Word: slide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”). Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”). Pronunciation: /ˈslaɪ̯d/, [ˈslaɪ̯d] 1. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. Example: The long, red slide was great fun for the kids. 2. A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke. Example: skimming over the ice[…]It was a good long slide, and there was something in the motion which Mr. Pickwick, who was very cold with standing still, could not help envying. 3. The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche. Example: The slide closed the highway. 4. An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down. 5. A mechanism, or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide. Example: On many semiautomatic pistols, the barrel is beneath the slide. 6. The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress. Example: a slide on the ice Example: Certainly Kings, that haue Able men of their Nobility, ſhall finde eaſe in imploying them; And a better Slide into their Buſineſſe: For People naturally bend to them, as borne in ſome ſort to Command. 7. A lever that can be moved in two directions. 8. Synonym of slider (“movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth”). 9. A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone. 10. A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen. Example: Please hire a vendor to put these boxfuls of slides under a scanner and convert them all to digital images. 11. A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint. Labels: broadly Example: I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow. 12. In full microscope slide: a flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope. 13. The act of dropping down and skidding into a base 14. A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar. 15. A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time. Labels: Irish, traditional 16. A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure. 17. A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below. 18. A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound. 19. A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc. 20. Removable rank insignia worn on epaulettes of army uniform. Labels: Australia, informal Example: The previous year, on November 30, 2023, Mr Brereton was pictured wearing what is known as "pollies" or polyester 'general duty dress', in which he is seen putting new rank slides on an officer's shoulder. 21. A pocket in one's pants (trousers). Example: with ten dollars in his slide 22. A sandal that is backless and open-toed. 23. A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech. 24. A promiscuous woman, slut. Labels: slang, vulgar