Noun
slew -
(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"
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
large indefinite amount ,
large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
inundation ,
deluge ,
torrent ,
flood a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
Verb
slew -
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
skid ,
slip ,
slue ,
slide
glide move smoothly and effortlessly
slip up ,
trip up ,
stumble detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"
submarine attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"
skid move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
side-slip slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis
slew -
turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection" ; "The motorbike veered to the right"
swerve ,
sheer ,
curve ,
trend ,
veer ,
slue ,
cut
turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty" ; "She grew angry"
peel off take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
yaw swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
