Word Finder - slider

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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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Agent noun of slide: one who slides.

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A sliding door.

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A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.

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A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.

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A small hamburger.

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We ordered five sliders.

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A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.

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The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.

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A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.

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A slideshow on a web page.

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The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).

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(skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.

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An open-toed and backless sandal

The middle slider allows a subtler adjustment of mid-range colors alone.

The bar frame of the wind chest was made in two halves, with a vertical slider between the two halves of the chest.

With the Shape tool selected, you can access the Curve smoothness slider from the property bar.

To make things easier, the brightness slider can be used to adjust the tint of the color defined by the RGB sliders.

By the volume slider for MIDI there will be a " Select " check box.

The pitch slider on the 1210 is smooth again too, plus there is a monitor!

Then the layer slider was drawn to 30% .

Move the slider down to Medium or Low or ' Accept all Cookies '.

The layer with the horseshoes and roses on has the slider drawn back.

Setting the slider to a non-zero value causes the scene to be output from Render 's Snapshot port whenever it is changed.

There is a small slider bar icon marked ' W ' or ' T ' at either end to show position on the screen.

The action, necessarily, is electric with slider chests.

Push the slider switch to the RING position to call the other station.

I would prefer a vent that you could open or close with a slider mechanism.

Set the specific color ink tint using the slider control.

To make things easier, the Brightness slider can be used to adjust the tint of the color defined by the RGB sliders.

The pitch slider on the 1210 is smooth again too, plus there is a monitor !

Then the layer slider was drawn to 30 %.

You can add a keyboard tray slider underneath for a very functional computer desk with storage space.

His childhood nickname is Slider Hollywood.

This frosted cupcake printed style features an adjustable slider neckline and contrasting hot pink trim.

In fact, the player could edit his or her rider with a create-a-rider mode that included a "breast size slider."

Located in between the regular fret buttons and the body of the guitar, this touch-sensitive strip can be used for the "slider gems" portions of songs.

The slider on the original strap would come undone, loosening the whole strap and it was possible at that moment that a player would slacken his or her grip and release the Remote into the air.

To turn on the Nintendo DS Lite, there is a slider switch along the right edge.

The left analog stick controls a slider that you have to keep 'on the line' and the circle (along with the left analog) plays riffs.

This is a sharp departure from the slider phones that once served as the company's big cell phone focus.

Samsung M330 is a basic slider phone for people on a tight budget.

Near the end, we will briefly comment on skinny candybars and slider phones.

If slider phones are more your cup of tea, you may want to hold out a bit and wait for the Motorola RIZR (pronounced "riser").

Most of their handsets take on the popular clamshell form factor, but in addition to the flip phones, they also carry a slider, a few candybars, and even smartphones.

Its stunning glossy black appearance, touch-sensitive music keys, and unique slider form factor make for quite the attractive package, but did you know that you have more than one option when it comes to selecting an LG Chocolate Phone?

As such, it has the same circular wheel on the front, slider form factor, and so forth.

Functionally identical to the original, the KG800 boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera, music player, slider form factor, and external controls, but only 128MB of internal memory.

The SLVR is the candybar version of the phone, whereas the RIZR takes on a slider phone form factor.

Other popular GPS cell phones include the aforementioned Nokia N95 slider, certain BlackBerry PDA phones, the E-TEN G500 and the HTC Athena.

Having a dual slider isn't enough for your personalization needs and that's why you should have a look around for what Helio Ocean accessories are available on the market.

Also manufactured by Samsung, the Helio Heat slider phone is a Samsung SPH-A303.

Prepaid slider cell phones can offer you just as much as a contract phone as far as technology goes.

The Virgin Mobile Slider Sonic is rich in features in a nice, small package.

When the slider is closed, there is a 5-way navigation button (similar to the iPod's menu selector), a talk and send button, and a back button.

This prepaid slider cell phone is a great addition to Virgin Mobile's family.

A little bit heftier than the Slider Sonic, the Slider MTV Edition does seem sturdier because of it.

One of the best features was that you could not accidentally do anything when the slider was closed.

If you wanted to talk or even turn off the phone, you have to open the slider.

The Sony W580i Walkman Slider closes the gap a little bit.

The Walkman Slider is first a music player and then a phone.

The slider portion has your normal buttons plus a 'W' that takes you to the music player.

When you operate the slider, you reveal a simple looking keypad.

If you want a good music player first and decent phone second, then the Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman Slider is for you.