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Slackly :: Slackly (adv.) In a slack manner.

Slack :: Slack (n.) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail..

Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To languish; to fail; to flag.

Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather..

Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..

Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.

Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage..

Slackening :: Slackening () of Slacke.

Surgeful :: Surge (n.) To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan)..

Slack :: Slack (adv.) Slackly; as, slack dried hops..

Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens..

Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..

Relent :: Relent (v. t.) To slacken; to abate.

Lime :: Lime (n.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called quicklime, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime, and is an essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc..

Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to ease.

Slack :: Slack (n.) Small coal; also, coal dust; culm..

Slack :: Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell..

Slackness :: Slackness (n.) The quality or state of being slack.

Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken industry..

Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.

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