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Word: Slide
Speech Type: Verb
Old English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th century
slʌɪd
move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it
Short Definition:move along smooth surface
Examples:- she slid down the bank into the water
Word: Slide
Speech Type: Noun
slʌɪd
a structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down
Short Definition:structure with smooth sloping surface for children
Examples:- Anna played on the slide
an act of moving along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it
Short Definition:act of moving along smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it
Examples:- use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow
a decline in value or quality
Short Definition:decline in value or quality
Examples:- the current slide in house prices
a part of a machine or instrument that slides.
Short Definition:part of machine or instrument that slides
a rectangular piece of glass on which an object is mounted or placed for examination under a microscope.
Short Definition:rectangular piece of glass on which object is mounted or placed for examination under microscope
hairslide
Examples:- her hair was held back with a tortoiseshell slide
a sandal or light shoe without a back.
Short Definition:sandal or light shoe without back
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