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slide

n. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

slide

n. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

slide

n. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide

n. an on-screen picture set up via graphical software and used as part of a presentation

glide, slide

n. 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"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

slide, lantern slide

n. a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

swoop, slide

n. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"

slide, chute, sloping trough

n. sloping channel through which things can descend

slide

v. move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"

slide, slither

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

side, bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

waterfall, falls, cascade, cataract

n. a steep descent of the water of a river

fall, spill, tumble

n. the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

tube, tubing

n. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

slip, steal

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

slip

v. move smoothly and easily

mouse, creep, sneak, steal, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

sink, slump, slide down

v. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

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