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slide

(sl/aI/d )

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
microscope slide

source: wordnet30
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale(noun.communication)

Example:
The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides.

Synonym:
swoop

source: wordnet30
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
playground slide, sliding board

source: wordnet30
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it(noun.act)

Example:
His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill.

Synonym:
coast, glide

source: wordnet30
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
lantern slide

source: wordnet30
sloping channel through which things can descend(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
chute, slideway, sloping trough

source: wordnet30
The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice.(noun)

source: webster1913

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner(verb.motion)

Synonym:
skid, slew, slip, slue

source: wordnet30
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly(verb.motion)

Synonym:
slither

source: wordnet30
move smoothly along a surface(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece of timber along another.(verb)

source: webster1913

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