slide
1. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
microscope slide
• Hypernyms:
plate glass, sheet glass
• Part Meronyms:
cover glass, cover slip, section
2. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. (Freq. 1)
• Topics:
geology
• Hypernyms:
descent
• Hyponyms:
avalanche, landslide, landslip
3. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale (Freq. 1)
- the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
• Syn:
swoop
• Derivationally related forms:
swoop (for: swoop)
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
glissando
4. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (Freq. 1)
- his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
- the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
• Syn:
glide, coast
• Derivationally related forms:
coast (for: coast), glide (for: glide)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
• Hyponyms:
skid, slip, sideslip, snowboarding
5. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
playground slide, sliding board
• Hypernyms:
plaything, toy
• Part Holonyms:
playground
6. a transparency mounted in a frame;
viewed with a slide projector
• Syn:
lantern slide
• Hypernyms:
foil, transparency
• Part Meronyms:
positive
7. sloping channel through which things can descend
• Syn:
chute, slideway, sloping trough
• Hypernyms:
gutter, trough
• Hyponyms:
coal chute, runway, water chute
• Part Meronyms:
skid
1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (Freq. 18)
- the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
• Syn:
skid, slip, slue, slew
• See Also:
slip up (for: slip)
• Derivationally related forms:
slider, slip (for: slip), skid (for: skid)
• Hypernyms:
glide
• Hyponyms:
submarine, skid, side-slip
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly (Freq. 14)
- They slid through the wicket in the big gate
• Syn:
slither
• See Also:
slide down, slide by
• Derivationally related forms:
slider
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- The girls slide the wooden sticks
3. move smoothly along a surface (Freq. 3)
- He slid the money over to the other gambler
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The wooden sticks slide
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