slide
noun
1. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
Definition categories: man–made
2. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
Definition categories: event, descent
3. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
- the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
Similar word(s): swoop
Definition categories: communication, glissando
4. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
Definition categories: man–made, plaything, toy
5. 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
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
6. a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
Definition categories: man–made, foil, transparency
7. sloping channel through which things can descend
Similar word(s): chute, slideway
Definition categories: man–made, gutter, trough
Sentences with slide as a noun:
- The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.
- The slide closed the highway.
- a slide on the ice
verb
1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Similar word(s): skid, slew, slip, slue
Definition categories: motion, glide
2. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
Similar word(s): slither
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
3. move smoothly along a surface
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
Sentences with slide as a verb:
- Snow slides down the side of a mountain.
- to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question
- A ship or boat slides through the water.