| bevel | crooked, slanting, sloping |
| Helicons | nine Muses from the slopes of Mt Helicon, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who give artistic inspiration |
| penthouse | covered way, sloping porch, overhanging roof |
| shelving | slopingly, projecting out, with an overhang |
| shelvy | gently shelving, sloping; or: made of sandbanks |
| slobbery | slimy, muddy, sloppy |
| slop, slops | large loose breeches, baggy trousers |
| spilth | spillage, slopping, upset |