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slews
slew 1 also slue S0471800 (slo͞o)n. Informal A large amount or number; a lot: a slew of unpaid bills.
[Irish Gaelic sluagh, multitude, from Old Irish slúag.]
slew 2 S0471800 (slo͞o)v.A past tense of slay.
slew 3 S0471800 (slo͞o)n. Variant of slough1.
slew 4 also slue S0471800 (slo͞o)v.tr. slewed, slew·ing, slews also slued or slu·ing or slues 1. To turn (something) on an axis; rotate: slewed the swivel chair around; slewing the boom of a crane.2. To turn sharply; veer: braked and slewed the car around.v.intr.1. To turn about an axis: "The violet eyes slewed from door to window as if desperate for escape" (P.D. James).2. To turn or slide sideways or off course; skid.n. The act of slewing.
[Origin unknown.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  slews - a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, stacks, tons, wads, pileslarge indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
slews
slews of (something)Large numbers or amounts of something; lots of something. We've been coming up against slews of legal issues getting our new subsidiary set up overseas. There are slews of old computer parts scattered around the workshop, so have a look and see if you can find something you need.See also: of, slewslews verbSee slewSee also: slewSLEWS
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slews
Synonyms for slewsnoun a large number or amountSynonyms- dozens
- gobs
- heaps
- lashings
- loads
- lots
- oodles
- rafts
- scads
- scores
- stacks
- tons
- wads
- piles
Related Words- large indefinite amount
- large indefinite quantity
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