SLIDER
SLIDER, noun1. One that slides.2. The part of an instrument or machine that slides.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SLIDING
SLI'DING, participle present tense Moving along the surface by slipping; gliding; passing smoothly, easily or imperceptibly.SLI'DING, noun Lapse; falling; used in backsliding.
SLIDING-RULE
SLIDING-RULE, noun A mathematical instrument used to determine measure or quantity without compasses, by sliding the parts one by another.
SLIGHT
SLIGHT, adjective [It seems that slight belongs to the family of sleek, smooth.]1. Weak; inconsiderable; not forcible; as a slight impulse; a slight effort.2. Not deep; as a sli...
SLIGHTED
SLIGHTED, participle passive Neglected.
SLIGHTEN
SLIGHTEN, verb transitive To slight or disregard. [Not in use.]
SLIGHTER
SLIGHTER, noun One who neglects.
SLIGHTING
SLIGHTING, participle present tense Neglecting; disregarding.
SLIGHTINGLY
SLIGHTINGLY, adverb With neglect; without respect.
SLIGHTLY
SLIGHTLY, adverb1. Weakly; superficially; with inconsiderable force or effect; in a small degree; as a man slightly wounded; an audience slightly affected with preaching.2. Negl...
SLIGHTNESS
SLIGHTNESS, noun1. Weakness; want of force or strength; superficialness; as the slightness of a wound or an impression.2. Negligence; want of attention; want of vehemence. How d...
SLIGHTY
SLIGHTY, adjective1. Superficial; slight.2. Trifling; inconsiderable.
SLILY
SLILY, adverb [from sly.] With artful or dexterous secrecy. Satan slily robs us of our grand treasure.
SLIM
SLIM, adjective [Ice.]1. Slender; of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the highth; as a slim person; a slim tree.2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial.3. Worthless.
SLIME
SLIME, noun [Latin limus.] Soft moist earth having an adhesive quality; viscous mud. The had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. Genesis 11:3.
SLIME-PIT
SLI'ME-PIT, noun A pit of slime or adhesive mire.
SLIMINESS
SLI'MINESS, noun The quality of slime; consisting of slime.
SLIMY
SLI'MY, adjective1. Abounding with slime; consisting of slime.2. Overspread with slime; as a slimy eel.3. Viscous; glutinous; as a slimy soil.
SLINESS
SLI'NESS, noun [from sly.] Dexterous artifice to conceal any thing; artful secrecy.
SLING
SLING, noun1. An instrument for throwing stones, consisting of a strap and two strings; the stone being lodged in the strap, is thrown by losing one of the strings With a sling ...
SLINGER
SLING'ER, noun One who slings or uses the sling.
SLINGING
SLING'ING, participle present tense Throwing with a sling; hanging so as to swing; moving by a sling.
SLINK
SLINK, verb intransitivepreterit tense and participle passive slunk.1. To sneak; to creep away meanly; to steal away. He would pinch the children in the dark, and then slink int...
SLIP
SLIP, verb intransitive [Latin labor, to slide.]1. To slide; to glide; to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling or stepping.2. To slide; not to tread firml...
SLIPPER
SLIP'PER, noun1. A kind of shoe consisting of a sole and vamp without quarters, which may be slipped on with ease and worn in undress; a slip-shoe.2. A kind of apron for childre...
SLIPPERED
SLIP'PERED, adjective Wearing slippers.
SLIPPERILY
SLIP'PERILY, adverb [from slippery.] In a slippery manner.