All slide synonyms
slide
S s noun slide
- chute β A chute is a steep, narrow slope down which people or things can slide.
- downslide β a decline or downward trend, as of prices.
- hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- kodachrome β (lowercase) a positive color transparency.
- downswing β a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
- kodak β (dated) A camera: a device for taking still photographs.
- bottom out β If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- descent β A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- downtick β a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- hard times β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- closeup β a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
- downtrend β a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
- depression β A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- walkover β Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- deflation β Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
verb slide
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- deplane β to disembark from an aeroplane
- float β to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- go to pot β a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- worm β Write-Once Read-Many
- inching β a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- cataracted β a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- fluxing β a flowing or flow.
- lie in wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- budge β If someone will not budge on a matter, or if nothing budges them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement.
- disembogue β to discharge contents by pouring forth.
- go wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- crawl β When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
- deteriorate β If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- locomote β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- fall over β person: trip or slip
- lurch β Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- glissade β a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- breeze β A breeze is a gentle wind.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- kick around β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- hydroplane β a seaplane.