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Meaning of "sleech" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SLEECH

sliːtʃ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEECH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sleech is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLEECH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sleech in the English dictionary

The definition of sleech in the dictionary is a muddy stretch along the shore, typically washed up by the sea or deposited by a river.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLEECH

beach · beech · bleach · breach · each · fleech · horseleech · leach · leech · leechcraft · outreach · overbleach · overreach · peach · pleach · preach · reach · screech · speech · teach

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEECH

sledging · sleechy · sleek · sleeken · sleekit · sleekly · sleekness · sleekstone · sleeky · sleep · sleep apnoea · sleep around · sleep deprivation · sleep hygiene · sleep in · sleep like a top · sleep movement · sleep off · sleep on it · sleep out

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEECH

acceptance speech · artificial leech · beseech · breech · cling like a leech · copper beech · direct speech · figure of speech · free speech · hate speech · indirect speech · keech · keynote speech · King´s speech · maiden speech · medicinal leech · part of speech · Queen´s speech · reech · reported speech

Synonyms and antonyms of sleech in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sleech» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEECH

Find out the translation of sleech to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sleech from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sleech» in English.
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sleech
1,325 millions of speakers
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sleech
570 millions of speakers
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sleech
510 millions of speakers
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sleech
380 millions of speakers
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sleech
280 millions of speakers
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sleech
278 millions of speakers
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sleech
270 millions of speakers
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sleech
260 millions of speakers
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sleech
220 millions of speakers
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Sleech
190 millions of speakers
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sleech
180 millions of speakers
ja

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sleech
130 millions of speakers
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sleech
85 millions of speakers
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Sleek
85 millions of speakers
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sleech
80 millions of speakers
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sleech
75 millions of speakers
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स्लीप
75 millions of speakers
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sleech
70 millions of speakers
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sleech
65 millions of speakers
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sleech
50 millions of speakers
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sleech
40 millions of speakers
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sleech
30 millions of speakers
el

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sleech
15 millions of speakers
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sleech
14 millions of speakers
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sleech
10 millions of speakers
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sleech
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleech

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEECH»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sleech

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEECH»

Discover the use of sleech in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleech and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: The Skempton Conference
Average properties for the estuarine clay-silt, which is referred to locally as ' sleech', are summarised in Table 1. Further characteristics of the sleech that are relevant to the interpretation of the pile tests are summarised as follows: (i) Lehane el ...
R. J. Jardine, D. M. Potts, K. G. Higgins, 2004
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General Report of the Agricultural State: And Political ...
Where sea-sleech can be had in full quantity, no kind of covering substance answers better on peat-moss. To prepare forlit, the moss is all drained and levelled; and, as soon as it can bear a horse and cart, sleech is laid on, to the amount of at ...
Board of Agriculture (Great Britain), Sir John Sinclair, 1814
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; ...
Quartering, Sleech, Andrew, and Cholwich. Crest—A hand holding an oak branch all ppr. Motto—Cualum non animum. Estates—Shapwick,' Axminster, Aish , Stoke Gabriel, Modbury, with the great tithes, and at Walham Green, Middlesex.
John Burke, 1838
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General report of the agricultural state, and political ...
Where sea-sleech can be had in full quantity, no kind of covering substance answers better on peat-moss. To prepare for it, the moss is all drained and levelled ; and, as soon as it can bear a horse and cart, sleech is laid on, to the amount of at ...
Board of Agriculture (Great Britain), Sir John Sinclair, 1814
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A Sermon Preach'd Before the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop ...
And the Governors of the Devon and Exeter Hospital ... on Saturday the 27th Day of August, ... By John Sleech, ... To which is Added a Brief Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Hospital John Sleech. T O Sir William ...
John Sleech, 1743
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of ...
Quartering, Sleech, Andrew, and Cholwich. Crest—A hand holding an oak branch all ppr. Motto—leum non animum. Estates—Shapwick,' Axminster, Aish, Stoke Gabriel, Modbury, with the great tithes, and at Walham Green, Middlesex.
John Burke, 1836
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A Letter to the Reverend Mr Archdeacon Sleech, Occasion'D by ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
Richard Tremlett, 2010
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Ciaran Carson: Space, Place, Writing
'Belfast,' Carson reminds us, 'is built on sleech – alluvial or tidal muck – and is built of sleech, metamorphosed into brick, the city consuming its source as the brickfields themselves were built upon.' These binary poles – sleech and brick ...
Neal Alexander, 2010
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Cases in Bankruptcy
PARTNERS of mistake. Devaynes v. Noble. Sleech's case. 1 Merivale 563. 11. Equity ofacreditoragainst the estate of a deceased partner not barred by eight months' non- claim, and payment in part by the surviving partner. Devaynes v. Noble.
John William Buck, John Scott Earl of Eldon, Sir Thomas Plumer, 1820
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The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany
In the next place, the operation depends so entirely on the state of the weather, that when the season proves rainy or lowering, no sleech worth filtering can be procured. It seldom happens that the salt-beds are in a proper state for scraping ...
‎1813

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEECH»

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From plitter to drabbletail: the words we love
... not only a way back to childhood but a way towards future gladness. I need a word for the kind of mud that pours over the tops of your Wellingtons. Sleech? «The Guardian, May 15»
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Hip Hop influenced poems continue tradition of revolution
WHERE: Chris White Art Gallery, 701 Shipley Street, Wilmington. For more infomation, email sleech@udel.edu. Source: www.Delawareliteraryevents.org. Guilt. «The News Journal, Apr 15»
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Video: Ambitious £165m scheme for uninterrupted motorways …
He said the entire interchange would need foundations piled 40 metres deep as it would be built on Belfast 'sleech', a mixture of wet clay, silt and sand with the ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
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Belfast's built heritage: under threat, or hindering progress?
As to potential structural problems with individual buildings – a lot of the city centre is on sleech (intertidal clays) and a lot of the Victorian and earlier buildings ... «Slugger O'Toole, Nov 11»
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Experts assessing collapsed road
Roads Service spokesman Colin Brown said the city is built upon a deposit of soft clay, silt and mud known as "Belfast Sleech". "Periodically we can get voids ... «BBC News, Nov 09»
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