What it means
- (noun) Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (noun) A slow, lazy person; a sluggard.
- (noun) A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- (noun) A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- (noun) A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (noun) A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- (noun) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (noun) (rarely used) the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (noun) A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (noun) A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (noun) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors but lacks a prime mover.
- (noun) (television editing) A black screen.
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Letter analysis
- Slug contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 5.
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Other 4-letter words
Words starting with SLU
- sludge
- slue
- slued
- slues
- sluggard
- sluggards
- slugged
- slugger
- sluggers
- slugging
- sluggish
- sluggishly
- sluggishness
- slugs
- sluice
- sluiced
- sluices
- sluicing
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Words ending with LUG
Common questions
What does Slug mean?
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
What are the anagrams of Slug?
Valid anagrams: lugs.
How many letters are in Slug?
Slug has 4 letters.
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