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Lentando :: Lentando (a.) Slackening; retarding. Same as Rallentando.

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..

Slacking :: Slacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slacke.

Slackened :: Slackened () of Slacke.

Slackening :: Slackening () of Slacke.

Statable :: Stasis (n.) A slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels, due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but presumably to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. It is one of the phenomena observed in the capillaries in inflammation..

Slacked :: Slacked (imp. & p. p.) of Slacke.

Slack :: Slack (v. t.) Alt. of Slacke.

Air-slacked :: Air-slacked (a.) Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; as, air-slacked lime..

Quicklime :: Quicklime (a.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2..

Slack :: Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacke.

Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope..

Slakin :: Slakin (n.) Slacken.

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

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

Slack :: Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand..

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..

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

Remiss :: Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..

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

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