slew¹ /sloo/ pat of slay

slew² or slue /sloo/

1. To turn about the axis
2. To swing round, esp suddenly and uncontrollably

1. A turn, twist or swing round
2. A position so taken

slewed or slued adjective (slang)

Drunk

slew rate noun (electronics)

The rate at which an amplifier can respond to a change in input level

slew³ or slue /sloo/ (N American informal)

A large number or amount

slay /slā/ (literary and archaic)

To kill

1. To amuse very much
2. To impress greatly

slayˈer noun

• featherbeddings
• feather beds
• featherbeds
• feather-boarding
• feather-bonnet
• feather-bonnets
• feather-brain
• feather-brained
• feather-brains
• feather cut
• feather cuts
• feather duster
• feather dusters
• feathered
• feathered friend
• feather-edge
• feather-edges
• feather-grass
• feather-head
• feather-headed
• featherier
• featheriest
• featheriness
• featherinesses
• feathering