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Unslaked :: Unslaked (a.) Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime..

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

Taut :: Taut (a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

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

Slakin :: Slakin (n.) Slacken.

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

Slack :: Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out..

Slab :: Slab (n.) The slack part of a sail.

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

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..

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

Lag :: Lag (v. t.) To cause to lag; to slacken.

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

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.

Foreslack :: Foreslack (v. t.) See Forslack.

Douse :: Douse (v. t.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail..

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

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..

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..

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