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sleep|walk /sliː pwɔːk/ (sleepwalks , sleepwalking , sleepwalked ) VERB If someone is sleepwalking , they are walking around while they are asleep. □ [V ] He once sleepwalked to the middle of the road outside his home at 1 a.m.

sleepy /sliː pi/ (sleepier , sleepiest )

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are sleepy , you are very tired and are almost asleep. □  I was beginning to feel amazingly sleepy. ●  sleepi|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Joanna sat up, blinking sleepily. ●  sleepi|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  He tried to fight the sleepiness that overwhelmed him.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A sleepy place is quiet and does not have much activity or excitement. □  Valence is a sleepy little town just south of Lyon.

sleet /sliː t/ N‑UNCOUNT Sleet is rain that is partly frozen. □  …blinding snow, driving sleet and wind.

sleeve /sliː v/ (sleeves )

1 N‑COUNT The sleeves of a coat, shirt, or other item of clothing are the parts that cover your arms. □  His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. □ [+ of ] He wore a black band on the left sleeve of his jacket.

2 N‑COUNT [n N ] A record sleeve is the stiff envelope in which a record is kept. [mainly BRIT ] □ [+ of ] There are to be no pictures of him on the sleeve of the new record. in AM, usually use jacket

3 PHRASE If you have something up your sleeve , you have an idea or plan which you have not told anyone about. You can also say that someone has an ace, card, or trick up their sleeve . □  He wondered what Shearson had up his sleeve.

-sleeved /-sliːvd/ COMB [usu ADJ n] -sleeved is added to adjectives such as 'long' and 'short' to form adjectives which indicate that an item of clothing has long or short sleeves. □  …a short-sleeved blue shirt.

sleeve|less /sliː vləs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A sleeveless dress, top, or other item of clothing has no sleeves. □  She wore a sleeveless silk dress.

slee ve note (sleeve notes ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] The sleeve notes are short pieces of writing on the covers of records, which tell you something about the music or the musicians. [BRIT ] in AM, use liner note

sleigh /sle I / (sleighs ) N‑COUNT A sleigh is a vehicle which can slide over snow. Sleighs are usually pulled by horses.

sleight of hand /sla I t əv hæ nd/ (sleights of hand ) N‑VAR Sleight of hand is the deceiving of someone in a skilful way. □  He accused Mr MacGregor of 'sleight of hand'.

slen|der /sle ndə ^r /

1 ADJ A slender person is attractively thin and graceful. [WRITTEN , APPROVAL ] □  She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles. □  …a tall, slender figure in a straw hat.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use slender to describe a situation which exists but only to a very small degree. [WRITTEN ] □  The United States held a slender lead.

slept /sle pt/ Slept is the past tense and past participle of sleep .

sleuth /sluː θ/ (sleuths ) N‑COUNT A sleuth is a detective. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

sleuth|ing /sluː θ I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Sleuthing is the investigation of a crime or mystery by someone who is not a police officer. [LITERARY ] □  I did a little sleuthing to see if I could find any footprints.

slew /sluː / (slews , slewing , slewed )

1Slew is the past tense of slay .

2 VERB If a vehicle slews or is slewed across a road, it slides across it. □ [V adv/prep] The bus slewed sideways. □ [V n prep/adv] He slewed the car against the side of the building.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A slew of things is a large number of them. [mainly AM ] □ [+ of ] There have been a whole slew of shooting incidents.

slice ◆◇◇ /sla I s/ (slices , slicing , sliced )