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— English words —

• sling v. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
• sling v. To throw with a sling.
• sling v. (Nautical) To pass a rope around (A cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
• sling v. (Slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (Often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
• sling n. (Weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings…
• sling n. A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
• sling n. A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
• sling n. A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object…
• sling n. A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
• sling n. (Nautical, chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
• sling n. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
• sling n. (Climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing…
• sling n. A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
• sling n. A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • sling n. Alternative form of slynge.

— English words, defined in French —

• sling n. (Armement) Fronde.
• sling n. (Médecine) Écharpe.
• sling n. (Militaire) Bricole.
• sling n. (Marine) Hauban.
• sling n. (Escalade) Anneau de sangle.
• sling n. (Logistique) Élingue.
• sling v. Lancer.
• sling v. Porter en écharpe.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• sling s. Cabestrillo, canguro.
• sling s. Tirachinas, resortera.
• sling v. Lanzar.
• sling v. Tirar.
• sling v. Arrojar.
• sling v. Colgar.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• sling s. (Araldica) balista.

— In French —

• sling n.m. (Médecine) Sorte de solide écharpe en tissu, aux extrémités…
• sling n.m. (Sexualité) Morceau de cuir suspendu au plafond par quatre…
• sling n.m. (Boisson) Sorte de cocktail de boissons alcooliques complétées…

109 English words from 15 English definitions

A␣band act Alternative and arcing arm around as␣one attached attaching baby bale band bandage barrel captivity cask chain chiefly circular Climbing cloth composed consisting consisting␣of distribute drink drugs etc fabric figuratively firearm for form from gin gun hand hanging heavy hoisting hooks hurling illicitly infant instrument iron kind kind␣of load loop lowering mast missiles motion Nautical neck object of␣a Often one other part pass peddle plural preparatory providing purposes put raised rope runner securing sell sex short shoulder Slang sling spider spirit stones strap strings stroke such such␣as supported supporting suspending sweetened tackle tape the throw throwing two used usually various water Weapon which with worn wounded yard young

13 English words from 18 foreign definitions

aux balista Bricole cocktail Escalade Lancer Marine Morceau par plafond Porter quatre Sorte

28 foreign words from 18 foreign definitions

alcooliques Anneau Araldica Armement Arrojar Boisson boissons boissons␣alcooliques canguro Colgar complétées cuir écharpe Élingue en␣écharpe extrémités Fronde Hauban Lanzar Logistique Médecine Militaire sangle Sexualité solide suspendu Tirar tissu

54 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

slings slingy slinged slinger Slinger slingin' slingbag sling␣bag sling␣dog slingers Slingers slingest slingeth slinging sling␣ink sling␣off slingback slingbags sling␣bags sling␣cart sling␣dogs slingkini slingshot slingbacks slingblade sling␣blade sling␣carts slingshoot slingshots slingstone sling-stone sling␣stone sling␣bikini slingblades sling␣blades Slingerland slingshoots slingstones sling␣stones sling␣bikinis Slingerlands slingshotted slingshotten sling␣one's␣hook slingshooting slingshotting slingjaw␣wrasse slings␣one's␣hook slingjaw␣wrasses slingshot␣effect +4 words

121 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

aislings asslings Eslinger geslings goslings Goslings Keslings Kislings meslings moslings reslings unslings beslinged bosslings brislings Eslingers Esslingen Esslinger forslings hasslings Hesslings Islington Keaslings Keeslings Keislings Kieslings Kisslings marslings Marslings measlings nurslings outslings quislings Quislings rieslings Rieslings touslings tusslings Wesslings baby␣slings boob-slings crosslings Esslingers grasslings gunslinger handslings hand-slings Haslingden Heslington inkslinger ink␣slinger +70 words

72 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

aisling arsling assling gesling gosling Gosling Kesling Kisling mesling misling Oesling resling unsling bossling brisling enisling fissling forsling gin␣sling hassling Hessling housling inisling Keasling Keesling Keisling Kiesling Kissling marsling Marsling measling mousling nousling nursling Nursling outsling quisling Quisling rassling riesling Riesling sossling teasling tousling tussling Wessling wissling baby␣sling boob-sling crossling +22 words

12 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ing -ing -ïng lin Lin -lin lin. Lin. ling Ling -ling SLI

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

GNI ILs ILS nil NIL nil- nils

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

lings Lings -lings

43 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

algins aligns clings flings Flings Gilson glinse glints Glynis goslin Goslin ingles Inglis Klings Laings lasing liangs Ligons lingas lingos Lingos logins logs␣in longis losing lungis lyings lysing Nigels Olgins plings Saling signal siling single singlo singly slings slingy sluing soling suling SWLing

29 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

GILs gins Gins Glis Igls IGNs Ilgs ings Ings lign- ligs ligs. ling Ling -ling lins LISN NGIs NGLs nigs nils Sigl sign sing Sing sing. Sing. s****ing snig

23 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

bling cling DLing D/Ling Eling fling Fling I-ling Kling pling slang slink s'long slung sping sting STing s***ting suing swing Swing sying ULing

8 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ling Ling -ling sing Sing sing. Sing. s****ing

6 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Saling siling sluing soling suling SWLing

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