adj
Meaning 1
slippery
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
slippery
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
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Qualifier: footwear
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Synonyms: pantofle
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noun
A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.
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Qualifier: footwear
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noun
A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hawaii, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, US
Qualifier: footwear
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Synonyms: flip-flop, sandal, thong
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noun
A person or creature that slips.
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noun
A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
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noun
A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
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noun
A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib.
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Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A form of corporal punishment where the buttocks are repeatedly struck with a plimsoll; "the slipper".
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noun
The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment.
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Usage: euphemistic
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noun
A kind of bedpan urinal shaped somewhat like a slipper.
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Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.
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Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK
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noun
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: carpet slipper
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Broader terms: footwear, footgear
Narrower terms: bootee, bootie, mule, scuff
noun
a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: skidder, slider
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: snowboarder
History
From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.
Across languages
204 source translations are retained for this English entry.