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noun
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: billet, flitch, spline, batten
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noun
A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A ski.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
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noun
A thin piece of stone; a slate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A drop (of rain or water), a splash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To construct or provide with slats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To fall; to beat (against something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To split; to crack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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verb
To set on; to incite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a thin strip (wood or metal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spline
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strip
Narrower terms: lath, louver, louvre, fin, splat, stave, lag
verb
close the slats of (windows)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: close, shut
verb
equip or bar with slats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: supply, provide, render, furnish
History
From Middle English slatte, sklatte, sklat, sclat, from Old French esclat (“piece broken or split off, shiver, splinter”), from Old French esclater (“to split, burst”), from Frankish *slaitijan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to rend, split”). Doublet of slate and éclat.
Across languages
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