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11slave — [slāv] n. [ME sclave < OFr or ML: OFr esclave < ML sclavus, slave, orig., Slav < LGr Sklabos, ult. < OSlav Slovēne, native name of a Slavic people: first used of captives of Slavic orig. in SE Europe] 1. a human being who is owned as… …
12work like a slave — work hard, slave away …
13Slave craton — which is one of the oldest dated rock units on Earth at 4.03 Ga. The crust of the Slave craton is thought to have amalgamated during a 2.69 Ga collision between a proto Slave western basement complex, known as the Central Slave Basement Complex,… …
14slave — 01. The first African [slaves] arrived in the U.S. in 1619, and were imported to work on tobacco plantations. 02. He treats his wife like a [slave]. He doesn t do any housework or help her in any way. 03. Many African [slaves] captured for sale… …
15slave — slaveless, adj. slavelike, adj. /slayv/, n., v., slaved, slaving. n. 1. a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant. 2. a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person: a slave to a drug. 3. a… …
16slave — {{11}}slave (n.) late 13c., person who is the property of another, from O.Fr. esclave (13c.), from M.L. Sclavus slave (Cf. It. schiavo, Fr. esclave, Sp. esclavo), originally Slav (see SLAV (Cf. Slav)), so called because of the many Slavs sold… …
17slave — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is legally owned by another person and works for them for no money: accusing her mother of treating her like a slave 2 be a slave to/of to be completely influenced by something so that you cannot make your own decisions:… …
18slave — [[t]sleɪv[/t]] n. v. slaved, slav•ing 1) a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; bond servant 2) a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person 3) a drudge: a housekeeping slave[/ex] 4) mac a mechanism… …
19slave — n 1. bond servant, bondman, indentured servant, serf, helot, hierodule, odalisque. 2. drudge, hack, fag, menial worker, laborer, toiler, workhorse. 3. addict, alcoholic, Inf. workaholic. v 4. work like a slave, drudge, grub, grind, work one s… …
20slave — sleɪv n. person who belongs to and is completely subject to another; one who is under the influence or domination of a person or thing; drudge; slave ant; system that serves another computer that is connected to it (Computers) v. work as a… …
