slide
Definition
- n. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
- n. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
- n. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
- n. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
Word forms
- Past tense
- slid
- Present participle
- sliding
- Third person singular
- slides
- Past participle
- slid
Example sentences
n.
The children had fun playing on the slide at the park.
vt.
She decided to slide a note under his door.
vi.
He tried to slide quietly out of the room without waking anyone.