Slaves

/sleɪvz/ noun verb

A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

What it means

  1. (noun) A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
  2. (noun) A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant.
  3. (noun) An abject person.
  4. (noun) One who has no power of resistance (to something), one who surrenders to or is under the domination (of something). “a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition”
  5. (noun) (BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.
  6. (noun) A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.
  7. (noun) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).
  8. (verb) To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
  9. (verb) To work hard. “I was slaving all day over a hot stove.”
  10. (verb) To place a device under the control of another. “to slave a hard disk”

Letter analysis

  • Slaves contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Slaves mean?

A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

What are the anagrams of Slaves?

Valid anagrams: salves.

How many letters are in Slaves?

Slaves has 6 letters.

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