slip, n.
(slips)
freq. cnt. 5
(slips)
freq. cnt. 5
a socially awkward or tactless act
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
faux pas gaffe gaucherie slip solecism
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a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
miscue parapraxis slip slip-up
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derivationally related form
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
<noun.act>
eluding elusion slip
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a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
<noun.act>
sideslip slip
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an unexpected slide
<noun.act>
sideslip skid slip
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hypernym
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
<noun.artifact>
case pillow slip pillowcase slip
sample sentences
"the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment
<noun.artifact>
chemise shift shimmy slip teddy
a small sheet of paper
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
slip slip of paper
sample sentences
"a receipt slip""a withdrawal slip"
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artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
slip strip
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hyponym
a slippery smoothness
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
slick slickness slip slipperiness
sample sentences
"he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
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derivationally related form
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an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
<noun.event>
slip trip
sample sentences
"he blamed his slip on the ice""the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
a place where a craft can be made fast
<noun.location>
berth moorage mooring slip
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a young and slender person
<noun.person>
slip
sample sentences
"he's a mere slip of a lad"
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a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
<noun.plant> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cutting slip
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
<noun.substance>
slip
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