landslide vs slide
slide vs landslidelandslide and slide both are nouns.
landslide is not a verb while slide is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| landslide | Yes | No | No | No |
| slide | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
slide is a hypernym of
landslide; that is, slide is a
word with a broader meaning than landslide:
- landslide: a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- slide: (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
| landslide (noun) | slide (noun) |
|---|---|
| a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
| an overwhelming electoral victory | sloping channel through which things can descend |
| a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector | |
| a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study | |
| plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide | |
| (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale | |
| (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. |
| landslide (verb) | slide (verb) |
|---|---|
| to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly | |
| move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | |
| move smoothly along a surface |
Words related to "slide"
- avalanche
- chute
- coal chute
- coast
- cover glass
- cover slip
- descent
- displace
- foil
- geology
- glacier mill
- glide
- glissando
- go
- gutter
- landslide
- landslip
- lantern slide
- locomote
- microscope slide
- motion
- moulin
- move
- movement
- music
- plate glass
- playground
- playground slide
- plaything
- positive
- runway
- section
- sheet glass
- side-slip
- sideslip
- skid
- slew
- slide by
- slide down
- slider
- slideway
- sliding board
- slip
- slither
- sloping trough
- slue
- snowboarding
- submarine
- swoop
- toy
- transparency
- travel
- trough
- water chute
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