SLIDE
Scrabble letter values: S1L1I1D2E1 = 6
Definition
- verb move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. — synonyms: skid, slip, slue, slew
- verb to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly. — synonyms: slither
- verb move smoothly along a surface.
- noun a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study. — synonyms: microscope_slide
- noun (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc..
- noun (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale. — synonyms: swoop
- noun plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide. — synonyms: playground_slide, sliding_board
- noun the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it. — synonyms: glide, coast
- noun a transparency mounted in a frame. — synonyms: lantern_slide
- noun sloping channel through which things can descend. — synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping_trough
Examples
- “the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”
- “They slid through the wicket in the big gate”
- “He slid the money over to the other gambler”