SLIMNESS
Slim"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being slim.
SLIMSY
Slim"sy, a.
Defn: Flimsy; frail. [Colloq. U.S.]
SLIMY
Slim"y, a. [Compar. Slimier; superl. Slimiest.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime. Slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea. Coleridge.
SLINESS
Sli"ness, n.
Defn: See Slyness.
SLING Sling, n. Etym: [OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger, OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See Sling, v. t.]
1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force.