Associations to the word «Slake»
Noun
- Thirst
- Hydroxide
- Lime
- Aggregate
- Calcium
- Carbonate
- Oxide
- Dispersion
- Lust
- Draught
- Nut
- Vengeance
- Mortar
- Appetite
- Gallon
- Hunger
- Maize
- Cement
- Canteen
- Soda
- Fountain
- Limestone
- Powder
- Ca
- Toil
- Ash
- Dry
- Fury
- Stream
- Erosion
- Water
- Mixture
- Crust
- Wrath
- Tobacco
- Moisture
- Nor
- Soil
- Clay
- Leaf
- Irrigation
- Drink
- Sand
- Wine
- Beer
- Rain
- Throat
- Blood
- Flame
- Fruit
- Ingredient
- Desire
- Brook
- Sorrow
- Wild
- Fill
- Barrel
- Dust
- Corn
- Cattle
- Heat
- Sake
- Meal
- Stability
- Spring
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th-17thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To slacken; to become relaxed or loose. [11th-16thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. [14th-19thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To go out; to become extinct.
SLAKE, verb. (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench; to extinguish. [from 14thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid. [from 14thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
SLAKE, verb. (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
SLAKE TROUGH, noun. A trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
SLAKE TROUGHS, noun. Plural of slake trough
Dictionary definition
SLAKE, verb. Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst".
SLAKE, verb. Make less active or intense.
SLAKE, verb. Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.