the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object | sloping channel through which things can descend |
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector |
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study |
a segment of a citrus fruit | plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide |
a small army unit usually having a special function | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |
a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class | (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. |
a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon | |
a specialized division of a large organization | |
a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately | |
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid | |
a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people | |
a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope | |
a land unit equal to 1 square mile | |