Of all the many nouns referring to a large group of things, one of the most fun is slew, as in "I saw a whole slew of birds in the tree by the river."
imp. of
Noun
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Verb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Verb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
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of Slay
imp. of Slay.
v. t.
See Slue.
Slew
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Usage Examples
After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love,' now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said. I can't even imagine being in front of the cameras all the time. I had a weird dream the other night that I was on 'Jersey Shore.'
Misspelled FormSlew, Slew, lew, Slew, Sklew, Solew, Splew, S:lew, Skew, Soew, Spew, S:ew, Slkew, Sloew, Slpew, Sl:ew, Slwew, Sl3ew, Sl4ew, Slrew, Slsew, Sldew, Slww, Sl3w, Sl4w, Slrw, Slsw, Sldw, Sleww, Sle3w, Sle4w, Slerw, Slesw, Sledw, Sleqw, Sle2w, Sle3w, Sleew, Sleaw, Slesw, Sleq, Sle2, Sle3, Slee, Slea, Sles, Slewq, Slew2, Slew3, Slewe, Slewa, Slews.
Other Usage ExamplesEven having to do the amount of press that I have to do is dreadful and gives me so much anxiety. After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love,' now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said.
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?