n. a heelless slipper specifically designed to be worn by ballet dancers while dancing. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) The wood louse. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cūslyppe, cūsloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. Slop, n. ] (Bot.) 1. A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold. [ 1913 Webster ]

American cowslip (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West (Dodecatheon Meadia), belonging to the same order (Primulaceæ) with the English cowslip. --
French cowslip (Bot.), bear's-ear (Primula Auricula). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Adorned with cowslips. “Cowslipped lawns.” Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a rare north temperate bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above one basal leaf.
Syn. -- calypso, Calypso bulbosa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) Same as lady's slipper.
Syn. -- lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, slipper orchid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. (Bot.) Any orchidaceous plant of the genus Cypripedium, the labellum of which resembles a slipper. Less commonly, in the United States, the garden balsam (Impatiens Balsamina). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The land which slips down. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing candidate. [ PJC ]

4. Any overwhelming victory. [ PJC ]

v. t. To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a slip of paper included with a person's salary payment, that records how much money the person has earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. See Skid, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. See Skid, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ AS. slipe, slip. ] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [ 1913 Webster ]

This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine. [ 1913 Webster ]

A native slip to us from foreign seeds. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moonlit slips of silver cloud. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon
Sure to be rounded into beauty soon. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. Sir S. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Print.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically: (a) A loose garment worn by a woman. (b) A child's pinafore. (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. [ Prov. Eng. ] Sir W. Petty. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. A particular quantity of yarn. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. [ 1913 Webster ]

14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

15. A narrow passage between buildings. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

18. (Engin.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller. [ 1913 Webster ]

19. (Zool.) A fish, the sole. [ 1913 Webster ]

20. (Cricket) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. [ 1913 Webster ]

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22.(Mach.) (a) The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips. (b) In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of the link relatively to the link block, due to swinging of the link. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

23. (Elec.) The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

23. (Marine Insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwrites. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

To give one the slip, to slip away from one; to elude one. --
Slip dock. See under Dock. --
Slip link (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion. --
Slip rope (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to slipping. Totten. --
Slip stopper (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the anchor suddenly. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Slipped p. pr. & vb. n. Slipping. ] [ OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. slīpan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. slīfan to slide, glide, make smooth, Icel. slīpa to whet; cf. also AS. sl&unr_;pan, Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G. schliefen, schl&unr_;pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat different root form. Cf. Slope, n. ] 1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus one tradesman slips away,
To give his partner fairer play. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To err; to fall into error or fault. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart. Ecclus. xix. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

To let slip, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound; to allow to escape. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cry, “Havoc, ” and let slip the dogs of war. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly. [ 1913 Webster ]

He tried to slip a powder into her drink. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To omit; to loose by negligence. [ 1913 Webster ]

And slip no advantage
That my secure you. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

The branches also may be slipped and planted. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink. [ 1913 Webster ]

To slip a cable. (Naut.) See under Cable. --
To slip off, to take off quickly; as, to slip off a coat. --
To slip on, to put on in haste or loosely; as, to slip on a gown or coat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A board sliding in grooves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great
Syn. -- slip friction clutch. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train. [ British ]
Syn. -- slip coach [ WordNet 1.5 ]

A rich variety of new cheese, resembling butter, but white. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Cf. Slip, v. ] Sledge runners on which a skip is dragged in a mine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. knot which slips along the rope or line around which it is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an unintentional utterance; a mistake in speaking.
Syn. -- slip of the lip. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, slips. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slipper animalcule (Zool.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium. --
Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort. --
Slipper limpet, or
Slipper shell (Zool.), a boat shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. slipur. ] Slippery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope
Of mortal men. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wearing slippers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a slippery manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being slippery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Slipperiness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden.
Syn. -- lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, lady-slipper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) See Calceolaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Slipper, a. ] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. [ 1913 Webster ]

The slippery tops of human state. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. [ 1913 Webster ]

The slippery god will try to loose his hold. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. “The slippery state of kings.” Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Uncertain in effect. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slippery elm. (Bot.) (a) An American tree (Ulmus fulva) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself. (b) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica); -- so called on the Pacific coast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Slipperiness. [ R. ] “The slippiness of the way.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. slipeg. ] Slippery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine to provide a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a short road giving access to an expressway [ British ] “in England they call an access road a slip road.”
Syn. -- access road, slip road. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shivering urchin bending as he goes,
With slipshod heels. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.; slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or loose style of writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy wit shall ne'er go slipshod. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A slipper. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Evasive. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A reduplication of slop. ] Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal. [ Obs. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A spendthrift. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large mass or avalanche of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

See accommodating.
See aching.
See ailing.
See aiming.
See alarming.
See altering.
See appreciating.
See approving.
See aspiring.
See assisting.
See attempting.
See attending.
See bearing.
See befitting.
See beginning.
See believing.
See bleaching.
See bleeding.
See blemishing.
See blenching.
See blossoming.
See blushing.
See boding.
See branching.
See breathing.
See burning.
See calculating.
See ceasing.
See changing.
See charming.
See communicating.
See complaining.
See complying.
See conceiving.
See conducing.
See confessing.
See conniving.
See consenting.
See considering.
See conspiring.
See consulting.
See consuming.
See contending.
See contriving.
See conversing.
See convincing.
See dawning.
See decaying.
See delaying.
See depending.
See derogating.
See deserving.
See desiring.
See despairing.
See detesting.
See deviating.
See differencing.
See discerning.
See discording.
See discriminating.
See disobliging.
See dispensing.
See dissembling.
See dissolving.
See distinguishing.
See distracting.
See disturbing.
See doubting.
See dreading.
See drooping.
See ebbing.
See echoing.
See edifying.
See ending.
See enduring.
See engaging.
See enjoying.
See entering.
See enterprising.
See entertaining.
See envying.
See existing.
See fadging.
See fading.
See fainting.
See faltering.
See fearing.
See feigning.
See fighting.
See fitting.
See flagging.
See flattering.
See flinching.
See folding.
See forbearing.
See foreboding.
See foreseeing.
See forgiving.
See giving.
See grudging.
See harming.
See heeding.
See hesitating.
See hoping.
See hurting.
See importing.
See imposing.
See improving.
See interesting.
See intermitting.
See intoxicating.
See inviting.
See jarring.
See laboring.
See lingering.
See listening.
See loving.
See meddling.
See meriting.
See mistrusting.
See moving.
See murmuring.
See obliging.
See observing.
See offending.
See opening.
See pardoning.
See paying.
See perceiving.
See performing.
See perishing.
See pitying.
See pleasing.
See possessing.
See preaching.
See prepossessing.
See presuming.
See pretending.
See prevailing.
See prevaricating.
See profiting.
See promising.
See proving.
See quailing.
See questioning.
See reasoning.
See recalling.
See reclining.
See recurring.
See referring.
See reflecting.
See refunding.
See refusing.
See rejoicing.
See relaxing.
See relishing.
See remembering.
See repenting.
See repining.
See reproving.
See repulsing.
See resisting.
See resolving.
See resting.
See returning.
See rewarding.
See sanctifying.
See satisfying.
See searching.
See seeing.
See setting.
See shrinking.
See sinking.
See sleeping.
See slipping.
See slumbering.
See speaking.
See stinting.
See stirring.
See stooping.
See submitting.
See sufficing.
See suiting.
See surging.
See suspecting.
See sweating.
See swerving.
See sympathizing.
See tasting.
See thriving.
See tiring.
See toiling.
See trading.
See trembling.
See trespassing.
See trifling.
See vacillating.
See varying.
See walking.
See wandering.
See waning.
See wasting.
See wavering.
See weeping.
See winking.
See winning.
See withdrawing.
See withering.
See wondering.
See working.
See writing.
See yielding.
----- and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

II. Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]