snivels
the act of sniffling or sniveling; nasal mucus
sniveler.noun,.plural.snivelers

sniff, sniffed, sniffing, sniffs.verbs
intransitive verb use.to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something (he opened the jar and sniffed its contents; the dog was sniffing at the carpet; to inhale a short, audiblebreath through the nose, as in smelling something; to sniffle; to use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating (sniffed at the coffee package to determine if it smelt fresh and pleasant); to regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive.manner (the critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film; also means  to pry; snoop (reporters came sniffing around for more details)
transitive verb use.to inhale forcibly through the nose (sniffed the cool fresh morning air); to smell, as in savoring or investigating (sniffed the purple flowers); to perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing (dogs that sniffed out the trail); to utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner (she sniffed her disapproval) sniff.noun,.plural.sniffs
an instance or the sound of sniffing; something sniffed or perceived by or as if by sniffing; a whiff (a sniff of perfume); from Middle English 'sniffen', probably of Scandinavian.origin
sniffable.adjective
sniffer.noun,.plural.sniffers

sniffle, sniffled, sniffling, sniffles.intransitive verbs
to keep sniffing.in order to stop liquid from running out of your nose, especially when you are crying or you have a cold (have the sniffles)
sniffle.noun,.plural.sniffles
the act or sound of sniffling; what's called a head cold, accompanied by congestion of the nose; snuffles
sniffler.noun,.plural.snifflers
sniffly.adjective