Word Finder - slide

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An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.

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The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.

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A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.

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The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.

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The slide closed the highway.

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An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.

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A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.

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The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.

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a slide on the ice

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A lever that can be moved in two directions.

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A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.

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A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.

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(by extension) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.

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I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow.

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A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.

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The act of dropping down and skidding into a base

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(guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.

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A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.

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A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.

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A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.

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A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.

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A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.

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(footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.

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(speech therapy) A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.

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To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface

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He slid the boat across the grass.

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To move on a low-friction surface.

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The car slid on the ice.

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To drop down and skid into a base.

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Jones slid into second.

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To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.

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He slid while going around the corner.

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To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.

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to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question

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To pass inadvertently.

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To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.

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A ship or boat slides through the water.

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To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.

She started to slide from the horse.

Would she slide back into that lost mode?

Brandon hit the breaks, and the car started to slide sideways... directly into the path of the Mack truck.

She heard the locks slide, one by one.

She stopped at a stoplight, only for the car behind her to slide into her.

He sensed her tension slide away, and with it, the darkness.

The remedy proposed by Repsold for this proved fault is to cause the whole slide to tilt instead of the microscope only; this should prove a complete remedy.

In steeply inclined seams passes or shoots leading to the main level below are sometimes used, and in Belgium iron plates are sometimes laid in the excavated ground to form a slide for the coal down to the loading place.

Even if the slide itself is mechanically perfect, the irregularity in the thickness of the lubricating oil between the bearing surfaces of the slide is apt to produce a variable error.

The plate A i is mounted on the dove-tailed slide B 1, upon the metallic stage T, and can be moved to right or left relative to T by the micrometer-screw S; whilst the plate A2 is mounted on the dove-tailed slide B2 and can From Zeitschr.

The greatest difficulty is found where the inclination of the deposit is too great to permit the mine-cars to be brought into the working-place and yet not great enough to allow the mineral to fall or slide to a point where it can be loaded.

The influence of wind and tide breaks up the frozen surface of the sea, and sheets yielding to the pressures slide over or under one another and are worked together into a hummocky ice-pack, the irregularities on the surface of which, caused by repeated fractures and collisions, may be from 10 to 20 ft.

It consisted of a graduated circle inside which another could slide, carrying two small tubes diametrically opposite, the instrument being kept vertical by a plumb-line.

Their gazes locked, and she felt a different kind of warmth slide through her.

Distribution of steam is effected by a slide valve, sometimes fitted with a balancing device, and sometimes formed into a piston valve.

This apparatus has an oil-cup consisting of a cylindrical brass or gunmetal vessel, the cover of which is provided with three rectangular holes which may be closed and opened by means of a perforated slide moving in grooves; the movement of the slide causes a small oscillating colzaor rape-oil lamp to be tilted so that the flame (of specified size) is brought just below the surface of the lid.

Fitzstephen tells how, when the great marsh that washed the walls of the city on the north (Moorfields) was frozen over; the young men went out to slide and skate and sport on the ice.

The cheeks are a slide from the brows into the valley of the face, opposed and diffused by the cheek bones.

If the name Dawkins is involved, I can't hear it, but just slide around the names.

She snapped them closed, but not before she saw him slide into the darkness.

Dean was startled to see a tear slide down the woman's cheek.

Obviously she couldn't climb up, but maybe she could slide down.

The jibs of transporters are often made to slide forward, or lift up, so as to be out of the way when not in use.

This piece of apparatus was introduced by William Morris in 1831, and consists of a long double link with closely-fitting jaws which, however, slide freely up and down.

For the more delicate species, such as the Callithamnia and Ectocarpi, it is an excellent plan to place a small fruiting fragment, carefully floated out in water, on a slip of mica of the size of an ordinary microscopical slide, and allow it to dry.

In steeply inclined beds the working-place can be so arranged that the mineral will fall or slide from the place where it is broken down to the main haulage road.

There is also a position circle, attached at m to the eye-end, provided with a slide to move the eye-piece radially from the axis of the telescope, and with a micrometer to measure the distance of an object from that axis.

Struve also points out that by attaching a fine scale to the focusing slide of the eye-piece, and knowing the coefficient of expansion of the metal tube, the means would be provided for determining the absolute change of the focal length of the object-glass at any time by the simple process of focusing on a double star.

It was great fun to plunge my hand into the bowl and feel the tadpoles frisk about, and to let them slip and slide between my fingers.

He cut his trees level and close to the ground, that the sprouts which came up afterward might be more vigorous and a sled might slide over the stumps; and instead of leaving a whole tree to support his corded wood, he would pare it away to a slender stake or splinter which you could break off with your hand at last.

Lifting the skirt slightly with one hand so she wouldn't trip on it, she let the other hand slide lightly down the banister for added balance.

Paralyzed with fear, Lisa waited, expecting the car to slide over the edge.

She wrenched free of his hold and pushed him hard enough to slide out from between him and the wall.

He leaned over the seat and began rummaging through his backseat accumulation as the vehicle began to slide backwards.

There would be dinners, a Saturday night dance, slide shows and hundreds of ice climbing exhibits.

But even with those bleak thoughts swirling in her head, she felt herself slide under his spell once again.

Thus the smallest rotation of either head communicates to the corresponding slide motion, which, if the screws are accurate, is proportional to the amount through which the head is turned.

You can even use them as a little slide!

Wynn stretched across the distance to grasp it as it started to slide from her hands.

In the apparatus of type B as made by Zeiss there are two microscopes attached to a base-plate, one of which views the spectrum-plate (or other object) to be measured, while the other views a scale that moves with the slide on which the spectrumplate is mounted.

Simultaneously the frame as a whole tends to slide horizontally athwart the rails,.

This tendency is resisted by the weight of a mass of metal, which can be caused to slide along a tray attached to the movable coils.

During the experiment the mirror magnet is protected from draughts by two wooden doors which slide in grooves.

Beware of leaving crowbars on a slope where they may slide or roll down.

Turn and slide rubber eyecups allow you to quickly a. .

This is why sliding closet doors are also known as pocket doors when they slide into the pocket created between two walls.

Once the handle is off, use a putty knife to get rid of any caulk around the escutcheon plate and slide the plate off the stem.

One of the biggest problems with getting pocket doors to slide smoothly is misalignment.

Once the tracks are in place, just slide the tiles on.

If you are moving large furniture across the floor, do not drag it, but cover the floor with a blanket and slide the heavy item on the blanket.