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SLIDES Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word slides. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word slides. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SLIDES

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chute
verb, nounv, n
noun

• rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

• sloping channel through which things can descend

verb

• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

coast
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the shore of a sea or ocean

• a slope down which sleds may coast

• the area within view

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

verb

• move effortlessly; by force of gravity

glide
verbv
noun

• a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• the activity of flying a glider

verb

• move smoothly and effortlessly

• fly in or as if in a glider plane

• cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

runner
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who imports or exports without paying duties

• someone who travels on foot by running

• a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents

• a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

• a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

• a trained athlete who competes in foot races

• (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

• a long narrow carpet

• device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

• fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

skid
verb, nounv, n
noun

• one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

• a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

• an unexpected slide

verb

• slide without control

• elevate onto skids

• apply a brake or skid to

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

slew
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

slideway
nounn
noun

• sloping channel through which things can descend

slip
verbv
noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act

• a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

• potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• a young and slender person

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• a slippery smoothness

• artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

• a small sheet of paper

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• an unexpected slide

• a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

• the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

verb

• move stealthily

• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• fall to a lower standard

• move smoothly and easily

• to make a mistake or be incorrect

• pass on stealthily

• move easily

• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

• pass out of one's memory

• move out of position

slither
verbv
verb

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

slue
verbv
verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

swoop
verbv
noun

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• a very rapid raid

• a swift descent through the air

verb

• move down on as if in an attack

• move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

• seize or catch with a swooping motion

lantern slide
nounn
noun

• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

microscope slide
nounn
noun

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

playground slide
nounn
noun

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

sliding board
nounn
noun

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

sloping trough
nounn
noun

• sloping channel through which things can descend

Best Hypernyms For SLIDES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for slides, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
move descent displace foil glide glissando go gutter locomote motion movement plaything toy transparency travel trough
Phrases (2)
plate glasssheet glass

Alternatives for CHUTE

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