Synonyms:
slide, microscope_slide
Meaning: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
Synonyms:
slide
Meaning: (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
Synonyms:
swoop, slide
Meaning: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
Synonyms:
slide, playground_slide, sliding_board
Meaning: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
Synonyms:
slide, glide, coast
Meaning: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
Meaning: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
Synonyms:
slither, slide
Meaning: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
Synonyms:
slide
Meaning: move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
Usage examples
Sweetwater took the opportunity to slide away.
He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
I--I dare say I've a tendency to let things slide."
"We're going to slide on the brook below the cornfield."
About midnight, as I imagined, I arose and drew the slide.
He had better have said slide, for we did nothing but drop down the steep inclines.
The People's Banner was the organ, and Mr. Quintus Slide was, of course, the organist.
Uncle Clem and Henny each caught hold of a foot of Raggedy Andy and let him slide down into the hole.
"You've never let things slide about us," she replied quickly, with a sudden glance which made him turn away again.
"Here's a grand place to have a lovely slide!" he said as he gave one of the penny dolls a scoot down the shiny tin gutter.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pink Floyd, License CC BY-SA 4.0