noun
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
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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
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- the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
noun
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
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playground slide
sliding board
noun
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
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- his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
- the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
noun
a transparency mounted in a frame
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lantern slide
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- viewed with a slide projector
noun
sloping channel through which things can descend
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verb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
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- the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
verb
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
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- They slid through the wicket in the big gate
verb
move smoothly along a surface
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- He slid the money over to the other gambler