slide | (noun) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | Synonyms: coast, glide |
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(noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough |
(noun) a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector | Synonyms: lantern slide |
(noun) a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study | Synonyms: microscope slide |
(noun) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide | Synonyms: playground slide, sliding board |
(noun) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale | Synonyms: swoop |
(noun) (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. | - |
(verb) to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly | Synonyms: slither |
(verb) move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | Synonyms: skid, slew, slip, slue |
(verb) move smoothly along a surface | - |
slider | (noun) a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown | - |
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(noun) freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets | Synonyms: Pseudemys scripta, yellow-bellied terrapin |
(noun) someone who races the luge | Synonyms: luger |
(noun) a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction | Synonyms: skidder, slipper |
slideway | (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: chute, slide, sloping trough |
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sliding | (adjective) being a smooth continuous motion | - |
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