Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slide | Yes | No | Yes | No |
skid | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slide (noun) | skid (noun) |
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the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | an unexpected slide |
sloping channel through which things can descend | one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects |
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
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. |
slide (verb) | skid (verb) |
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to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | apply a brake or skid to |
move smoothly along a surface | elevate onto skids |
slide without control |