| slum | (noun) a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions | Synonyms: slum area |
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| (verb) spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive | - |
| slumber | (noun) a dormant or quiescent state | - |
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| (noun) a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended | Synonyms: sleep |
| (verb) be asleep | Synonyms: catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep |
| slumberer | (noun) a rester who is sleeping | Synonyms: sleeper |
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| slumberous | (adjective) inclined to or marked by drowsiness | Synonyms: slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent |
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| (adjective) quiet and tranquil | Synonyms: slumbrous |
| slumbery | (adjective) inclined to or marked by drowsiness | Synonyms: slumberous, slumbrous, somnolent |
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| slumbrous | (adjective) inclined to or marked by drowsiness | Synonyms: slumberous, slumbery, somnolent |
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| (adjective) quiet and tranquil | Synonyms: slumberous |
| slumgullion | (noun) a thin stew of meat and vegetables | - |
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| slummy | (adjective) (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty | - |
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| slump | (noun) a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | Synonyms: drop-off, falling off, falloff, slack |
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| (noun) a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment | Synonyms: depression, economic crisis |
| (verb) fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | Synonyms: fall off, sink |
| (verb) fall or sink heavily | Synonyms: sink, slide down |
| (verb) assume a drooping posture or carriage | Synonyms: slouch |
| (verb) fall in value | Synonyms: correct, decline |
| slumpflation | (noun) a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation. | - |
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