| brisling | (noun) small herring processed like a sardine | Synonyms: Clupea sprattus, sprat |
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| (noun) small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines | Synonyms: sprat |
| clothesline | (noun) a cord on which clothes are hung to dry | - |
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| gosling | (noun) young goose | - |
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| gunslinger | (noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman |
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| mudslinger | (noun) one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) | Synonyms: muckraker |
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| muslin | (noun) plain-woven cotton fabric | - |
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| nursling | (noun) an infant considered in relation to its nurse | Synonyms: nurseling, suckling |
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| quisling | (noun) someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force | Synonyms: collaborationist, collaborator |
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| quislingism | (noun) act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country | Synonyms: collaboration, collaborationism |
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| rassling | (noun) the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | Synonyms: grappling, wrestling |
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| sling | (noun) bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck | Synonyms: scarf bandage, triangular bandage |
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| (noun) a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones | Synonyms: catapult, slingshot |
| (noun) a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released | - |
| (noun) a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel | Synonyms: slingback |
| (noun) a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice | - |
| (verb) hurl as if with a sling | Synonyms: catapult |
| (verb) hold or carry in a sling | - |
| (verb) move with a sling | - |
| (verb) hang loosely or freely; let swing | - |
| slingback | (noun) a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel | Synonyms: sling |
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| slinger | (noun) a person who uses a sling to throw something | - |
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| slinging | (noun) throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling) | - |
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| slingshot | (noun) a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones | Synonyms: catapult, sling |
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| slink | (verb) walk stealthily | - |
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