(adj) causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide, Syn. slippy, Ant. nonslippery, Example:slippery sidewalks; a slippery bar of soap; the streets are still slippy from the rain

slippery

(adj) not to be trusted; - James Agee, Syn. tricky, Example:how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is

slippery dick

(n) small wrasse of tropical Atlantic, Syn. Halicoeres bivittatus

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Slippage

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

Slipper

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 ]

Slipper

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

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

Slippered

a. Wearing slippers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slipperily

adv. In a slippery manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slipperiness

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

Slipperness

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

slipper orchid

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 ]

Slipperwort

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

Slippery

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 ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Slipper { pl }

slip-on shoes; casuals

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