slide
slide Lexical Profile
slide Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A structure with a smooth, sloping surface, typically found in playgrounds or water parks, intended for people to glide down for amusement.
"The children eagerly lined up for their turn to go down the spiral slide."
A small, flat piece of glass used to hold specimens for microscopic examination, or a single screen of information in a digital presentation.
"The researcher carefully placed the tissue sample onto a sterile glass slide before adjusting the microscope."
A downward movement or a gradual decline in value, condition, or standard.
"The sudden slide in stock prices caused widespread concern among local investors."
• verb
To move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
"The hockey puck was meant to slide cleanly across the ice toward the goal."
To pass or put something smoothly, quietly, or unobtrusively into a particular place or condition.
"He managed to quietly slide the document into his briefcase before anyone noticed."
To gradually decline in value, condition, or quality.
"Without consistent oversight, the project began to slide into disarray."
• Rhymes for slide
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'slīdan' (to glide or slip), of Germanic origin; related to 'sled' and 'sleigh'.
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