Words with a similar base: slew

'slew'
[batch.n.02] as in: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent


Examples:
a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
it must have cost plenty
a slew of journalists
a wad of money



'slew'
[swerve.v.01] as in: turn sharply; change direction abruptly


Examples:
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right



'slew'
[skid.v.04] as in: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner


Examples:
the wheels skidded against the sidewalk



'slew'
[murder.v.01] as in: kill intentionally and with premeditation


Examples:
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered



					

slew (English)
└── slua (Irish)
└── slúagh (Middle Irish (900-1200))
└── slóg (Old Irish (to 900))


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