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(v)
(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
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(intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.
(intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
(n)
A large amount.
(intransitive) To rotate on an axis; to pivot.
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
A slide projected by a magic lantern, an early slide projector.
sloping channel through which things can descend
A lessening of performance or achievement.
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
(transitive, intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
(intransitive) To lean back.
(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
To make a non-linear physical movement.
(N)
a real-time card game from James Ernest in which all players are falling from the sky for no apparent reason.
To move swiftly.
(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
(adv)
(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
The act of declining or refusing something.
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
(adj)
Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
(chiefly US, Australia) A zip fastener.
(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
(intransitive) To collapse heavily or helplessly.
decline
A mark left by something that has passed along.
The process of becoming less active or severe.
the result of a slumping movement, like that of a mountain
(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
A person who fights with a sword.
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Agent noun of run; one who runs.
(slang, countable) A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
Agent noun of slide: that which slides.
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
(uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
A waterfall.
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
(footwear) A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
To operate a vehicle:
(computing) The act of scrolling
A movement to do something, a beginning.
Functional, in working order.
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
Related to or affecting the vision.
A person who skates.
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen.
A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
The act of presenting, or something presented.
(physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
(computing) The continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction.
A thin, plate-like structure.
(anatomy) The bone of the ankle.
(cricket) the area of the field covered by fielders in the slip positions; the slip fielders collectively
A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
(organic chemistry) Any ester or salt of acetic acid.