Unscramble slide

Definition of slide

noun:

• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study. Synonyms: microscope slide.
• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc..
• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides". Synonyms: swoop.
• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide. Synonyms: playground slide, sliding board.
• 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". Synonyms: coast, glide.
• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector. Synonyms: lantern slide.
• sloping channel through which things can descend. Synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough.

verb:

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk". Synonyms: skid, slew, slip, slue.
• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate". Synonyms: slither.
• move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler".

Related words

avalanche, landslide, landslip, runway, sideslip, skid, slip, snowboarding, submarine.

Words nearby

elide, glide, side, slice, slider, slime, snide.

Rhymes with

abide, allied, alongside, applied, aside, astride, betide, bide, bride, chide, clyde, coincide, collide, confide, decide, deride, divide, dried, dyed, eyed.