Unscramble slew

Definition of slew

noun:

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters", "a deal of trouble", "a lot of money", "he made a mint on the stock market", "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos", "it must have cost plenty", "a slew of journalists", "a wad of money". Synonyms: 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, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad.

verb:

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection", "The motorbike veered to the right". Synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slue, swerve, trend, veer.
• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk". Synonyms: skid, slide, slip, slue.
• kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered". Synonyms: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay.

Related words

burke, deluge, execute, flood, haymow, inundation, skid, submarine, torrent, yaw.

Words nearby

clew, sew, shew, skew, slaw, sle, sled, slews, slow, smew, spew, stew.

Rhymes with

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, anew, askew, babu, baku, ballyhoo, bamboo, bleu, blue, boo, brew, canoe, cebu, chew, chou, clue, construe.