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PRONUNCIATION OF SLEY

sley  [sleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sley 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 SLEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sley in the English dictionary

The definition of sley in the dictionary is a weaver's tool for separating threads.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLEY


ballet
ˈbæleɪ
cabriolet
ˌkæbrɪəʊˈleɪ
Calais
ˈkæleɪ
chalet
ˈʃæleɪ
clay
kleɪ
controle
kənˈtrəʊleɪ
cosplay
ˈkɒsˌpleɪ
delay
dɪˈleɪ
display
dɪˈspleɪ
gameplay
ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ
gilet
dʒɪˈleɪ
lay
leɪ
lei
leɪ
ley
leɪ
Malay
məˈleɪ
overlay
ˌəʊvəˈleɪ
palais
ˈpæleɪ
play
pleɪ
relay
ˈriːleɪ
replay
ˈriːˌpleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEY

sleigh ride
sleigher
sleight
sleight of hand
slender
slender-tailed meerkat
slenderise
slenderize
slenderly
slenderness
slenter
slept
Slesvig
sleuth
sleuthhound
sleuthing
slew
slew rate
slewed

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEY

alley
Ashley
bailey
Bentley
Berkeley
Bradley
Haley
Harley
hurley
Marley
medley
Oakley
Riley
Shipley
smiley
Stanley
the life of Riley
trolley
valley
Wesley

Synonyms and antonyms of sley in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sley» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEY

Find out the translation of sley to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sley from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sley» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

筘座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

batán
570 millions of speakers

English

sley
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sley
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sley
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

батана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sley
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sley
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

battant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sley
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スレー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sley
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sley
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sley
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sley
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोंबाझोंपण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tefe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

battente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sley
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

батана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sley
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sley
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slag slagvee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sley
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sley
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sley

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEY»

The term «sley» is regularly used and occupies the 68.138 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sley» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sley» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEY»

Discover the use of sley in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sley and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Current Industrial Reports: Broadwoven fabrics (gray)
Poplin Sateens Voiles Yarn dyed fabrics , Plaids , ginghams , and checks Shirtings and chambray Denim , Other , Print cloth fabric , Plain print cloth and carded broadcloth Under 71 sley , 7 1 sley and over All other print cloth □ All other ...
‎1986
2
Fabric Structure and Design
1.6.2 Sley or lay It is made of wood and consists of the sley race or race board, reed cap and metal swords carried at either ends. The sley mechanism swings to and fro. It is responsible for pushing the last pick of weft to the fell of the cloth by ...
N. Gokarneshan, 2009
3
Handbook of Weaving
Sabit Adanur. 0° 90° 180° 270° 360° 90° 180° 0° B 1 Weft finger 2 Left-hand rapier 3 Right-hand rapier. FIGURE 10.15 Schematic of sley mechanism. FIGURE 10.17 Schematic of weft yarn supply and weft feeder. A Reed beat-up B Rearmost ...
Sabit Adanur, 2000
4
The Cultural Context of Aging: Worldwide Perspectives
The median age on Sley 1 was 86.5 and 88.5 on Sley 2. Both units had somewhat higher than usual portions of female residents, with 80 percent females on Sley 1 and 85 percent on Sley 2.11 Both units also enjoyed similar staffing levels: a ...
Jay Sokolovsky, 2009
5
Numerical List of Manufactured Products: 1967 Census of ...
(quar- cept Knit) Woven, imately 28s to 42s)——Con. terly) Nonwoven and Plain print cloths (total threads per square MA22T Fe1ts--Con. inch 180 to 85)--Con. ( annual 42" but less than 47" 22113 31 Under 60 sley F 22113 33 60/63 sley ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1968
6
Ulster County, New York Probate Records
SLEY, SAMUEL, of New Windsor, Weaver. Will dated Aug. 28, 1786. "To my son John Sley 120 acres and a half, on the South East end of the Farm I now live on, as it is now devided off" "he paying £30 (£10 to my son Samuel Sley and £20 to ...
Gustave Anjou, 2009
7
Salty The Faithful Apostle
Every nighT, He dnd his friends would edT wiTh differenT fdmilies, dnd Sley wos ledys welcome. Sley wenT To d wedding in Cdnd dnd wenT fishing mdny Times on d big wooden booT. One Time, Jesus wos spedking on d big hill dnd people ...
Donna Caiazzo
8
New Scientist
FORCE PRODUCING ROTATION FORCE MOVING ELEMENT Figure 2 : Development of a linear motor. attractive features, while others, such as that which was to move the shuttle by the attractive forces of a magnet placed under the sley, ...
9
A Dictionary of the English Language: Compiled for the Use ...
... slightly Slen'derness, n. thinness, slightness Sley, (slay) n. a vehicle moving on runners for conveyance on snow Sley, v. to ride or convey in a. sley Ting Sley'ing, n. a riding in a sley, snow fit for sley- Sley, Sleave, v. t. to part threads Slice, ...
Noah Webster, 1817
10
Aeneidea
627: “ omnia poenarum percurrere nomina” [not-strike, or jerh, or slap the names, as a sley strikes or erks or slaps the threads of the woof, but ran through or over them, as a shuttle runs through orvover the threads of the warp]. 4, because it is ...
James Henry, John Fetcher Davies, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sley is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dali music video 'Ndakusowa': Reveals album will be released this …
The yet-to-be-titled album will have productions by BFB of Exclusive Records, Janta of SU Records, DJ Sley of Chit-Chat Records, Stich Fray of D&T Records ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
2
Video Premiere: Fauntleroys “I'm In Love With Everything”
Enter Austin Sley Julian a year later who's music video work with Jim Jarmusch as well as other projects far exceeded any expectations we might have and ... «Relix, Jun 15»
3
Police Beat
3/27 at 10 p.m. Wendy E. Velasquez-Sley, 22, no address listed, was arrested on Middle Street by Officer Ryan Gagnon on a charge of assault. 3/27 at 11 p.m. ... «The Forecaster, Mar 15»
4
Police: Sumpter Township officer's body cam captures 'super drunk …
Author: Shawn Ley, Local 4 Reporter, @ShawnLeyLive, sley@wdiv.com. Published On: Mar 23 2015 06:29:35 PM EDT. Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text. «WDIV Detroit, Mar 15»
5
Malawi artists united in support for flood victims with 'Pamodzi' track
According to Sulugwe, the song is being produced by Lilongwe's Dj Sley of Chit-Chat Records and confirmed artists expected to feature in the track include Lulu, ... «Nyasa Times, Jan 15»
6
Baylor Mourns Passing of Founders Medal Recipient, Former …
(L to R) - Kathy Storm Sley, BSPE '74, MSED '75 (daughter); Ralph Storm, BA '49; John Wilson (cousin); Susan Storm Guyton, BA '72, MS '73 (daughter); Julia ... «Baylor University, Jan 15»
7
Liika liberalismi vierottaa kirkosta
Edustan itse perinteistä luterilaista herätysliikettä (Sley) ja luterilaista sisarkirkkoa idässä (Inkerin kirkko). Näen suomaisen yhteiskunnan ja kirkollisuuden ... «Etelä-Saimaan Sanomalehti, Dec 14»
8
Afghanen stappen over op de fiets
Achter die Hollandse prijzen gaan Afghaanse ondernemers schuil: de drie broers Sley, Daniël en Aryan en vader Popal. 'We hadden eerst een meubelwinkel in ... «Financieele Dagblad, Sep 14»
9
Dog found hog-tied to post in woods released from vet Saturday
Dog found hog-tied to post in woods released from vet Saturday. Author: Shawn Ley, Local 4 Reporter, @ShawnLeyLive, sley@wdiv.com. Published On: Aug 06 ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 14»
10
"Herra on rikkautemme, eheytemme ja vanhurskautemme …
Evankeliumijuhlan järjestivät Suomen Luterilainen Evankeliumiyhdistys (Sley), Lahden seurakuntayhtymä ja Lahden kaupunki. Vuonna 2015 valtakunnallinen ... «Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Jun 14»

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