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slide 1. Rowing a sliding seat in a boat or its runners 2. a thin glass plate on which specimens are mounted for microscopic study 3. a positive photograph on a transparent base, mounted in a cardboard or plastic frame or between glass plates, that can be viewed by means of a slide projector 4. Machinery a. a sliding part or member b. the track, guide, or channel on or in which such a part slides 5. Music a. the sliding curved tube of a trombone that is moved in or out to allow the production of different harmonic series and a wider range of notes b. a portamento 6. Music a. a metal or glass tube placed over a finger held against the frets of a guitar to produce a portamento b. the style of guitar playing using a slide 7. Geology a. the rapid downward movement of a large mass of earth, rocks, etc., caused by erosion, faulting, etc. b. the mass of material involved in this descent How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This passage, for no conceivable reason that I could devise, was always closed after the household had retired to rest, by drawing a heavy slide across it, composed of a dozen or more bits of wood, ingeniously fastened together by seizings of sinnate. At once she began to slide downward, so swiftly that when she came to the Scarecrow she knocked him off his feet and sent him tumbling against Dorothy, who tripped up Ojo. Weller and the fat boy, having by their joint endeavours cut out a slide, were exercising themselves thereupon, in a very masterly and brilliant manner. |
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