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slew | x |

As a noun slew

is (us) a large amount or slew can be the act, or process of slaying.

As a verb slew

is (nautical) to rotate or turn something about its axis or slew can be (slay).

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

slew

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (noun only)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A large amount.
  • She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk.
    See also
    * onslaught

    Etymology 2

    In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act, or process of slaying.
  • A device used for slaying.
  • A change of position.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
  • To veer a vehicle.
  • To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
  • To pivot.
  • To skid.
  • (rail transport) to move something (usually a railway line) sideways
  • The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling
  • (transitive, British, slang) To make a public mockery of someone through insult or wit.
  • Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (slay)
  • See also

    * slain

    Anagrams

    *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----