<B>slipperless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without slippers. <BR> <I>Ex. His feet were slipperless, Eastern fashion (F. Marion Crawford).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slipperlimpet">
<B>slipper limpet,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a gastropod with a convex oval shell, containing a shelflike partition. <BR> <I>Ex. Starfish are destroyers of one oyster pest, the slipper limpet (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slippersock">
<B>slipper sock,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a wool sock with a leather sole, usually worn for lounging indoors; muckluck. <BR> <I>Ex. The girls appeared ... with scarfs bound around their pin curls, and wearing quilted robes and slipper socks (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slipperwort">
<B>slipperwort, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tropical American plant of the figwort family; calceolaria. </DL>
<A NAME="slippery">
<B>slippery, </B>adjective, <B>-perier,</B> <B>-periest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>causing or likely to cause slipping. <BR> <I>Ex. A wet street is slippery. The steps are slippery with ice.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>slipping away easily; difficult to catch or hold. <BR> <I>Ex. Wet soap is slippery.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) not to be depended on; shifty; tricky. <BR> <I>Ex. The traditional con man was a slippery customer.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) licentious; wanton; unchaste. <BR> <I>Ex. Ha' not you seen Camillo? ... or heard? ... or thought? ... My wife is slippery? (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slipperyelm">
<B>slippery elm,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an elm tree of eastern North America with a hard wood and a fragrant inner bark that becomes slimy or slippery when moistened, or in early spring. <DD><B> 2. </B>the inner bark. </DL>
<B>slip proof,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a galley proof. </DL>
<A NAME="slippy">
<B>slippy, </B>adjective, <B>-pier,</B> <B>-piest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Informal.) slippery. <BR> <I>Ex. steep, slippy-feeling rocks (John M. Synge).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(British Informal.) nimble, quick, or sharp. <BR> <I>Ex. Bring us two liqueur brandies, miss ... And look slippy, if ye please (Arnold Bennett).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sliprail">
<B>sliprail, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Australia) a fence rail or section that can be removed to serve as a gate. </DL>
<A NAME="slipring">
<B>slip ring,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of two or more rings with which the brushes make connection in a dynamo or motor. <BR> <I>Ex. The alternating current dynamo is a device by which mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy. Slip rings help the electrons surge back and forth (Louis T. Masson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sliproad">
<B>slip road,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a road leading into an express highway. <BR> <I>Ex. Signs should also be erected ... in positions where they can be seen by drivers before entering the motorway on the slip roads (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="sliprope">
<B>slip rope,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a rope so arranged that it may be readily let go. </DL>
<A NAME="slipseat">
<B>slip seat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an upholstered seat which can be easily removed from a chair, stool, or bench. </DL>
<A NAME="slipsheet">
<B>slipsheet, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to place blank sheets of paper between (printed sheets) to prevent the offset of wet ink. <DD><I>noun </I> a blank sheet used for this. </DL>
<A NAME="slipshod">
<B>slipshod, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>careless, as in dress, habits, or speech; untidy; slovenly. <BR> <I>Ex. a slipshod performance, slipshod work. Slipshod handling once the packages reach the grocery can reduce even the finest brand to a sorry and sometimes dangerous mess (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>shuffling. <BR> <I>Ex. a slipshod gait.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>wearing slippers or shoes worn down at the heel. noun <B>slipshodness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="slipslop">
<B>slipslop, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>sloppy food or drink. <DD><B> 2. </B>sloppy talk or writing. <DD><B> 3. </B>a blunder in the use of words. <DD><I>adj. </I> sloppy; trifling. </DL>
<A NAME="slipsole">
<B>slipsole, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a thin piece of leather placed between the outsole and insole of a shoe to make the bottom thicker. </DL>
<A NAME="slipstick">
<B>slipstick, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a slide rule. <BR> <I>Ex. Mr. Crane has done his homework, including much hot labor with his slipstick (Saturday Review).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slipstitch">
<B>slip stitch,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a stitch hidden between the fold of a cloth, such as on the bottom of a skirt, where stitches should not be seen. </DL>
<A NAME="slipstitch">
<B>slip-stitch, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make a slip stitch or stitches in (a hem, facing, or the like). </DL>
<A NAME="slipstream">
<B>slipstream, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>Also, <B>slip stream.</B> <DD> a current of air produced by the propeller of an aircraft. <DD><B> 1. </B>the current of air left behind a moving vehicle. <BR> <I>Ex. Cars that whip by rock your bike a little in their slipstream (Canadian Saturday Night).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a pocket of greatly lowered air pressure directly behind a racing automobile. <BR> <I>Ex. Lund was letting the other drivers burn up valuable fuel while he rode in their slipstream (Hot Rod).</I> <DD><I>v.i., v.t. </I> to drive very closely behind another (racing car) so as to use its slipstream and conserve fuel and tires. <BR> <I>Ex. Down the shimmering pit straight they tore at 150 m.p.h., wheel to wheel, slipstreaming and pulling out every ounce of power (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slipt">
<B>slipt, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a past tense of <B>slip</B> (1) and <B>slip</B> (2). </DL>
<A NAME="slipup">
<B>slip-up, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a mistake; error; failure. <BR> <I>Ex. I want this job done right, with no slip-ups.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slipware">
<B>slipware, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> earthenware which is coated with slip, or thinly diluted clay. </DL>
<A NAME="slipway">
<B>slipway, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a platform sloping from a dock into the water, on which ships are built or repaired; slip. </DL>
<A NAME="slit">
<B>slit, </B>verb, <B>slit,</B> <B>slitting,</B> noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1a. </B>to cut or tear in a straight line. <BR> <I>Ex. to slit cloth into strips.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to make a long, straight cut or tear in. <BR> <I>Ex. to slit a skirt to make a pocket.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) to cut off; sever. <BR> <I>Ex. Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears And slits the thin-spun life (Milton).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a straight, narrow cut, tear, or opening. <BR> <I>Ex. a slit in a bag, the slit in a letter box.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> having a slit; divided. <BR> <I>Ex. a slit skirt, the slit tongue of a snake.</I> adj. <B>slitlike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="sliteyed">
<B>slit-eyed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having long and narrow eyes. </DL>
<A NAME="slither">
<B>slither, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily or with noise. <BR> <I>Ex. Rocks slithered down the side of the cliff.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to go with asliding motion. <BR> <I>Ex. to slither into a room. The snake slithered into the weeds.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cause to slither or slide. <DD><I>noun </I> a slithering movement; slide. </DL>
<B>slit lamp,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a lamp that projects a thin beam of light through a narrow slit, used in eye examinations. </DL>
<A NAME="slitless">
<B>slitless, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> having no slit. <BR> <I>Ex. a slitless skirt.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="slitter">
<B>slitter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one that slits. </DL>
<A NAME="slittered">
<B>slittered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> cut into strips with square ends, as the edge of a sleeve or garment. </DL>
<A NAME="slittrench">
<B>slit trench,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a narrow trench for one person or a small group, used as a shelter against shelling or bombing. <BR> <I>Ex. I was lucky, the going was good, and I rolled over into a shallow slit trench (Cape Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a similar trench in front or on the flank of a military position, as for an observation post, often in the shape of an L or V, so as to protect against enfilading fire. </DL>
<A NAME="sliver">
<B>sliver, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a long, thin piece that has been split off, broken off, or cut off; splinter. <DD><B> 2. </B>a loose fiber, such as of wool, cotton, or flax. <BR> <I>Ex. The tangled fibers are straightened out and ... rolled over and over one another to form slivers, which look like loose ropes of soft cotton yarn (Elizabeth Chesley Baity).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S.) a tall and very narrow building. <BR> <I>Ex. By allowing skyscrapers to be wedged into the East Side, in allowing the sliver design ... the City Planning Commission has abandoned part of its mission (J. Melanowski).</I> <DD><I>v.t., v.i. </I> to split or break into slivers. </DL>
<A NAME="slivovitz">
<B>slivovitz, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a strong brandy made from plums. </DL>
<A NAME="slob">
<B>slob, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Informal.) a stupid, untidy, or clumsy person. <BR> <I>Ex. ... and instead of asking, like some slobs, "Where do you want to go?" I say, "What is your pleasure, Madame?" (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Irish.) <DD><B> a. </B>mud or ooze. <DD><B> b. </B>a stretch of it, especially along a seashore. <DD><B> 3. </B>in Newfoundland: <DD><B> a. </B>slushy ice and snow. <DD><B> b. </B>disintegrating pack ice. </DL>
<A NAME="slobber">
<B>slobber, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to let saliva or other liquid run out from the mouth; slaver; drivel; drool. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to speak in a silly, sentimental way. <BR> <I>Ex. Why is it that most Americans are always ready to slobber ecstatically over anything French? (Time).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to wet or smear with saliva. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>saliva or other liquid running out from the mouth; slaver. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) silly, sentimental talk or emotion. Also, <B>slabber.</B> noun <B>slobberer.</B> </DL>
